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The Sofitel brand, the Global Ambassador for modern French living under the Accor Group, has announced that Sofitel Hangzhou Yingguan will officially open in the beautiful City of Xizi in 2021. Sofitel Hangzhou Is located in a 200,000-square-meter integrated development that also includes two office buildings and four residential apartment buildings.
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Group recently announced that its fifth hotel in Japan, the Ritz-Carlton, Nikko, plans to open its doors on May 22, 2020. Located in Nikko National Park, the hotel has 94 rooms where guests can not only enjoy the spacious space, but also visit the magnificent Zhongzenji Lake and the highly regarded Nantai Mountain since ancient times.
Siam Sindhorn Limited will launch the Sindhorn Midtown Hotel in Thailand, scheduled to open in March 2020 in the heart of Bangkok's Langsuan community. The new hotel is housed in two trendy towers and offers 344 rooms and suites, as well as 49 serviced apartments. Its designs are inspired by local art to create an elegant way of life.
Four Seasons Hotels, together with real estate developers Carpenter & Company Ltd. and Woodward Interests LLC, will build luxury hotels and private homes in downtown New Orleans by the end of 2020. Four Seasons Hotel orleans & Private Residences will be presented downtown as the first Four Seasons Hotel in New Orleans, the new Four Seasons Hotel will be built in the World Trade Center in New Orleans, adjacent to the Morrill Convention Center, the Financial Center, the French Quarter and the Warehouse District.
The award-winning Banyan Tree Macau presents a festive feast – guests can enjoy the finest seafood barbecue at Belon with friends and family, an authentic Thai buffet at the signature Thai restaurant Shang Fang, or a warm Asian-inspired hot pot at the Poolside Cabana. To create memories, the hotel also offers a delightful 'Enjoy The Holidays' spa treatment package to help guests untie and relax.
Marriott International And BMW Brilliance announced that 21 Marriott Hotels in Hainan will use 100 BMW 5 Series plug-in hybrids as a hotel concierge fleet in 2020. Marriott Plans to launch a one-stop green vacation product "Cross-Bay Connecting Lives" in February 2020, when bookers can also plant a tree at the hotel to help build "Green Hainan".
Lunar New Year is a traditional festival of festive reunions, and The Lees Resorts & Resorts & Resorts has prepared a variety of festive activities for guests to celebrate the unforgettable Chinese New Year holiday. At The Laguna's tea horse road in China and the Maldives and Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, The Laguna Offers a refreshing range of culinary experiences that allow guests to share delicious meals with their loved ones and spend memorable moments together.
The Baccarat Hotel in New York, which conquers Manhattan with its understated luxury, also brings two afternoon teas that are extraordinarily humane during the festive season, a children's afternoon tea inspired by "The Little Prince" to explore truth and love, and an afternoon tea inspired by Dickens's "Christmas Carol" to explore modern Christmas.
Ethos, a new high-end lifestyle boutique hotel created by Shimao Star Hotel Group for millennials, announced an official cooperation with the "badfive 3+1 basketball league" under the well-known Chinese brand Li Ning, which perfectly combines the sports style of street basketball with the trendy lifestyle, interpreting the younger generation to break the stereotype and adhere to their own attitude to life.
The Ritz-Carlton, Xi'an and the Royal Porcelain Wedgwood are hereby launching a Christmas-only themed afternoon tea, which will be available from November 30, 2019 while enjoying this afternoon tea at the Lobby Lounge, as well as the opportunity to receive Christmas gifts exclusively from Wedgwood.
Marriott International, together with a total of 13 hotels across 7 brands in Suzhou, successfully held the "Heart 'Mouse' - 2019 Marriott International Group Suzhou Regional Winter Hotel Show" in Suzhou Center from December 7 to 8, 2019. Specially cooperated with Suzhou's well-known cartoon image "Meow Eight Unsound" to present a warm and romantic wedding show for local guests.
The MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong macau 2020 was recently released. The Peninsula Hong Kong's Cedes French Restaurant was awarded the first one-star rating of the MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong macau 2020, while the Chinese Restaurant at The Jialin Building won the one-star award for the fourth consecutive year, affirming The Peninsula's achievements in the catering industry, which is also the fourth star of the Jialin Building.
On the occasion of the Lunar New Year, the hotel joined hands with the "Yue Yue Forbidden City" to present guests with a "study room on the sea" that integrates calligraphy, painting, cultural creation and tea art, so that Haitang Bay exudes the aroma of books with oriental charm. At the same time, three star chefs from different countries were invited to present a Unique Western Chinese New Year Family Feast for food lovers.
From January 16 to 18, 2020, Ritz-Carlton Sanya Yalong Bay will create a 3-day, 3-night 5th "Extraordinary" Food and Wine Feast, which will be star-studded and invited by five world star chefs from Turkey, Italy, Japan, Bosnia and Herzegovina and France to bring you a feast on the tip of your tongue for many food lovers.
Harbin, the capital of the northern country, has a long and charming winter beauty that makes the city a famous ice and snow tourism destination in the country and even the world. This winter, Shangri-La Hotel, Harbin and Songbei Shangri-La Hotel, Harbin joined forces to launch the "Cool Ice City" guest room benefits.
Sheraton Shanghai Baohua Hotel is located in Fengxian Qingcun, becoming the first international brand five-star luxury hotel in Fengxian. HBA has transformed it into an urban haven, offering guests a comfortable stay through a seamless blend of modern design and local history, culture and traditions.
The design-driven odin property brand creates a unique new luxury private home settlement that offers investors the perfect opportunity to join the high-end foothill community. Located in Asia's most vibrant winter play area, niseko Garden District in Hokkaido, Japan, odin hills is inspired by the famous European Alpine villages of St. Moritz, Gstaad, Courchevel, Verbier and other famous european alps.
With the arrival of December, the festive atmosphere of Christmas and New Year is also gradually stronger, and in this season full of joyful atmosphere, many of Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts' brands and many hotels at home and abroad have also launched a number of festive packages to create a colorful holiday experience for guests. Guests can join festive Christmas parties, savour a gourmet feast prepared by the chefs, or plunge into the warm blue waters for action-packed water sports.
The Beverly Hills Hotel has long been the premier destination for Hollywood celebrities, with 21 "home away from home" bungalows completely renovated. Many of the 21 renovated bungalows were designed to commemorate the selected guests who stayed at the hotel in the last century, and Bungalows 1 and 3, which were grandly unveiled in early 2019, were inspired by Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe and movie mogul Howard Hughes, while Bungalow 9, inspired by comedy giant Charlie Chaplin, was completed in December 2019.
Journey through the bustling city and discover the collision of fashion and classics. At the beginning of winter, Ritz-Carlton, Chengdu joined hands with luxury brand Montblanc to jointly launch the "Urban Exploration" themed afternoon tea. Combining Ritz-Carlton's elegance, understated luxury with Montblanc's ingenuity and excellence, the Ritz-Carlton's elegance and underpinnings are cleverly combined to present diners with a taste bud experience.
From now on, Galaxy Macau officially launched the "Galaxy Winter Fun Wish Come True" themed winter activities - including sending holiday wishes to win "Galaxy Macau" luxury hotel accommodation, shopping, food and other rich benefits, and a chance to get a luxury trip to Finland worth 88,888 yuan.
During the festive season, The Mark Hotel and the London-based flower shop Flowerbx have transformed the hotel's main entrance into a Christmas dreamland – spruce trees around the gate are covered with Christmas lights, and the hotel's awnings are also laid with modern hedges, which is full of festive atmosphere, making the hotel's residents and surrounding residents feel as if they are in a charming winter wonderland.
Recently, Huazhu Group and Vanke Midwest City Construction and Development Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement at Novotel Shanghai Kingboard Hotel, and the two sides officially became strategic partners after the signing of the agreement. At this point, a number of hotel-type properties under Vanke Midwest Industrial City will give priority to the mid-to-high-end brands under Huazhu Group for comprehensive operation and management.
Hotel Indigo and the travel micro-variety show "Slow Travel Traveler" together with the well-known actor Xiao Zhan recorded life in Xiamen from the first perspective, conveyed the local neighbor culture, and experienced a travel lifestyle that was more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In addition to the program, the "Neighborhood Collection", composed of 11 unique Indigo hotels in Greater China, is committed to opening a "neighbor" feeling journey for more guests.
Amari Krabi Stylish Resort & Spa is nestled in tropical gardens above tub kaek beach overlooking the Andaman Sea. The hotel blends traditional Lanna design from northern Thailand with tropical flair from the south, complemented by lush gardens, waterfall pools and tranquil beaches. The 64 rooms, suites and pool villas are designed with spacious interiors and each has a private terrace.
Baixiangli Nankuo Lushui Renjia is one of the few ancient villages preserved in the East Taihu Lake Resort area, and was formerly a distribution center for fishermen in Songling Town to fish in Taihu Lake. The project is developed and constructed by Suzhou Wujiang Binhu Investment Group, and operated and managed by Shanghai Baixiangli. Fourteen buildings along both sides of the river have been converted from peasant houses. There are 6 homestays with a total of 41 rooms, 1 reception and conference building, 1 Western coffee building, 1 Taihu private house dish, 1 supply and marketing cooperative, 1 earth stove, 1 tea room, 1 flower house, 1 KTV.
British Airways and China Southern Airlines have signed an associate business agreement with travel dates starting 2 January 2020. Tickets can be purchased on the British Airways website (ba.com) from now on. The two airlines will initially codeshare on all direct flights between London, UK and between Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Sanya, Wuhan and Zhengzhou in China.
In November 2020, Korean Air will officially implement a trial purchase of tickets through a combination of miles and cash or credit cards. In April 2021, Korean Air will also implement a more reasonable segmented mileage accrual and redemption system based on ticket price and distance flown. In addition, the Skypass Elite membership program, which is scheduled to be launched in February 2022, will be divided into four elite membership levels according to the number of miles accumulated by passengers in the previous year.
Qatar Airways recently launched a direct flight from Doha to Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, with the first flight landing smoothly at Sir Gaborone Seretz Karma International Airport on December 15.
Plaza Premium Airport Service Management Group held a brand promotion conference at Aerotel Airport Hotel in Beijing, and Mr. Song Haixi, Founder and CEO of Plaza Premium Airport Service Management Group, attended the scene and shared the brand's development history and the Group's latest global expansion plans. 2019 and 2020 are very important development stages for Plaza Premium Group.
According to the 2019 Winter Flight Schedule, Jetstar Japan will add three round-trip flights per week for the Tokyo (Narita) - Shanghai (Pudong) route, increasing the frequency from four round-trip flights per week to one round-trip flight per day. The new flight schedule will be available from 21 January 2020. Jetstar Japan is headquartered in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture and is currently CEO Yu Kataoka.
Singapore Airlines will launch a new direct European flight on 25 October 2020, between Singapore and Brussels, the capital of Belgium. New flights depart from Singapore every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday at 23:55 (local time). The return flight will depart from Brussels every Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 11:20 a.m. (local time) and the new route will be operated by the new Air Passenger a350-900 aircraft.
Novozyen Cruises has announced the official unveiling of silver cove, a brand new seaside resort on Stirrup Island, a private island in the Bahamas. Stirrup Island is the first port of call for the Novérion Eternity, and guests will enjoy the island's flair at the new silver cove. This resort boasts a private beach and features 38 beachfront villas, a mandara spa, a brand new moet bar and a silver cove restaurant bar.
Royal Caribbean's Ocean Voyager launched in Singapore at the end of October after completing a 41-day and nearly $100 million upgrade, and will deploy to its home port in Shanghai in the summer of 2020, bringing Chinese consumers a series of classic 4- to 5-night visits to Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Kumamoto and Kagoshima in Japan.
Royal Caribbean recently announced a cooperation with vipkid, a well-known online children's English education brand, to create a new cruise ship parent-child theme open class "In the Spectrum, Fun Exploration". Innovatively integrating the online English experience into the Royal Caribbean's first ultra-quantum series cruise ship "Spectrum of the Sea", it enriches the family's family time at sea, and feels the charm of cruise ship vacation while having fun and education.
Since 2017, tourism has been working with Air France and a number of Chinese media platforms to launch #Think of "Law" in China around different themes! # Series of promotion activities for French tourist destinations. The event has continued to this day and has achieved extensive participation and positive response from the Chinese media and the public.
Shanghai Disney Resort today announced the completion of site preparations for Zootopia, the newest theme park in its theme park and its eighth largest theme park, officially starting major construction. Upon opening, the park will be the first Disney parks in the world to feature zoo zoos themed "Zootopia," immersing visitors in a lifelike mammalian metropolis and encountering beloved characters from the movies.
Northern Ireland Tourism has officially launched a new destination brand to the world, "Embracing the Spirit of giants", which will be used to enhance Northern Ireland's tourism competitiveness on an international scale, helping to change the perspective of potential tourists on the destination to attract more domestic and foreign tourists to Northern Ireland.
This year, Israel's Hanukkah and Christmas will meet on this winter day, allowing visitors to Israel to experience a double holiday joy and experience Israel's diverse cultural traditions. If you're interested in Jewish culture, you shouldn't be unfamiliar with Hanukkah. Hanukkah, which is set in the Jewish calendar, does not last each year, and this year will last from December 23 to December 30, coinciding with the Christmas season surprises.
As travel becomes more and more popular, the way to unlock new travel postures has long changed from "internet celebrity punching" to exploring lesser-known and unpopular destinations. And the world's leading hotel and accommodation booking platform booking.com Bookinger's recently released travel trends for 2020 also found that nearly 70% of Chinese travelers are willing to explore niche destinations. These include the city of Seogwipo in South Korea, Žabljak in Montenegro, Yerevan in Armenia, and more.
With Dubai topped Lonely Planet's list of the best cities to visit in 2020, now is the perfect time to plan a journey of self-discovery in Dubai's "Food, Prayer and Love". Whatever you're looking forward to, Dubai offers the perfect blend of wellness holidays, outdoor sports, cultural immersion and culinary experiences to make for an unforgettable journey that suits every taste and budget.
With the theme of the Secret Garden & Colorful Festival in Flanders, Belgium, the "See Colorful Flanders Video Exhibition" landed in Shanghai Lu one CapitaLand Crystal Mall l1 on December 10. The exhibition will run until January 2020 and will feature more than 50 photographs and multiple video works. Exhibited in the form of "short video works + photographic works", everyone can learn more about chocolate, beer, Tintin and Smurfs, Belgium also has a very rich natural scenery, and its countryside is full of forests, castles and world-famous breweries.
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