Latvian Secretary Of State Visits Shanghai

Normans Spenke, Secretary of State of Latvia, was welcomed by Hilton Shanghai's Food and Beverage Manager Jesper Bach Larsen, upon Spenke's arrival in town with the official government delegation.

Kerry Centre Hotel Beijing Wins Award

Shangri-La’s Kerry Centre Hotel Beijing has been awarded Shangri-La's – Group Hotel of The Year 2005. The award was formally presented to Darren Gearing, the General Manager of the hotel ,by Shangri-La's Chief Operating Officer, Symon Bridle and Vice President, James Jin. The event was attended by hotel executives and associates alike. This is an […]

Lufthansa Unveils Shangri-La’s Chef Ye Wen Chian As First Star Chef For China

Lufthansa Airlines and Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts jointly announced that Chef Ye Wen Chian of Pudong Shangri-La will be the first Star Chef to create a Chinese-inspired menu for Lufthansa’s flights to and from China. As part of the airline’s award-winning Connoisseurs on Board food and wine programme, Chef Ye's menus will be served onboard […]

Swedish Winter Olympic Gold Medallists Visit Beijing

The Radisson SAS Hotel recently welcomed Sweden’s Turin Winter Olympic Gold Medallists during their recent visit to Beijing. Björn Lind, Swedish Ambassador Börje Ljunggren, Lina Andersson, Tobias Fredriksson, and Mac Karlsson–General Manager of Radisson SAS Hotel–took time for a photo.

Budget Hotel Jinjiang Inn Lands In Chongqing

Jinjiang Inn, the largest budget hotel chain in China, has opened in Chongqing. A representative from the Chongqing Municipal Tourism Association says that Jinjiang Inn is the first budget hotel in Chongqing and it offers three-star service for a one-star price, which will bring new competition to the hospitality industry of the area. At present, […]

HKTB Announces 2005 Visitor Spending Figures

According to the Hong Kong Tourism Bureau (HKTB), Hong Kong's 2005 tourism expenditure figures show that the Total Expenditure Associated to Inbound Tourism registered a double-digit growth of 14.1% compared with 2004, reaching a total of HK$105.66 billion.

SAS Recruits Chinese Flight Attendants

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) announced Wednesday that the first group of 34 Chinese flight attendants that it had recently recruited would be arranged for the Shanghai – Copenhagen line and Beijing – Copenhagen line.