Leading a high-level delegation to the city of Hangzhou to join in the official re-opening, UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili, warmly welcomed the lifting of travel restrictions as a major boost to economic growth and social opportunity both in Asia and the Pacific and globally. According to UNWTO data, the pandemic cost destinations worldwide a combined US$270 billion in Chinese outbound tourist spending in 2020 and 2021 alone. The re-opening of borders therefore represents “the moment the world has been waiting for”, Mr Pololikashvili noted.
Upscale projects in China’s hotel construction pipeline reach new all-time high
In the recently released China Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), analysts report that the country’s total hotel construction pipeline, at the close of the fourth quarter, stands at 3,581 projects/675,074 rooms.
China becomes global trailblazer in wetland conservation with dynamic legislative
Walking through the city’s flagship East Lake National Wetland Park in Central China’s Wuhan, water and sky merge in muted colors, punctuated by fir trees on which hundreds of rare species of pelican crowd “painting” the tree branch snowy white with their droppings. This would have been an unimaginable scene just a decade ago due to rampant industrial pollution and environmental overexploitation.
China’s Hotel Construction Pipeline Hits Record High at Q2 2022
The latest Construction Pipeline Trend Report showed that the total China hotel construction pipeline stands at 3,693 projects/701,974 rooms.
Four Seasons and Vanzhong Group announce luxury hotel in Xi’an
Set to open in 2026, the 250-room hotel will be a resort-style retreat located in one of China’s most dynamic and historically rich destinations.
China’s tourism sector to create more than 30 million jobs
According to the latest data, tourism’s GDP growth rate is expected to be 9.7%, making it one of the fastest-growing countries.
Marriott Bonvoy launches co-branded credit cards with China CITIC Bank
Marriott Bonvoy China CITIC Bank Co-branded Credit Cards combine the competitive advantages of a major card company with the reach and choice of the highly-awarded travel program.
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts announces opening of Rosewood Xi’An in 2026
Rosewood Xi’an will feature a total of 180 rooms and suites in addition to four food and beverage outlets including a casual bistro, Chinese restaurant, specialty restaurant and a bar.
China’s hotel construction pipeline hits record high
At the end of Q1 ‘22, China’s total hotel construction pipeline reached record high project and room counts.
Hotel grew revenue by almost 9Million RMB with IDeaS
IDeaS Consulting helps build revenue culture within the International Youth Convention Hotel leading to revenue growth of 8.64Million RMB.
