This year's Spring Festival ushered in a long holiday, many people made various arrangements for eating, drinking and playing early, hotel reservations are hot, and it is difficult to find a table for Chinese New Year's Eve and dinner...... The reporter visited and found that in order to let everyone have a full Spring Festival, major hotels have spent a lot of thought, in addition to the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, they have also prepared diversified activities and products to further enrich the accommodation experience of citizens.
Hotel bookings are hot during the Spring Festival holiday,
"Fancy service" enriches the accommodation experience
"Hello ma'am, there are still rooms available for reservation at this time you are inquiring, and we have also launched many room packages during the Spring Festival this year, including tickets for popular attractions around the hotel, as well as ...... including buffet dinners" Recently, Lv Kaixin, a staff member at the front desk of Hyatt Regency Shanghai Jiading, has been receiving reservation calls. He said that the hotel's package products such as "Chinese New Year's Eve Meal + Accommodation" launched this year are quite popular, and there are still a small number of seats available for Chinese New Year's Eve Dinner.
"Hotel bookings during the Chinese New Year period are very hot. Chen Hong, general manager of Hyatt Regency Shanghai Jiading, said that for this reason, the hotel has planned a series of activities full of New Year's flavor. "On the afternoon of Chinese New Year's Eve and the morning of the first day of the new year, we will hold a fai chun event in the sky lobby on the 42nd floor to experience the charm of traditional Chinese calligraphy. On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, there will be a wonderful lion dance performance in the lobby on the first floor of the hotel. At the same time, we prepared 1,000 handwritten Dahong Fu characters for guests who came to enjoy the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner and the first day of the new year, wishing them good fortune in the new year. Chen Hong said that customers can enjoy free access to the fitness center and indoor swimming pool during their stay. For families with children, a series of parent-child packaging products such as Tom Cat Parent-Child Paradise Package have also been launched to add more fun.
At the Sheraton Shanghai Jiading Hotel, the reporter also felt the New Year's craze. According to reports, the hotel's Chinese New Year's Eve reservation rate reached 80%, and about 60% on New Year's Day. On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, the hotel carefully prepared the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner and New Year activities.
"On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, February 9, the hotel carefully prepared a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner for everyone. THERE IS ALSO A LARGE LED SCREEN TO WATCH THE LIVE BROADCAST OF CCTV SPRING FESTIVAL GALA, HUAWEI MATE60 MOBILE PHONE, XIAOMI 75-INCH TV AND OTHER NEW YEAR LUCKY DRAWS. Xu Xiaoke, marketing and sales director of Sheraton Shanghai Jiading Hotel, introduced that at 12 o'clock at midnight, the hotel also prepared a Chinese New Year's Eve fireworks show for customers to accompany everyone to celebrate the New Year, "From 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. from the first day to the third day of the Lunar New Year, we prepared a fun Spring Festival parent-child handicraft experience for everyone, and the buffet dinner was open from the first to the seventh day of the new year." ”
F1 Chinese Grand Prix with fire nearby hotels,
Some hotels are "hard to find"
From April 19 to 21 this year, the 2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix will be held at the Shanghai International Circuit. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the F1 Chinese Grand Prix, and its return to China after five years has not only attracted enthusiastic fans from all over the country, but also brought fire to the surrounding hotels. The reporter learned that there are still more than 2 months before the start of the competition, and the booking volume of many hotels in Jiading during the F1 period is very hot.
Sheraton Shanghai Jiading Hotel is about 10 kilometers away from the racetrack, and since its opening in 2015, it has become a "designated hotel" for many F1 teams.
"Since the official announcement of the Formula 1 race in Shanghai, China last year, many teams have already contacted our hotel. The hotel is currently sold out for the duration of the F1 Chinese Grand Prix, which mainly hosts different teams and a small number of customers. Xu Xiaoke said that the hotel has often received phone inquiries from fans recently, and it is a pity that it is fully booked.
According to the data of the Anting Town Business Office, many hotels in Anting Town booked more than 50% in April. Among them, Yiwo Zhishang Hotel is less than 3 kilometers away from the venue, and it is only about 5 minutes by car. Thanks to the location advantage, the hotel ushered in a wave of booking boom.
According to Yan Min, general manager of Yiwo Zhishang Hotel, the hotel has 526 rooms, which were fully booked within three days of the sale of tickets for the F1 Chinese Grand Prix. ”
In order to cope with the peak of passenger flow, many hotels are gearing up to welcome guests. Sheraton Shanghai Jiading Hotel is equipped with a Chinese, Western and Japanese restaurant, and local dishes such as Nanxiang Xiaolong are prepared during the F1 race. "Our hotel staff are fluent in foreign languages and are able to communicate smoothly with the team members to ensure that they feel at home here," Xu said. ”
In addition to food and living, some hotels will also arrange shuttle buses, increase manpower, and improve service quality. "We are in close contact with Jiushi and plan to arrange shuttle buses according to vehicle and road conditions to provide convenient transportation services for fans. Yan Min said that in terms of manpower, the hotel will hire more part-time staff to assist with food and beverage services, and strengthen foreign language training for front office services in preparation for the F1 China Grand Prix.
Coincidentally, Crowne Plaza Shanghai Yingyi has confirmed that some of the event teams will stay and have reserved corresponding rooms for guests to stay at the games, which is tighter than usual. In order to ensure the event and welcome guests from all over the world, the hotel has strengthened the training of various departments, including language training, service etiquette training, menu research and development, etc., organized all staff to learn the relevant knowledge of the event, answered the questions encountered by customers during the event, and launched the event-themed coffee break to create the atmosphere of the event.
It is reported that during this year's F1 Chinese Grand Prix, the Shanghai Automobile Museum will also hold a series of colorful activities, including the "Centennial of World Motor Sports" theme exhibition, classic antique car parade, "Automobile Culture Science Popularization Activity Season", "'Create' want to have you, have 'Leopard' Auto Expo" IP release and car friends sharing meeting, etc., to further release the consumption potential.
Written by: Yang Yujie
Cinematographer: Zhang Yukai
Correspondents: Wei Mingkai, Zhang Xinyi
Editor: Wu Lirong