Roundup

Appointments

Four Seasons Hotel Beijing appointed Livio Faverio as general manager.

The China World Hotel, Beijing, appointed Marlene Fang as area director of sales and marketing.

Event

Kim Jang-soo (middle), the South Korean ambassador to China, Franklin Mak (left), market vice president of North China Marriott International, and Angela Pan, general manager of the Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel, attended an event in the hotel to celebrate the eighth anniversary of the establishment of the Korean Culture Center and 20th anniversary of the Korean Travel Bureau Beijing Office.

Award

The Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai was named "2015 The Best of the Best - One of China's Foremost Luxury Establishments" by Gafencu Men magazine.

Charity

Depesh Seth (middle in the second row), general manager of the Sheraton Shanghai Waigaoqiao, and his management team visited the Baoshan Welfare House where they prepared dim sum for the elderly and disabled.

New Program

The St Regis Sanya Yalong Bay Resort launched a three-day summer program for young guests on April 10, which is part of the brand's Family Offers. The summer program features a mobile library project only for Chinese families. The library has 30 classic children's books in Chinese and English.

Cooking Class

The Grand Mercure Beijing Dongcheng offers junior cooking classes for children, priced at 188 yuan ($30.35) per child. A package for 964 yuan includes four cooking classes and a tailor-made chef's uniform. 010-84031188

New Menu

The Benkay Japanese Restaurant at Hotel Nikko Shanghai is offering a sea bream and bamboo shoot shabu-shabu set for 260 yuan ($42) per person. The set features fresh bream, tender bamboo shoots, and a sauce of lime and orange vinegar, as well as salty grilled salmon with perilla and grated radish. 021-32119999 ext 6620

The New World Shanghai Hotel is presenting the exquisite taste of French Normandy oysters at its Yue 1525 restaurant. Diners can enjoy a range of seafood, grilled meats and desserts while watching the chefs at cooking stations whip up dishes to delight the appetite. 021-62408888 ext 8212

The Okura Garden Hotel Shanghai, managed by Okura Hotels & Resorts, is offering a banquet package that includes a Chinese set meal, French Western meal and Western buffet available for selection. The lunch banquet is priced at 250 yuan ($40.35) per person and the evening banquet is 350 yuan per person. 021-64151111 ext 5322

Festive gift

The Central Hotel Shanghai is offering rice dumpling gift boxes of the time-honored brand Wang Bao He in anticipation of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. At 98 yuan ($15.80) per box from April 30 to June 20, the package features 10 rice dumplings in five flavors. 021-53538888 ext 60136

(China Daily 04/18/2015 page10)