Hunan To Add Nine Five-star Hotels By 2010

News from the Hunan Provincial Tourism Work Meeting is that Hunan will add nine new five-star hotels over next two years, including two in Changsha.

Lum Takes Four Points GM Position

Four Points by Sheraton Changshu Hotel has appointed Wilson Lum as general manager.

Sheraton Changsha Hotel Hires DOSM

Henry Zhang has joined Sheraton Changsha Hotel as director of sales and marketing.

Starwood Picks One General Manager For Two Hotel Brands In Beijing

Zhang Lei has been appointed general manager of Starwood's Four Points by Sheraton Beijing, Haidian Hotel & Serviced Apartments and aloft Beijing, Haidian, in charge of the two brands' launch, management and development.

Starwood Names Management For New Shanghai Properties

Sheraton Shanghai Hotel & Residences, Pudong and Four Points by Sheraton Shanghai, Pudong have together put executives in place for joint management of the Starwood properties.

Sheraton Xiamen Hotel Hires Li

Linda Li has been appointed director of sales and marketing of the Sheraton Xiamen Hotel.

CCPIT Official Goes To Beijing

Wan Jifei, president of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, was welcomed by Jesselyn Koh, hotel manager of The Great Wall Sheraton Hotel Beijing during the 2nd Chinese Enterprises Outbound Investment Conference held at The Great Wall Sheraton Hotel Beijing.

Wicker Gains GM Post In Shanghai

Plaza Royale Hotel & Spas has appointed David M. J. Wicker as general manager of its new flagship hotel in China at Plaza Royale Oriental Shanghai.

First Olympic Torchbearer Starts In Sanya

Claudio Nardini, general manager of Sheraton Sanya Resort and area managing director for Hainan under Starwood Hotels Group, held the 2008 Olympic torch with Yang Yang, China's skating Olympic champion and first torchbearer of the Olympic torch relay in Sanya where the first leg of the Olympic torch relay was held in the Chinese mainland.