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Holiday Villa To Manage Two China Hotels

Holiday Villa Malaysia International has added two new hotels in China under its management. The group will open Shifeng Holiday Villa Changshu on March 1, 2006. Shifeng Holiday Villa in Changshu City will be the tallest building in the city when it is completed. The hotel will operate the city's first revolving restaurant. It will […]

eLong Posts Q1 Net Loss

Chinese online travel company eLong.com has reported its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005. The company recorded a net loss of US$850,000 for the quarter.

China Eastern Starts Bangladesh Route

China Eastern Airlines will launch its Dhaka-Kunming-Beijing route today. Bangladesh's State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Mir Mohammad Nasir Uddin will welcome the first flight of the route at the Zia International Airport, according to a press release of the ministry. China Eastern has offered a 50 per cent special discount for their four […]

Kempinski Signs Contracts For Two New Hotels

Kempinski Hotels has signed two new contracts in China. Kempinski will open the Kempinski Hotel Qingdao in the Shandong Province and the Kempinski Hotel Changchun in the Jilin Province during 2007. The Kempinski Hotel Qingdao is due to open in early 2007 and will feature 400 rooms, a variety of restaurants, including the famous Paulaner […]

Air China Partners With Cathay Pacific On Flyer Program

Air China Limited and Cathay Pacific Airways today announced that members of their frequent flyer programs will be able to accrue and redeem miles on flights operated by both carriers as part of a closer strategic partnership between the two airlines.

Wuhan's Swiss-Belhotel Makes New Marketing Appointment

Swiss-Belhotel on the Park, Wuhan has announced the new appointment of Angela Huang Qing as the Executive Assistant Manager – Sales and Marketing, effective April 2005. Huang will focus on managing the Sales and Marketing department. She will monitor present and future trends, practices and systems in the hotel industry and determine and ensure execution […]

Las Vegas Sands Expands Macao Management Team

Las Vegas Sands and its subsidiary Venetian Macau Limited announced that Wolfram Diener will join the organization in June 2005 as vice president of convention and exhibition for the convention and expo center being built at The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel Casino on the Cotai Strip. Diener will also be responsible for trade show operations […]

TEDA Travel Group Acquires Stake In Shanghai Hotel Company

TEDA Travel Group today announced that it has completed the purchase of a 55% interest of Shanghai Bowking Hotel Management Co. Limited, a leading boutique hotel management company in China.  The deal was finalized on April 30, 2005.

Westin Brand Plans Guangzhou Expansion

Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Guangzhou Cheng Jian Tian Yu Real Estate Development Company Limited, a subsidiary of Poly (Hong Kong) Investments Limited announced an agreement for Starwood to manage a 400-room Westin hotel in Guangzhou's emerging central business district.