Roundup

APPOINTMENTS

Henry Tay has joined the Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou as hotel manager.

Henry Li has been appointed F&B director at Sheraton Fuzhou Hotel.

CHARITY

As a sponsor of the Shanghai Rolex Masters tennis tournament held at the Qi Zhong Forest Sports City Arena from Oct 8 to 16, Hilton Shanghai treated five children with leukemia to a special VIP experience in their own private box.

EVENT

Hollywood actor Aaron Eckhart and Phyllis Chen, director of marketing communications of The Westin Xi'an. The Westin Xi'an was a key partner for the Silk Road International Film Festival and catered the opening ceremony on Sept 19 and closing cocktail event on Sept 23.

TECHNOLOGY

Following the announcement by Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts of its integration of virtual reality experiences into its worldwide hotel sales efforts, Hotel Jen Shenyang has rolled out VR experiences for its guests. The first Hotel Jen property in Northeast China after its rebranding, the hotel caters to a new "Jeneration" of independently minded business and leisure travellers.

JUNIOR AMBASSADOR

Popular Chinese child actress Zhang Zimu has been named the Hotel Experience Junior Ambassador of the Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel. One of China's favorite young film and TV stars, the 8-year-old joined the hotel following its popular collaboration with DreamWorks Experience to enhance services, amenities and special family offerings.

FESTIVALS

The acclaimed Shangri-La International Festival of Gastronomy will return for a second year with an illustrious line-up of celebrated chefs at 11 Shangri-La hotels from Oct 25 to 31. The 12 chefs, three of whom have restaurants listed in The World's 50 Best Restaurants, hold a total of 20 Michelin Stars. The Shangri-La culinary event will be simultaneously launched in 11 of the group's hotels in 10 cities, including Beijing, Hong Kong, Taipei and Shanghai.

An ongoing beer festival at Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center, which started on Thursday and will last through Oct 30, will highlight traditional German beer, food and entertainment. During the annual Paulaner Brauhaus Beijing Oktoberfest, held in a tent that can accommodate up to 500 people at a time, German performing troupes including Marco Spiegl and the Munich Kindl Showgirls will bring the audience live music performances and traditional dances. 010-6465-3388 Ext 4212

The Korean Food Festival held at JW Marriott Hotel Beijing from Thursday to Oct 22 offers visitors an authentic Korean culture experience, with a variety of typical dishes and drinks from South Korea available. Guest chef Sang Bum-Yun from JW Marriott Hotel Seoul, who has more than 20 years' culinary experience, and his peers Dae Jin-Kim and Hye Kyung-Hwang will bring signature Korean dishes to the event. 010-5908-8511

YEAR-END PARTY

Swissotel Beijing Hong Kong Macau Center has launched a year-end party package for bookings of at least 80 people, with the hotel embarking on upgrading the Grand Ballroom with a Swiss touch, starting from 420 yuan ($63) net per person.

(China Daily 10/15/2016 page10)