St. Regis Shanghai Appoints Kneipp As Executive Chef

Charles Kneipp has been appointed Executive Chef at St. Regis Hotel, Shanghai. Prior to this position, he was the Executive Chef of St. Regis Hotel, Beijing for two years. Chef Charles has more than 20 years of experience in kitchen and Food and Beverage operations. He joined Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide in 1992 and […]

Ryutaro Hashimoto Stays At Beijing's Kempinski Hotel

Ryutaro Hashimoto (Left), Member of the Japanese Diet, Former Premier of Japan, was welcomed by Matthias Kann (Right), managing director of Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Centre on June 8 during Hashimoto's visit to Beijing.

Centro Brings Glam Back To Beijing

Centro, the bar at Shangri-La's Kerry Centre Hotel in Beijing, hosted a stylish party called The Return of Glam, in collaboration with Moet and Chandon Champagne and Fornarina Fashions from Italy. The theme led guests to a night of elegance and glamour filled with Champagne, high fashion, models, and DJ Thierry Halbroth.

Beijing Hotel Rates Plan 6% Rise For 2008 Olympic Games

Xinhua reports that hotel room prices in Beijing will continue to rise 6 percent each year until the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. According to the article, price guidelines will soon be announced by the municipal tourism bureau and the city's Reform and Development Committee. The growth rate is calculated based on the local government's commitments […]

Air France Launches First European Service To Beijing Twice Daily

This week Air France launches a second daily flight between Paris and Beijing, strengthening its presence in Asia. This flight will be operated with Boeing B777-300 aircraft, with a seating capacity of 310, and equipped with the New Air France Travel Concept.

China Eastern Plans Airline Acquisitions

Online carrier China Eastern Airlines is to acquire Chinese airlines Air Northwest and Air Yunnan in order to lift its share of the Shanghai aviation market to 50 per cent over the next five years.

Hilton Shanghai Gets Tennis Masters Cup Designation

Volkmar Ruebel (left), General Manager of Hilton Shanghai, shakes hands with Mr. Wang Liqun, Deputy Director of the Preparatory Committee of Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai 2005 after signing an agreement which appointed the hotel as the Official Tennis Family Hotel of the Tennis Masters Cup 2005 which will be held on November 13 – 20, […]