Roundup

Appointments

Starwood Hotels& Resorts appointed Ugur Talayhan managing director of The Astor Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Tianjin, The Westin Tianjin and Sheraton Tianjin Hotel.

Rudiger Hollweg was appointed general manager of Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai.

VIP Guests

Regent Beijing General Manager Nicholas Emery (left) and Uli Altrichter, the hotel's director of sales and marketing, greeted German Chancellor Angela Merkel during her visit to Beijing from Sunday to Tuesday.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was welcomed by Raymond Teo, general manager of Shangri-La Hotel, Shenyang, during her recent visit to the capital of Northeast China's Liaoning province on Tuesday.

Greg Findlay (left), general manager of The Westin Bund Center Shanghai, greeted actor Sammo Hung and his wife.

Award

Hilton Xi'an won the 2016 TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Award in the category of Top 25 Hotels for Romance in China.

Father's Day Celebration

NUO Hotel Beijing offers a Father's Day themed brunch on Sunday for 588 yuan ($89), with free flow of prosecco, red and white wines, and draft beer. 010-5926-8281

Culinary Delights

Guest chef Inderpal Singh Jolly will present spice-filled Indian cuisine for "Incredible India", a nineday gourmet festival of Indian flavors at Hotel Jen Upper East, Beijing, from June 20 to 30. 010-5907-8416

Sheraton Wuhan Hankou Hotel held a wine-tasting dinner earlier this month. Australian winemaker Iain Riggs introduced five types of wines from his motherland.

(China Daily 06/18/2016 page10)