Managing Sheraton Shanghai Hongqiao In The Post-Expo Marketplace

Thomas Mueller, the general manager of Sheraton Shanghai Hongqiao Hotel, is a veteran in the hospitality industry with over 30 years of experience: working with the biggest hotel chains in the world including Hilton, Hyatt, and Sheraton. How did you start your career in hospitality industry? I wanted to travel and live in foreign countries […]

China To Pilot Individual Tourist Scheme In Q2 2011

In a pilot scheme the Chinese government is expected to start allowing residents from several cities to travel to Taiwan as in the second quarter of this year: according to Shao Qiwei, the chairman of the Cross-Strait Tourism Exchange Association.

Shanghai To Become World-famous Tourist City

The municipal government of Shanghai, China's financial and business center, recently said it aims to turn the city into a world-famous tourist city during the 12th Five Year Plan period from 2011 to 2015, making tourism a strategic pillar sector and a modern service industry.

Natural Growth The Norm For China Hotels In 2011

The 2008 Beijing Olympics, the 2010 shanghai Expo, and the Guangzhou Asian Games brought unprecedented opportunities for development to the Chinese hotel market: especially for four- and five-star rated hotels. International brands entered Chinese market one after another, and China's star-rated hotel market has experienced a period of rapid development. As the impact of financial […]

Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel Debuts In Shanghai

Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hospitality company, is scheduled to open its first hotel in the Asia Pacific region at the Himalayas Centre in Pudong, Shanghai in the first quarter of 2011.

Three Chinese Hotels Join Worldhotels Collection

Worldhotels, a collection of some of the world's most unique independent hotels, recently signed a contract with Hunan Xiangtou Yangguang Group to welcome three new hotels to its growing portfolio of properties in China.

Radisson Gives Boxes Of Love To MiFan MaMa

With the arrival of the Chinese New Year, the Radisson Hotel Pudong Century Park delivered 78 boxes filled with goodies and candies to MiFan MaMa from the hotel guests and employees in support of the "Boxes of Love 2011" charity campaign by MiFan MaMa. All the boxes of love will be distributed to the orphans […]