Wiesmann Takes The Helm At Crowne Plaza Jinan
Beat Wiesmann has been appointed as general manager of Crowne Plaza Jinan.
Thai TCC Group Continues Investment In Yunnan Hotels
The Thailand-based TCC Group will invest CNY400 million to rebuild Bank Hotel Kunming and Sakura Hotel in Kunming, Yunnan. This brings TCC's total investment in Yunnan up to more than CNY1 billion.
Zheng Appointed DOSM At Sheraton Shenzhen Futian Hotel
Sheraton Shenzhen Futian Hotel has announced the appointment of Louanne Zheng as director of sales and marketing.
Accor To Open Two New Mercure Hotels In Beijing
Accor has announced that it is expanding the Mercure brand with five new openings committed for Asia, of which two will be in Beijing.
Thailand Signs Tourism Cooperation Agreement With GZL
Sanrasern Ngowrangsri, the director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand East Asia office, has signed a one-year strategic cooperation agreement with Guangdong's largest travel group, GZL International Travel Service.
Waldorf Astoria Welcomes De Cuyper To Shanghai
Waldorf Astoria, the luxury and lifestyle hotel brand in the Hilton Family of Hotels portfolio, has appointed Dirk De Cuyper as the general manager of Waldorf Shanghai on the Bund, which is scheduled to open in 2010.
Weiss New GM At Crowne Plaza Zhengzhou
The Henan Zhongzhou International Group has appointed Michael Weiss as the general manager of Crowne Plaza Zhengzhou.
New Appointments For Shanghai JC Mandarin
Meritus Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointments of George Benney as general manager and Justine Lee as director of sales and marketing of Shanghai JC Mandarin Hotel.
Pullman To Open Two New Hotels In Shanghai
Pullman Hotels, the upscale Accor brand, is to open two new five-star hotels in Shanghai as part of its plans for developments in China, Thailand, and Vietnam that will add to the current operating network of 10 Pullman hotels and resorts in Asia — extending the group's development commitments to 17 hotels.
China Southern Plans Two International Routes In August
In August, China Southern Airlines plans to launch two new international direct routes from Guangzhou.
Macau: Inbound Tourist Numbers Decline In 2009
At the Annual Marketing Meeting of the Macau Government Tourist Office, Joao Manuel Costa Antunes, the director of MGTO, stated that according to provisional data, in the first five months of 2009, the number of inbound tourists was 8.9 million: a decrease of 10% over the same period of last year.