New Pan Pacific Hotel To Open In Suzhou

Pan Pacific Hotels Group is set to have another hotel in China next year, when the 484-room Sheraton Suzhou Hotel and Towers will be rebranded as Pan Pacific Suzhou in January 2010.

OEAED Member Cities Sign Qingdao Declaration For Tourism Cooperation

At the fifth annual meeting of The Organization for the East Asia Economic Development Tourism Branch held in Qingdao, China, the ten member cities of OEAED signed the Qingdao Declaration to enhance cooperation in tourism, and to enlarge the scale of cruise tourism between the ten cities.

HNA Group To Set Up New Airline In Dalian

After the successful cooperation with Yunnan and Tianjin governments for capital injection to its airlines, HNA Group has moved on to set up a new airline in Dalian in Liaoning.

China's Hospitality Industry Sales Up In H1

According to the latest statistics released by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, in the first half of 2009, China's accommodation and catering industry showed a year-on-year growth of 18.1% with total retail sales being CNY851.4 billion, despite the impact of the global financial crisis.

Schaller Opening GM For Marriott In Hangzhou

Hartmut Schaller has been appointed by Marriott Hotels International as the opening general manager for the JW Marriott Hotel and the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, Hangzhou — the first two Marriott hotels in Hangzhou — which are scheduled to open by the first quarter of 2010.