W Hotels launches in Guangzhou

Starwood has launched its W Hotels brand in Guangzhou, with a modern new property set on the banks of the Pearl River. The 44th W Hotel globally, W Guangzhou is a black glass tower and…

Four Seasons debuts in Guangzhou

Luxury hotel company Four Seasons has officially opened its first property in Guangzhou. Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou is set in the top 30 floors of the 103-storey Guangzhou International…

Solís Hotels to launch in Guangzhou

US-based Solís Hotels & Resorts is planning to expand in China with the launch of a new five-star hotel in Guangzhou. Located on the banks of the Pearl River, the Solís Guangzhou will…

Marriott expands in Guangzhou

Marriott International has announced the opening of a new hotel in Guangzhou. The Guangzhou Marriott Hotel Tianhe is located in the centre of the city's Tianhe business district and offers…

Mandarin Oriental to open in Guangzhou

Mandarin Oriental will open a new hotel in Guangzhou later this year. The new luxury property, which will feature 233 rooms, 30 suites and 24 serviced apartments, is located above TaiKoo…

Hilton opens second hotel in Guangzhou

Hilton Hotels & Resorts has announced the opening of its third new hotel in China in less than two months. Hilton Guangzhou Baiyun, located as part of Wanda Plaza in the city's Baiyun…

Hyatt in Guangzhou

The Grand Hyatt Guangzhou is located in the city's new central business district - Pearl River New Town. The 375-room hotel is one of the first international hotels in Guangzhou to…

Ritz-Carlton in Guangzhou

Ritz-Carlton has opened its new property in Guangzhou, company's fourth property in mainland China. The Ritz-Carlton, Guangzhou - the 70th property in The Ritz-Carlton portfolio - is near…

Westin opens in Guangzhou

The Westin Guangzhou, which is part of a multi-purpose development of two towers, is located in the city's central business district and just steps away from Guangzhou East railway station,…

Passenger numbers up 2.1% in APAC

Passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East recorded growth in June at 2.1% and 8.1% respectively. According to a report by Airports Council International Asia-Pacific, in…

Passenger traffic up 2% in APAC

s Passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific recorded moderate growth in March at 2.0% and a slight decline at -0.3% in the Middle East. This was revealed by the Airports Council International…

Hyatt debuts in Chengdu

Hyatt has opened the Grand Hyatt Chengdu, its first hotel southwest China's Sichuan province. Located on the 10th to 39th floors of the Chicony Square building in the city's Jinjiang…

广州汇华希尔顿逸林酒店开业

8月4日,位于广州的第二家希尔顿逸林酒店正式开业。 这座新酒店名为汇华希尔顿逸林酒店·科学城,位于广州高新技术开发区科学城,离广州新白云国际机场40千米的距离,总共拥有314间客房。 “科学城是广州领先的战略性开发区之一,在颇具竞争力的商业环境中,向希望拓展华南业务的国内外企业提供大好商机。”希尔顿全球大中华及蒙古区高级营运副总裁麦金信 (Bruce McKenzie)…

W Hotels arrives in Beijing

Starwood's designer luxury brand, W Hotels, has launched in Beijing. The new W Beijing Chang’an has opened its doors, marking the 45th W Hotel worldwide and the second in mainland…

贵广高速铁路将推升贵州旅游发展

贵广铁路为中国西南地区首条高速铁路,全长873公里,线路自贵阳北站引出,经都匀、榕江、从江、桂林、贺州、肇庆、佛山引入广州站,途经贵州、广西、广东三省(区)。建设标准为不低于时速250公里客运专线,建成通车后,贵阳至桂林运行时间约2小时,贵阳到广州运行时间也将从目前的20小时缩短到4小时。…

Easing our way east

While the UK Government slowly mulls over how it can open up the UK to Chinese visitors, travel in the other direction is on the up. After assessing the Chinese inbound market earlier…

FACE-TO-FACE: Mbuvi Ngunze, Kenya Airways

Today, Travel Daily chats with Mbuvi Ngunze, Chief Operating Officer of Kenya Airways about China, Dreamliners and Africa’s ‘peace dividend’…  Q)     Kenya is currently expanding in…

Qantas expands reach into China

Qantas has significantly expanded its reach into China by signing a new codeshare agreement with China Eastern Airlines. From 1 May 2013, Qantas will codeshare on China Eastern’s…

Starwood to double W Hotels in Asia

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has announced plans to double its portfolio of W Hotels in Asia Pacific, expanding to 20 properties by the end of 2018. The brand was recently launched…

ibis adds six hotels in China

Accor has opened six new ibis hotels in China. The company's latest properties are in Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Lanzhou, Nantong, Chongqing and Suzhou, and take the total ibis portfolio in…

Hilton expands in Pearl River Delta

Hilton has launched a new property in China's Pearl River Delta city of Zhongshan. The new Hilton Zhongshan Downtown is located in the city's central business district and features 459…

Asian aviation briefs

VietJet adds Vinh flights VietJet Air has commenced flight to Vinh, in north-central Vietnam. The new direct route from Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) will be operated daily using VietJet's…

Four Seasons opens in Beijing

Four Seasons has opened a new luxury hotel in Beijing. Located in the Liangmahe area of the Chinese capital, close to the city's diplomatic precinct, the hotel's facade has been…

The latest appointments – Asia

PATRICK ANDRES has been named as Travelport's new Vice President and Regional Managing Director for the Asia Pacific region. Andres joins Travelport with 25 years' experience, most recently…

Hong Kong hotels surge

Hong Kong’s hotel sector continues to surge, with revenue per available room (revPAR) growing 8.7% in the first eight months of the year. According to the latest city report from STR…

Four Seasons opens new Shanghai hotel

Four Seasons has opened a new luxury hotel in Shanghai. The new Four Seasons Hotel Pudong Shanghai, which becomes the sixth Four Seasons in China and the second in Shanghai, is situated in…

Luxury spa brand launches in Thailand

I Spa, which operates 15 luxury Thai spas in China, is expanding into Thailand with the opening of two new spas at five-star hotels in Bangkok and Phuket. The company currently operates…

China Southern to fly daily to London

China Southern Airlines has revealed that it will boost its new Guangzhou-London services to daily from October 2012. The service launched the route in June 2012 with three weekly flights,…