Presidential Plaza Beijing Appoints New F&B Director

Presidential Plaza Beijing has appointed Josef Schien as the new Director of Food and Beverage. An Austrian national, Josef started his hospitality career with the well known Hotel Gasthof Post in Lech/Arlberg, a member of Relais et Chateau Hotels in Austria.

Danish Minister Visits Shanghai

Brian Mikkelsen, Danish Minister for Culture, was in Shanghai recently for high-level talks with his Chinese counterparts.

China Open Finds Its Shangri-La In Beijing

For the second consecutive year, Shangri-La Hotel, Beijing has been nominated as the official hotel to host the world's tennis superstars for the 2005 China Open Tennis Tournament, to be held at the Beijing Tennis Centre until September 25, 2005.

Turkish Chef Lands In Beijing

In the second half of August Huseyin Kilic, Sous Chef at the Swissotel Istanbul joined Swissotel Beijing's Chinese Kitchen Team for intense Training in Hong Kong and Beijing Cuisine.