Crowne Plaza Shenzhen has just been awarded The Annual Most Recommended Theme Hotel by China Golden Pillow Award 2006 on April 24, 2006 in Beijing. This prestigious annual hospitality award, organized by the 21st Century Business Herald newspaper, reflects the preferences of over 300,000 frequent travelers who nominated hotels and hotel brands online or by submitting questionnaires. Bruce McKenzie, the Regional Vice President of China Operations of Intercontinental Hotels Group, spoke at the award ceremony.