Starwood and Chongqing Taizheng Company Limited have announced an agreement whereby Starwood will manage the Sheraton Chongqing Hotel in China. This newly built 330-room Sheraton Chongqing Hotel is scheduled to open in January 2008.<\/p>\n
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The signing of Sheraton Chongqing Hotel further consolidates Starwood's position as the largest upscale international hotel company in China, commented Mr. Miguel Ko, President, Asia Pacific Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Worldwide, Inc.<\/p>\n
Starwood Hotels & Resorts has expanded its portfolio in China significantly since last year with the opening of Sheraton hotels in Sanya on Hainan Island, Dongguan in Guangdong province, Jiuzhaigou in Sichuan province in 2003 and Four Points by Sheraton Shenzhen in 2004. In the past 12 months, the company also signed eight agreements to manage new hotels in Shenzhen, Ningbo, Xiamen, Beijing, Changsha, Haikou, Hong Kong and Shanghai. With the signing of Sheraton Chongqing Hotel, Starwood now has 30 hotels open or under construction in China under our St. Regis, Westin, Sheraton, W Hotels and Four Points by Sheraton brands.<\/p>\n
Chongqing, one of the four municipalities in China, is a key industrial base in China with primary industries including iron and steel production, automobile and motorcycle manufacturing and pharmaceutical production. Chongqing is also well known as the starting point of the Yangtze River Cruise, a great way to explore the wonderful scenery of the Three Gorges. Also known as Southwest Chinas capital city, Chongqing is about a three hour flight away from Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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