The 319-unit Pan Pacific Hotel and Serviced Suites Tianjin will feature 289 guestrooms and 30 serviced suites that cater to the needs of both short-term and extended-stay travellers.

Accor has invested around £2.5 million in training and development in the UK, providing apprenticeship schemes for 200 young people.

What makes it stand out are the customer-facing features in its Self Service portal, which is designed to let guests manage their own bookings before, during and after their stay at the hotel.

To reduce electricity consumption the hotel not only introduced LED lights, but also converted 90% of its kitchen equipment to induction cooking to reduce gas usage.

Shane Keener is now Vice President of Marketing and Paul McCormick has joined as Vice President of Operations for Sage’s Premier & Lifestyle Division.

Matthew Dixon has been promoted to Commercial Director and Renaud Gregoire is now the GM and Mirko Cattini the Hotel Manager at Corinthia London.

With more than 16 years of culinary experience, Chef Samson comes to the Florida resort from the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel.

His 30 year career has covered many Asian countries and destinations such as Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia in ‘on property’ and regional roles.

A new independent hotel with 100 rooms, the boutique property, with its island ambiance, Cuban-themed dining and drinking, and splashy pool deck scene, will bring the Key West lifestyle to life.