Roundup

Appointment

David Cao has recently been appointed as the general manager of Sheraton Shanghai Hongkou Hotel.

The Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai is pleased to welcome Spencer Jiang Yu Wei as front office manager.

Awards

The Evaluation Committee of the Golden-Pillow Award of China Hotels named Martin Leclerc, general manager of The St. Regis Tianjin as China's Best Hotel Manager for 2015, at the 12th Golden-Pillow Award of China Hotels ceremony in Shanghai.

The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing, was voted the No 3 hotel in China and the best in Beijing in the Cond Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Top 40 Hotel Awards 2015. It scored 92.81 points out of 100.

"Our guest experience is critical to our success," said Tarik Temucin, general manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing, "and to have such recognition for the hard work of our ladies and gentlemen truly reflects our credo, that The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing, places the genuine care and comfort of each guest as their highest priority. This is extremely important to us and we are always ready to create memorable moments for our valued guests."

Anniversary

W Hotel Beijing celebrated its first anniversary with the Forever Young music party at W Lounge on Oct 31.

Showjumping

The Lingang Science and Technology Innovation City Cup of the China Club Showjumping League will be held at Lingang New City on Saturday and Sunday. The event, which has attracted six national China Clubs, is aimed at spreading equestrian culture and expanding the equestrian business market.

Spa

The Park Hyatt Beijing is reopening the Tian Spa on Level 59 as a one-stop center for visitors' well-being. Situated at one of the high points in the heart of the capital, Tian Spa offers a fitness room with state-of-the-art exercise equipment, a pristine 25-meter indoor swimming pool and a spa. Air throughout the entire facility is filtered. Opening hours: 10 am to 12 midnight daily. 2 Jianguomenwai Street, Chaoyang district, Beijing. Tel: 86 -10-8567-1101

Salsa

Salsa is a popular form of social dance that originated in New York with strong influences from Latin America. The Grand Millennium Beijing has invited Beijing's best-known salsa team, the NBs, to its Havana Bar to help guests learn the salsa and become immersed in the passion of dancing. Every Tuesday, the free Salsa class will be held from 8-9 pm. Tel: 010-8587-6888

Food Festival

The Shanghai Marriott Hotel City Center is hosting a Malaysian food festival from Oct 14 through Nov 26. Guests can enjoy authentic Malaysian specialties daily as an addition to the extensive dinner buffet in the Shanghai City Bistro.

Charity

The Shangri-La Hotel Dalian hosted a fundraising event for breast cancer patients in October, which is Breast Cancer Month. The hotel opened a red-ribbon theme room during the month. In addition, they sold cakes and cocktails at Dalian Times Square on Oct 25 and donated the proceeds to the Dalian Women and Children's Development Foundation for breast cancer patients.

Event

The 20th Concierge China Congress and the 13th Golden Key International Alliance Congress will be held in Chengdu from Nov 17 to 20. The Golden Key label is a symbol of Les Clefs d'Or, a professional association of hotel concierges that originated in France in 1929. The association was first introduced to China in 1995 and now has more than 2,800 members in the country.

(China Daily 11/14/2015 page10)