The illustration is of a model of a seven-star hotel in Sanya, in which Chinese real-estate company Antaeus Group has invested RMB2 billion. The hotel is scheduled to open in 2011. The resort will be designed by the same company that designed the seven-star hotel Burj Al Arab in Dubai and will be managed by […]
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In a sense it is possible to say the problems Macau has been facing through restricted entry will go away in the months to come. This is because the Chinese province of Guangdong and the Special Administrative Regions of Macau and Hong Kong are going to cooperate to develop the Pearl River Delta with the […]
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Carlson Hotels Worldwide, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has announced that it will be opening and managing a second Radisson hotel in Sanya Bay, China.
The latest agreement with Sanya Zhong Gang Real Estate Co. marks the ninth hotel property currently under development in China for Carlson. Radisson Hotels & Resorts is the upscale, […]
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Mandarin Oriental had no hotels in China before this year. Hong Kong and almost everywhere else in Asia (and the world), but China remained virgin territory until January, when the Mandarin Oriental Sanya opened on Hainan Island.
The design of the tropical complex was inspired by the minority culture of Hainan Island.
As well as the […]
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The Langham style as seen in Hong Kong
Langham Hotels plans on opening at least four new properties in China by the end of 2010. Marking The Langham’s first entrance onto Chinese mainland (they have two properties already in Hong Kong), will focus on expanding into China’s Beijing and Shanghai.
The Langham’s first airport property, the Langham Place at Terminal 3 of Beijing’s Capital Airport, an ‘up-to-the-minute, high-tech hotel that brings you a unique five-star experience.’
In Shanghai, The Langham will develop a smaller, 101-room property named The Langham Yangtze Boutique. Just off of People’s Square.
Then in 2010 another Langham Place in Guangzhou.
Source: Hotel Chatter
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Current Home Inns China
Home Inns & Hotels Management is to launch a new hotel brand, Heyi, in a bid to make inroads into the medium- and high-end business hotel sector and lift up operating profits efficiently, Sun Jian, chief executive officer of the Chinese economy hotel chain operator, disclosed on October 26.
The first Heyi-branded hotel, located in Shanghai, will be in service in December 2008. Different from economy hotels, the new outlet will mainly serve medium- and high-end businessmen.
Source: Trading Markets
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Shanghai skyscraper city
Two visionary hotel concepts, Zendai Hotel Yin, a luxury, boutique-style ‘city retreat’ and Zendai Art Hotel, a 5-star business hotel, will open in the ‘Himalayas Centre’ which is due to open in Pudong in spring 2010, in time for the Shanghai World Expo.
Shnaghai International Expo
The Zendai Group has invested over RMB 2.4 billion in the Himalayas Centre which is located opposite to Shanghai’s New International Expo Centre and just 15 minutes from the city’s main financial district in Pudong. Metro line no. 7 is accessed directly from the basement of the Himalayas Centre and the high speed Maglev train, for 7-minute transfers and from Pudong airport, is just 10 minutes away.
Designed by one of the world’s leading architects, Arata Isozaki who is renowned for his work on the Barcelona Olympics Stadium and the Los Angeles Museum of Modern Art, the Himalayas Centre is being hailed by developers, the Zendai Group, as an ‘archisculptural icon for 21st century China’.
Venue map
The Himalayas Centre will incorporate the Daguan Theatre with multi-functional auditorium seating 1,600, the Himalayas Mall and Himalayas Creative Complex / Museum Zone, as well as the two luxury hotels.
The boutique-style Zendai Hotel Yin will occupy the top four floors of the dedicated hotel tower.
There will be 78 guestrooms, ranging in size from the 376 square meters presidential suite to 60 square meters luxury suites, which are accessed via elevators exclusively for use by boutique hotel guests.
Much more HERE.
Source: Travel Tips
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Legendale Hotel
The Legendale Hotel, invested, designed and run by Macau investors, has held its grand opening ceremony, with Mr. Ho Hau Wah, Chief Executive of the Macau SAR, other Chinese leaders, and ambassadors of more than 100 countries.
The Legendale Hotel is invested and founded by The Macau Legend Development Ltd.
David Chow Kam Fai, founder and chairman of Legendale Hotel Beijing, said the Legendale Hotel was the result of support from the national and local governments of China, including Beijing, Macau and Beijing Dongcheng District.
The 5-star Legendale Hotel Beijing has 390 luxury rooms including 81 suites, 79 opulent serviced apartments and 126 private residential apartments. There are also 8 restaurants and bars of different styles. The hotel lobby features a 17-storey atrium.
Source: MarketWatch
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The edge of the golf course at Sanya Bay
Raffles Hotels & Resorts will manage a new resort at Qingshui Bay in Sanya, China’s rapidly growing resort destination.
Raffles Sanya, Qingshui Bay, will have 250 guestrooms, a beach-front location and offer residents direct access to an adjacent championship golf course.
The resort will be developed by Hong Kong-listed Agile Property Holdings.
The resort be distinguished by the luxury of space and its commanding views of the bay.
All rooms are generously sized at 70 square meters, and are laid out in a stepped configuration to ensure that all residents have a view of the clear waters for which Qingshui Bay is renowned.
More HERE
Source: HotelsMag
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Qingao is where one of the hotels is to be sited.
Le Méridien has announced an agreement with Wanda Group to open two new properties in China, one in Qingdao and one in Chongqing.
They are scheduled to open in 2011.
In addition, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, the parent company of Le Méridien, has announced an agreement with Wanda Group to add a Sheraton in Wuxi and a Westin in Taiyuan to the Starwood portfolio in China.
Le Méridien is also set to open Le Méridien Shimei Bay Beach Resort & Spa in China , as well as three Le Méridien hotels in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai by the end of the year.
More information HERE.
Source: eTravel Blackboard
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Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland
InterContinental Hotels Group has signed a deal with China’s Shimao Group to open six new hotels (totaling 2,100 rooms) in four Chinese cities by 2013.
Hui Wing Mau, Chairman of Shimao Group, said, ‘This is the biggest multi-brand, multi-property partnership we have signed with a single hotel management company.’
The new hotels will include InterContinental hotels in Beijing and Fuzhou, a Crowne Plaza in Shaoxing, and Holiday Inns in Shaoxing and Mudanjiang.
The signature project will be the InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland.
Set to open in Shanghai’s western Songjiang suburb in 2013, the 380-room hotel will form part of the Shanghai Shimao Wonderland theme park, and will be built on the cliff of a quarry. The hotel will feature only one floor above ground, with 17 floors situated below ground level.
Source: BizChina
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Typical Hainan seaside scenery. Another day in Paradise.
The Outrigger Enterprises Group will develop and manage the Outrigger Qingshui Bay Resort, Sanya a new 500 plus room, five-star, full service luxury hotel to be built as part of Qingshui Bay Resort. This is a new, multi-billion dollar mixed use development being built on the island of Hainan.
Set in 7.5 miles of prime beachfront property within Hainan Island’s Sanya Administrative Prefecture on the South China Sea, the Qingshui Bay Resort will feature six luxury hotels, a range of residential apartments and villas, championship golf courses and a comprehensive mix of commercial, retail and entertainment offerings.
The Outrigger Qingshui Bay Resort, which should be completed 2013, will be one of six luxurious accommodation choices within the Qingshui Bay Resort.
Source: Asia Travel Tips
author Gareth Powell, source www.chinaeconomicreview.com
The lights of Macau
Sino Express Travel will manage a 160-room hotel in Macau for 10 years. Construction and furnishing installations of the Macau hotel are at the final stages with a target completion by the end of this year.
Macau’s economy is largely based on tourism and casino gambling; the gambling revenues from Macau’s casinos made news in 2006 by surpassing those of Las Vegas strip.
Sino believes the hotel in the vibrant market of Macau will add great value to its growing portfolio of hotels and attractions.
The potential problem is that the Chinese government may not totally agree with Sino Express Travel and Macau.
It has already started slowing down the visas issued and there is a strong change that it may go further if the financial situation worsens. 50% of the gambling money lost in Macau comes from China.
Source: MarketWatch
author Gareth Powell, source www.chinaeconomicreview.com
Macau gambling casinos
A report that China is imposing new visa restrictions for visitors to Macau is taking a toll on U.S. gaming stocks with properties in Asia’s Las Vegas.
The South China Morning Post said Mainland authorities have quietly changed the visitation policy for the residents of the southern Chinese province of Guangdong.
Residents now are allowed one trip every three months instead of two months. One of Macau’s biggest sources of customers is Guangdong.
The Hong Kong-based paper said the new policy, which quietly took effect on October 1, seems to be aimed at curbing the outflow of Mainland money and limiting casino development.
U.S. companies with hotel casinos in Macau include MGM Mirage, Wynn Resorts and Las Vegas Sands.
China’s new visa policy follows several moves to tighten visits to Macau since June.
Andy Wu Keng-kuong, president of the Travel Industry Council of Macau, said the visa limits could hurt growth in Mainland visitors.
He still expects visitor numbers for the year to be up 10% from 2007. Visitor arrivals to Macau have been rising by almost 20% annually in recent years.
Source: CNN Money. com
author Gareth Powell, source www.chinaeconomicreview.com
Marco Polo Wuhan
Marco Polo Wuhan, is a new hotel fully developed by Han Long Development, a subsidiary of The Wharf of Hong Kong.
The hotel opened it door on September 15, 2008, the occasion of the 755th birthday of famous Italian traveler — Marco Polo (arguably September 15, 1254 – January 8, 1324).
This is Marco Polo Hotels’ 4th hotel in China and the latest addition to the Group’s portfolio in the country.
Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, is the largest city in Central China.
The Yangtze River divides Wuhan into three towns, namely Hankou, Hanyang, and Wuchang. Thus the city has been called ‘the city on rivers’.
Marco Polo Wuhan is at the edge of an urban riverfront park with panoramic views of the Yangtze River. It is located close to the Wuhan business district area and only 30 minutes to the Wuhan International Airport, Wuhan’s main ports of entry.
The hotel is part of the Times Square residential and commercial complex. Each room has an iPod surround sound system and Internet Access. There is also as a fully-equipped fitness centre with an indoor pool, sauna and Jacuzzi. This is also equipped as a MICE hotel.
Source: Focus on Travel News
author Gareth Powell, source www.chinaeconomicreview.com
Marriott Hotel style
Marriott Hotels is planning to expand its product offering by adding a number of new properties across its brands to its already growing portfolio in Asia.
The chain, which operates franchises under 10 brand names, has made its most extensive expansion in China, with the JW Marriott Shanghai leading the way as its flagship property in the region.
Marriott has 29 hotels in China offering 12,507 rooms for visitors across 6 of its brands.
17 new hotels for China are in the pipeline, and by 2012 it is estimated some 62 hotels or 7,000 extra rooms, across its various brands will be launched in the region.
Source: eTravel Blackboard
author Gareth Powell, source www.chinaeconomicreview.com
The Langham style
Langham Hotels International has signed a deal with Guangzhou Huihua Hotel to manage the Langham Place which is in the Guangzhou Economic Development Zone (EDZ) in Luogang District.
The new hotel is set to open in 2010.
This deal marks LHI’s first expansion into Southern China, following its earlier entry into Shanghai and Beijing where three new hotels are scheduled to open their doors in 2009 under The Langham and Langham Place brands.
The hotel location — Guangzhou Economic Development Zone (EDZ) in Luogang District, is a key economic area in eastern Guangzhou.
More HERE.
Source: Asia Travel Tips
author Gareth Powell, source www.chinaeconomicreview.com
Sheraton hotel in Xi'an
Starwood plans to open 57 hotels in China in the following two to three years.
The to-be-opened hotels will include 22 Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, 12 Four Points by Sheraton, eight Westin Hotels & Resorts, 5 W Hotels, 4 St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, 3 Elements, 2 alofts and one Luxury Collection.
Starwood, which is about to launch aloft and Element in China in 2008, plans to introduce all of its nine brands in the country before 2010. The hotel operator will continue focusing on expansion in the luxury hotel market in spite of the speedy growth of the economy hotel market in the nation.
At the moment, Starwood runs 45 hotels in China.
Source: Trading Markets
author Gareth Powell, source www.chinaeconomicreview.com
Shangri La hotel
Shangri-La Asia, the region’s biggest luxury-hotel operator, may book fewer rooms this year as rising airfares and a slumping world economy hurt tourism.
In an earnings report the hotel group said, ‘It is generally considered unlikely that hotels will experience the high levels of occupancies witnessed in 2007.’
Shangri-La’s net income fell 15% to $135.7 million in the first half, its first profit decline in four years. And the company says the Hong Kong-listed hotel operator will be ‘lucky’ to meet its 8% full-year growth target for revenue per available room, an industry gauge known as revpar.
UBS AG analysts CJ Lee and Eric Wong said , ‘While Beijing hotels saw uplift in occupancies during the Olympics in August, Shangri-La expects occupancies for the overall portfolio to remain lackluster till global economic sentiment turns more positive.’
Growth in the global travel and tourism industry is expected to slow to 3% this year from 4% in 2007, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council.
More on this HERE.
Source: Bloomberg.com
author Gareth Powell, source www.chinaeconomicreview.com
Jinmao Tower and Shanghai World Financial Center.
The Shanghai World Financial Center, standing 492 meters tall and also nicknamed the ‘Wall Street of China,’ the biggest skyscraper in Chinese mainland and the third-tallest in the world has been officially inaugurated.
The 492-meter-high building is in the Lujiazui area of Pudong District overlooking the Huangpu River.
It covers an area of 381,600 square meters. It has 101 floors above ground and three floors underground.
The third to fifth floors are conference centers.
This fits in neatly with the Park Hyatt Shanghai hotel which takes up the 79th to 93rd floors. Hotel rooms with amazing views. On a clear day you can see forever.
Source: China View
author Gareth Powell, source www.chinaeconomicreview.com
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