Hilton Shanghai Wins Dining Award
Hilton Shanghai's Leonardo's and People On The Water won The Best Restaurants in Shanghai award from a yearly readers' survey conducted by Shanghai Tatler magazine. Hotel Director of Operations Luc Bollen and Food and Beverage Manager Jesper Bach Larsen received the certificates at the awards ceremony.
Good Employee Selection Will Make You The Fittest
Beset with high turnover, hospitality businesses are in a difficult position. Seeking talent has been replaced by the warm body count mentality, untrained, unmotivated and unprepared employees thrust into the spotlight as our delivery point for service excellence. The door keeps revolving: any standards we might have or aspire to are diminished and the guest, […]
Five More Travel Destinations Added For Chinese Tourists
China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) has signed agreements with Mongolia, Tonga, Grenada, Bahamas and St. Lucia to allow Chinese tourists to travel to these countries. The agrements all are effective as of March 1, 2006.
Three Hotels In Fuzhou Downgraded
Three 3-star hotels in Fuzhou have had their star grades revoked because they had not reached the specified standards.
Swissotel Welcomes Hong Kong Chief Executive
Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, came to Beijing recently and stayed at Swissotel Beijing hotel. Tsang was warmly welcomed by Stephen Hsu, Executive Director and General Manager of the Hong Kong Macau Center upon his arrival.
Marco Polo Celebrates Holiday
On December 24th, 2005, The Marco Polo Beijing welcomed around 200 guests for the Christmas Eve Celebration Party. Lucky winners posed for a picture with Chen Songshi, the board chairman of the Marco Polo Beijing; Peter Chiu, the General Manager of The Marco Polo Beijing; and Zhou Guilan, the hotel's Deputy General Manager.
CNTA Sets Objectives For The Next Five Years
China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) has set its objectives for the next five years in its Eleventh Five-year Plan.
MGM Grand Macau Secures $700 Million In Project Financing
MGM Grand Macau, a hotel-casino resort currently under construction in Macau S.A.R., announced significant enhancements to the project and that it has secured $700 million in project financing from a consortium of leading financial institutions.
Crowne Plaza Suzhou Opens In China's Suzhou Industrial Park
InterContinental Hotels Group has belatedly announced the opening of Crowne Plaza Suzhou in the business hub of Suzhou Industrial Park, home to over 1500 local and foreign-owned companies and to the nearby Suzhou International Expo Center.
JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai Donates Bears To Children
As part of JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai's Annual Charity Christmas Griffin Tree project, over 18 associates from the hotel visited the Shanghai Children's Medical Centre yesterday to donate a total of 88 Christmas Griffin Bears to the little patients in the Hematology and Ontology wards.
Presidential Plaza Welcomes New Year
As an exclusive gift to the clients, the New Year's Day Orchestral Concert was held on Sunday January 1, 2006, in the lobby of the Presidential Plaza Hotel Beijing. About a hundred celebrities and guests enjoyed this great music event. The Xin Ai Yue Chinese Orchestra and Sopranos performed for guests.