Prior to Niccolo, Dany was General Manager at Kempinski Chongqing, where he began as Resident Manager in 2014 and quickly moved up to the top role early last year.
Shangri-La Hotel, Shenyang appoints Simone La Gamba as Executive Chef
Spanning over 14 years, the career of Italian Chef Simone has taken him around Kuala Lumpur, Italy, Switzerland, Beijing and Shenzhen.
Marriott partners with Hurun Research to shed light on China’s luxury travelers
China’s young luxury travelers go abroad every 3-4 months, mainly for leisure, spending RMB 420,000 (US$65,000) on tourism per year and RMB 220,000 (US$34,000) on travel shopping.
Hilton opens its first hotel in Yantai, Shandong Province
Hilton Yantai Golden Coast is a 409-room hotel, located in the Yantai Economic and Technological Development Area.
China’s hotel pipeline shows second consecutive quarter of YOY decline
According to a recent China Construction Pipeline Trend report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), the China Pipeline at Q1 2016 has 2,448 Projects/549,222 Rooms, down 8% by projects and 1% by rooms Year-Over-Year (YOY).
Susi Li promoted to Director of Sales and Marketing at Marco Polo Lingnan Tiandi
Prior to joining Marco Polo Lingnan Tiandi Foshan, she worked in catering and sales for several Starwood and Intercontinental properties throughout China.
The Langham opening in Haikou
The property is the company’s 20th globally, joining other Langham Hotels and Resorts in key cities such as London, New York, Chicago, Shanghai, and Sydney.
Anthony Quin appointed General Manager to head team at Mövenpick Hotel Enshi
The move follows a spate of recent senior hires in Asia, including the Philippines and Thailand, as the hospitality company sets its sights on further growth in the region.
Hilton Garden Inn Foshan City opens
Hilton Garden Inn Foshan brings 236 new rooms to the Hilton Garden Inn brand of more than 675 hotels worldwide.
DoubleTree by Hilton Suzhou opens in China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park
DoubleTree by Hilton Suzhou features 357 guest rooms and 181 one, two, and three-bedroom suites, with full kitchens and separate living and work areas, for longer-stay guests.
