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As Beijing readies for the 2008
Olympics, the city is investing US$40 billion on upgrading
its infrastructure and building a large compound to be used as
headquarters for China Central Television (CCTV). This complex will
include the Mandarin Oriental Beijing hotel, which will open in time
for the Olympics.
Starwood, the creators of the W
Hotels concept have come up with a fresh new take on hotel stays
with the creation of aloft
hotels. A stay at an aloft hotel will more like living in a
high tech loft with fresh air and natural light. Starwood is
planning to open 500 aloft properties worldwide by 2012. The first
Australian aloft hotel will open in Sydney in 2009.
You’ll find
more information about the Mandarin
Oriental Beijing and aloft
Sydney Airport, O’Riordan Street in this
edition.
Until next
time
Best
Helena
Helena
Miele, CITE
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KLCC High on Food Safety
The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
keeps going from success to success.
The center increases value added
services for its clients as its popularity continues to grow.
The latest value added service is in the area of food safety.
The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) is the first
convention center in Malaysia to achieve Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
certification. HACCP
certification is a food safety system that reduces or eliminates the
risk of food hazards. The system checks food starting from
selection, preparation and production processes. The HACCP method is
not commonly used in convention centers and 5-Star hotels but it is
used by the airline and food & beverage
industry.
The certification assures planners on
the safety and quality of the
KLCC’s food and beverage services.
Web site: http://www.klccconventioncentre.com |
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Doubletree Golf Resort & Spa in
Thailand
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Hilton Hotels Corporation is
expanding into Asia Pacific with the opening of the Doubletree Gold Resort
& Spa in Sriracha,
Thailand. The 358-room
property is being built on the Sriracha Golf Club, which was
the venue for the 1993 Thailand Open. The resort is being developed
in two phases. The first phase includes 223 guest rooms and suites
followed by the second phase where the remaining 135 rooms and
suites will be completed. Room and suite sizes will range from 35 to
65 sqm (377 to 700 sqft), many with private plunge pools.
Hotel amenities will include extensive indoor and
outdoor meeting space, day and night golf, squash and tennis courts,
a sports bar, swimming pool, a traditional Thai spa and Japanese
pool spa. The resort is located 25 minutes from downtown Pattaya, 40
minutes from the new Suvarnabhumi International Airport and 60
minutes from downtown Bangkok. It is also in close proximity to
multi-national companies such as Samsung, Hitachi, General Motors,
Ford, and BMW.
Web site: http://www.hilton.com |
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The Luxury Collection Comes to Koh Samui -
Vana Belle Samui
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts
is building the Vana Belle Samui
Resort & Spa, part of The
Luxury Collection, on the beautiful island of Koh Samui, Thailand. The property,
scheduled to open in 2010,
will feature 180 guest rooms and suites including 30 stand-alone
villas. Facilities will include event space and business center,
four restaurants, a spa and fitness center, and swimming pool. When
this property opens it will be a key incentive location.
Web site: http://www.starwood.com |
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aloft in Oz
W
Hotel’s new brand, aloft hotels, is opening its first
Australian property in Sydney. The aloft Sydney Airport, O’Riordan
Street will be located less than one mile of Sydney International
Airport in Mascot, Sydney. The aloft brand is a new take on
the hotel experience offering guest rooms are more similar to being
in a loft than a hotel room to public areas that invite socializing.
Each of the hotel’s 161-guest rooms will feature
nine-foot high ceilings, oversized windows to create a bright airy
environment, an ultra comfortable signature bed and oversized
walk-in shower and toiletries created by Bliss Spas. Guest rooms
will be a combination high-tech office and entertainment center
outfitted with wireless Internet access and plug & play, a
one-stop connectivity solution for multiple electronic gadgetry such
as PDAs, cell phones, mp3 players and laptops - all linked to a
large flat panel HDTV ready television.
There will
signature aloft amenities such as re-fuel - a one-stop 24-hour
food and beverage area that offers healthy food, snacks and
beverages to grab & go; re-mix - atmospheric public spaces
designed to draw guests from their rooms to socialize and make new
friends; re-charge - a fitness center; and splash - the
hotel pool. The aloft Sydney property is expected to open in 2009.
Web site: http://www.welcometowhotels.com/aloft/index_flash.html |
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Four Points By Sheraton Shanghai,
Daning
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Four Points by Sheraton Shanghai, Daning
opened earlier this year in a new integrated complex called
the Daning Life Hub. The mix-use development, the first of its kind
in Shanghai, includes the hotel, offices, shops, restaurants,
entertainment and cultural venues, and ancillary services.
The 326-room
property has over 1,600
sqm (17,222 sqft) of event
space that includes a grand ballroom and seven function
rooms. Wireless Internet connection is available in all meeting
rooms and public areas. Additional facilities include a business
center, three restaurants, fitness center, spa, heated indoor pool,
and gift shop.
The hotel is located in Zhabei, just north Shanghai’s central business
district and is a few minutes walk from the subway
station.
Web site:
http://www.fourpoints.com/daning |
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Mandarin Oriental Beijing
Hotel
A 241-room hotel will open in Beijing in
time for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The luxury property will
be situated in the landmark headquarters of China Central Television
(CCTV) located in Beijing’s central business district. The new CCTV
development occupies 550,000 sqm (5,920,200 sqft) and comprises two
uniquely designed buildings and a large landscaped media park. The
main CCTV building will house television production and broadcasting
units. The second building, the Cultural Centre (TVCC) will house
the Mandarin Oriental Beijing hotel and will also contain a theater,
recording studios and digital cinemas.
The Mandarin Oriental Beijing guest
rooms will be amongst the largest in the city and feature high
ceilings, innovative entertainment and commanding views over
Beijing. The hotel’s meeting space will feature a distinctively
designed circular ballroom with will be surrounded by a ring of
water. Additional hotel amenities include six dining and cocktail
venues, the Spa with 11 treatment rooms offering holistic
rejuvenation and relaxation treatments in a tranquil, meditative
setting, a fitness center and beauty salon.
Web site: http://www.mandarinoriental.com <!--[endif]--> |
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In the Air
Quantas
New Route - Melbourne Sidney
Qantas Airways will launch a new service from Melbourne, Australia to
Shanghai, China. The new twice-weekly service will launch in
March 2008 departing from Melbourne on Tuesdays and Saturdays and
returning from Shanghai on Mondays and Fridays. Equipment for the
route will be an A330 aircraft configured in two classes of service,
Business and Coach.
When this service begins in March 2008,
Qantas will offer 10 China services per week from Australia with
five flights between Sydney and Shanghai, these two
Melbourne/Shanghai service, and three services between Sydney and
Beijing.
Web site: http://www.qantas.com |
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