Reporter | Shi Chunlei
Edit | Yan Zhijun
1. IHG draws a map of Chinese culture with diversified experiences
On the occasion of "China Tourism Day", IHG relies on its hotels throughout China to select unique experiences with Chinese culture, from cultural capitals, historical ancient towns, to red tourism, etc., to conform to the new trend of "light vacation" travel methods with rich and diverse products, helping travelers explore the city's heritage and feel Chinese culture in a beautiful journey. InterContinental Taiyuan, Hualuxe Xi'an, Hualuxe Chanba Xi'an, Voco Hotel Nanjing, as well as Holiday Inn Express Suzhou Zhouzhuang Ancient Town, Crowne Plaza Wuzhen and Hotel Indigo Lijiang Ancient Town, which are located in the historic city, will help guests get a very distinctive cultural experience.
2. Rosewood Hotels & Resorts launch the "Summer Immerse" experience
From May 3 to September 6, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts' Summer Immerse Immerse tour will immerse guests in the surrounding environment and explore local culture through a unique perspective that represents Rosewood's core features. The Summer Immerse experience is designed to be based on four unique differentiators: experiencing × culture, exploring destinations rooted in local customs and performances, pampering × taste buds and immersing yourself in local delicacies, rejuvenating × body and mind, led by naturopathy, powerful rejuvenating practices and high-intensity activities, and forward-looking × sustainability, focusing on purposeful travel, local initiatives and community empowerment. Select "Summer Immerse" experiences engage closely with Rosewood Makers, a dedicated professional, to create a meaningful guest experience by exploring each destination in depth.
3. Marriott International Group and Ant Group reached a cooperation
Marriott International Group and Ant Group will sign a cooperation agreement to create the "Marriott Travel X Alipay Member Cooperation" activity jointly created by its travel plan, the Marriott Travel Home and Alipay Member Cooperation Program - ONE Plan, so that Alipay members can enjoy multiple benefits such as 1 yuan to buy breakfast and win the "1 yuan exchange hotel co-brand customized afternoon tea experience" while redeeming the corresponding Marriott Travel Home membership. Marriott International will also enhance the consumer experience through continuous product upgrades, and bring more membership benefits to consumers with the support of a strong brand lineup.
4. All hotels in Beijing under Marriott's Enjoy Home have launched a colorful food delivery service
Recently, Marriott's Beijing hotels have launched worry-free delivery services, from Michelin-starred cuisine, exquisite afternoon tea, to healthy light meals, a variety of choices allow guests to feel at home or enjoy a high-quality dining experience full of ceremonies. Participating hotels include The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing, The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing Financial Street, Renaissance Beijing, The Westin Beijing Financial Street, Sheraton Beijing Jinyu Hotel, and Sheraton Beijing New Qinghai. Guests can order delicious packages through the Marriott Home Official Mall, Meituan Takeaway or call the hotel to reserve a delicious package, enjoy the intimate and convenient hotel food delivery service, and experience the tip of the tongue at home with peace of mind.
5. JW Marriott Hotel invites guests to start their journey of physical and mental rejuvenation
Nowadays, under the pressure of fast-paced work and life, it is especially important to relax and maintain peace of mind. Coinciding with World Meditation Day, an international festival that promotes the holistic and healthy development of the body and mind, JW Marriott Hotel offers guests a series of experiences to slow down, nourish the body and mind, and enjoy stability and pleasure in the hotel's comfortable and warm environment. For example, many JW Marriott hotels in Hangzhou, Qufu Luneng, Chongqing and other JW Hotels bring guests multiple sensory enjoyments such as smell, vision and taste through fragrances, sound devices, plants and cocktails, opening a rejuvenating experience of physical and mental life, allowing guests to heal their bodies and minds in a soothing environment, relieve stress and enjoy a quiet time.
6. Conrad Shanghai appointed Tang Haobo as the general manager of the hotel
The newly opened Conrad Shanghai announces the appointment of Haobo Tang as General Manager of the Hotel, as well as Regional General Manager for Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, with overall responsibility for the day-to-day operations and management of the hotel, including team development and hotel strategy. Over the past 35 years, He has continued to serve Hilton Group and has held a number of key management positions at Hilton hotels worldwide, such as Regional Food & Beverage Director, Hotel Manager, General Manager and Regional General Manager. As a senior hospitality professional manager with a global experience, he has worked in the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Nigeria, Egypt, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Japan, Thailand and Hong Kong. Prior to his new appointment, Mr. Tang served as Regional General Manager for Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan and General Manager of Conrad Hong Kong.
7. Tongpai Hotel launched "618 Tongpai Foie Gras Wellington Package"
Tongpai, a city hotel and cross-border trend lifestyle brand owned by Chow Tai Fook Group, joined hands with shanghai and Hangzhou hotels to launch the "618 Tongpai Foie Gras Wellington Package" at its flagship store of Fliggy. In addition to any 1 or 2 nights' accommodation (including double breakfast) in the King Room of tongpai hotel, this package also includes a meal that includes the star dishes of the same pie , the foie gras Wellington steak and the avocado air-dried ham cheese salad. Two soft drinks will be specially presented on the day of the meal, and guests who purchase this package will also have free access to the hotel gym.
8. The Ritz-Carlton, Yalong Bay, Sanya, Creates an Island Scenario Experience During the Dragon Boat Festival
On June 1st, Children's Day and the Dragon Boat Festival, a unique "Adventure Dragon Boat Island Experience" will be staged at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Yalong Bay, Sanya. Taking the festival customs of the qiongdao people as a clue, the activities range from homemade dragon boats during the day to the theme garden tour at night, allowing guests to deeply feel the different simple island folk festival atmosphere. During the day, under the leadership of professional child ambassadors, child guests will make their own Hainanese rice dumplings, make their own dragon boats, and conduct cartoon dragon boat races in the hotel pool. At night, the theme garden will be held on the beach adjacent to the seaside restaurant, including coconut bowling, coconut leaf weaving and many other island fun experiences, participate in the activity to get a bracelet, collect a certain number of bracelets to redeem gifts and get "islander certification". In-house guests and seaside restaurant diners can participate in the garden party for free and experience the fun atmosphere of islanders for a day.
9. Four Seasons Hotel Shenzhen Songyi Restaurant opened
Songyi MATSUYI, a new Japanese restaurant on the sixth floor of Four Seasons Hotel Shenzhen, officially opened on May 21 in collaboration with Maserati. Designed dining spaces, menu designs featuring fresh local ingredients, contemporary Japanese cuisine and sake service convey the beauty of simplicity in the essence of Japanese cuisine. "MATSU" in the restaurant's name is the Japanese pronunciation of "matsu", which not only symbolizes the evergreen of the four seasons, but also adds a touch of fortitude and elegance to the restaurant's flowing and feminine temperament, and is more in line with the restaurant's design concept of "time". The whole restaurant creates a brand concept around the main line of time, telling the passage of time through images such as lines and hourglasses.
10. The Ritz-Carlton, Shenzhen Galaxy and high-end skincare brand POLA jointly presented the "Flower Dance" theme afternoon tea
From April 30th to July 1st, The Ritz-Carlton, Shenzhen, joined hands with high-end skincare brand POLA to create a "Flower Dance" themed afternoon tea. Inspired by the floral aesthetics of POLA's B.A series, afternoon tea presents a series of exquisite desserts and snacks, including rose lychee raspberry mousse, cherry blossom cream, red velvet cake, flower tea grapefruit chocolate " lemon cream, almond biscuits, as well as rock sugar lilies, blueberry yogurt Gelatin custard, inviting you to enjoy the afternoon in the urban oasis.
11. Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts joined hands with international supermodel Barbara Palvin to launch a "New Horizons" brand campaign in Asia Pacific
Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts, one of Marriott's 30 extraordinary hotel brands, recently launched a new brand campaign, New Horizons, inviting creative travelers to explore a new journey that awakens refreshing feelings and experiences. The commercial for the brand campaign is set at the glamorous Le Meridien Maldives Resort & Spa, where international supermodel Barbara Palvin, with her unique style and flair, performs a romantic journey that accompanies le Meridien.
12. Discover new plant species at Six Senses Hotel Ninh Van Bay, Vietnam
Recently, a new plant species was discovered at the Six Senses Hotel in Ningfan Bay, "Six Senses Turmeric". The newly discovered subgenus Turmeric is associated with C. Newmanii Škorničk (a compact rhizome in the turmeric family) is similar. Six Senses Turmeric is 12 to 15 inches (30 to 40 cm) tall and has short, thin branches that point downward. The plant is light brown on the outside and milky white to pale yellow on the inside. Each plant has 1 to 3 leaf-like buds, with 2 to 5 leaves growing at the same time or developing shortly after flowering. "Six Good Turmeric" is a beautiful flower in the ginger family Zingibereae that grows in unprotected forested areas. Because its habitat is under threat from human activity, scientists have proposed that "Six Senses Turmeric" be included in the global list of first-class endangered plant species (IUCN Red List).
13. Rosewood Red Sea will be unveiled in Saudi Arabia
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts has been commissioned by Red Sea Development to manage Rosewood Red Sea. Part of the first phase of the integrated development, the new Rosewood hotel is located on Shura Island on the west coast of Saudi Arabia. Rosewood Red Sea will feature 149 luxurious guest rooms and suites. The upgraded dining venues will comprise three distinctive restaurants, two lounges, rosewood's iconic Reggae Executive Lounge and a hectic restaurant serving local cuisine. Other recreational spaces include magnificent banquet venues and Rosewood's rejuvenated wellness centre, Asaya, which includes seven treatment rooms, a fitness centre, two sports studios and a yoga studio.
14. The Mandarin Oriental London Mayfair will open in Hanover Place this winter
Mandarin Oriental further expands its presence in London with the opening of its Mandarin Oriental London Mayfair hotel this winter. Located on historic Hanover Square, in the heart of London's hippest neighbourhood, the brand new hotel meets fashion, media, art and business. With 50 rooms and suites and 78 intimate managed hotel-style residences, the hotel will also open Michelin-starred chef Akira Back's first EPONDA restaurant in the UK, as well as his concept bar, ABar Lounge. In addition, the hotel will feature an urban spa featuring renewal and reinvention.
15. The Hacienda Des Hacienda de Paris opens the summer panoramic terrace
On 25 May, cheval Blanc Paris opened the 650-square-metre summer garden terrace on the 7th floor, offering views of some of the most beautiful landmarks of the French capital, Paris, from Notre Dame to the colonnade of the Louvre on one side and from the Eiffel Tower to montmartre on the other. Meanwhile, Arnaud Donckele has teamed up with Chef William Béquin to create a simple and colourful seasonal menu featuring grass and tomatoes for lunch and dinner.
16. The first net zero-emission hotel in the United States opens its doors
Hotel Marcel New Haven officially opened on 19 May. As the first hotel in the United States to achieve net zero emissions, the hotel achieved zero emissions by renovating the original building energy, not using any fossil fuels at all, and using solar energy to provide all electricity to the hotel's 165 rooms and suites, as well as the hotel's public areas, restaurants, meeting rooms, and laundry rooms. To this end, Hotel Marcel New Haven became the first Hotel in the United States to receive Passive House-Certified Hotel and one of the nation's leading Green Energy and Environmental Design Pioneers (LEED) Platinum certifications.
17. Hilton Honors customizes the F1 Miami Grand Prix special experience for members
At the just-concluded 2022 Miami Grand Prix, Hilton Honors customized a miami grand prix special experience itinerary for members, allowing members to visit the scene and spend special time with star drivers. In early 2022, Hilton and McLaren Racing renewed their long-standing relationship since 2005, giving Hilton Honors members the opportunity to travel to the exciting F1 arena for more future events and experience this fascinating international event. At the Miami Grand Prix, members won matchday tickets in the form of points auctions, a hard-to-find ticket to the Paddock Club, a McLaren VIP treat, a four-course lunch, an exclusive experience of visiting the pit and team, and the lucky ones who could meet driver Lando Noris before the race.
1. Saudi Arabia will attend the Cannes International Film Festival
To raise public awareness of the country's fast-growing film industry, the Saudi Film Council (SFC) participated in the 75th Cannes Film Festival from May 17 to 28, showcasing its unique film art and unique filming location, as well as supporting emerging talent and promoting Saudi Arabia as a world-class film and television production center. The Saudi Pavilion in the International Village brings together national partners who have made a significant contribution to the Saudi film industry and ecosystem building, and MBC Media Group, the largest media company in the Middle East and North Africa region, also participated in this year's exhibition.
2. Turkish Food Week promotes local traditional dining culture
From 21 to 27 May, a series of events were held in Turkey to showcase the world to Turkish cuisine with a focus on health, creativity, waste avoidance and sustainability, and to show the local culinary traditions to a wide audience. Turkish cuisine is known worldwide for its traditional recipes influenced by Anatolian history. Today, however, it has the potential to become a world cuisine that fits all dining trends. During Turkish Food Week, visitors from all over the world taste creative fusion Turkish dishes made by top local chefs. The event also featured a specially designed gourmet menu where visitors can go to the restaurant to taste the traditional delicacies of time-honored history.
3. Q1 2022: Dubai's hotel occupancy rate ranks first in the world with 82%.
Dubai received a total of 3.97 million overnight international passengers between January and March 2022, up from 1.27 million in the same period last year and up 214% month-on-month, putting Dubai on track in this crucial year. In the first quarter of 2022, Dubai also ranked first in the world in hotel occupancy, at 82%. According to the latest data released by the Dubai Ministry of Economy and Tourism at the ongoing Arab Travel Show (ATM) in Dubai, the number of international visitors in the first quarter reflects the best performance in the first quarter since the global COVID-19 outbreak.
4. The 2022 Africa INDABA Tourism Exhibition was successfully held
From May 2 to 5, the 2022 African INDABA Tourism Exhibition was successfully held in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province. This positive tourism show for Africa and the host city attracted hundreds of buyers and exhibitors from 55 countries to the Durban International Convention and Exhibition Centre for business events on the best tourism products and experiences on the continent. Of these 55 countries, there are 19 countries on the African continent, including South Africa. The three-day tourism exhibition attracted a total of 3,700 delegates from various countries and successfully held 14,000 conferences. In addition, for the first time, the Africa's Travel Indaba Awards were presented to recognize tourism companies and organizations that are driving tourism in the field of innovative technologies and in times of industry change.
1. Air France launches new Business Class seats and more sustainable food and beverage services
On 18 May 2022, Air France announced its full-scale foray into the premium market and has recently launched a new business class seat for long-haul routes, once again recreating the art of French travel in an elegant way. Air France's newly designed iconic Business Class seats are more curved and more comfortable, providing a better flying experience for passengers. In addition, by the end of 2022, on all Air France flights departing from Paris, Air France has committed to providing meat, dairy and eggs of French origin, fish from sustainable fisheries, and a more comprehensive range of vegetarian and dishes in all cabins. All meals will be better prepared in mainland France, and Air France will also offer 100% organic meals for children and babies.
1. MSC Mediterranean Europa Mediterranean Yacht Club will be newly upgraded
MSC Mediterranean Cruises, the world's largest family-owned cruise company, will welcome MSC World Europa to its fleet this year. As the first of MSC's pioneering "World" class cruise ships, the new flagship Europa features a new hull design that will be equipped with leading maritime service technology and ultra-modern all-round design concepts, one of the highlights of the cruise ship is the newly upgraded Mediterranean Yacht Club. Mediterranean Yacht Club is msc's unique "ship-in-boat" product concept, first launched in 2008, setting a new benchmark for the luxury experience in the cruise industry.
2. AMAALA unveils the iconic new yacht club design
AMAALA, an ultra-luxury development on Saudi Arabia's northwest coast, unveiled the triple Bay Yacht Club's signature design. The iconic 7,900-square-metre Yacht Club, built by industry-leading architecture firm HKS, will be divided into four floors and will have 120 berths for parking 130 metres of superyachts, as well as exclusive access for VIPs from the yacht to the club. Its design is inspired by the local erosion-affected rock features and traditional air-flowing structures. Facing the 80-metre-long Quai d'honneur platform, the club hosts yacht events, regattas, yacht launches and yacht cruises, as well as leisure facilities such as a terrace restaurant, an infinity pool deck and a rooftop pavilion.
3. Ocean Cruises announces the 2024 voyage series
Oceania Cruises is now announcing its 2024 range of destinations across Europe, Alaska, Canada, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Africa, South America, the South Pacific and the Caribbean. The brand offers more than 350 itineraries, with seven cruise ships taking guests across seven continents, including more than 130 grand tours, which went on sale on 5 May 2022.
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