Roundup

China Daily | Updated: 2017-02-25 07:20

APPOINTMENT

Benoit Amado has been appointed general manager of Amanyangyun, Shanghai. The hotel is scheduled to open this fall.

OPENING

The Sanya Edition, which opened in Hainan province in December, is set to be "a hotel unlike any other resort" across China, said Ian Schrager, who conceived the brand in partnership with Marriott International.

CONTESTS

The China leg of the Kanebo Beauty Up Contest was held in Renaissance Shanghai Zhongshan Park Hotel on Wednesday. Five of the 367 competitors that took part won through to the final, which is scheduled to take place in Japan on May 23. The event is an annual in-house competition held by Japanese cosmetics company Kanebo to enhance the technical and counseling skills of its beauty consultants.

A promotional campaign colaunched by AccorHotels Asia Pacific and MasterCard will award the winning team in its "The Ultimate Rivals" league four tickets to the UEFA Champions League finals on May 11, as well as four flights to Cardiff, Wales, and a three-night stay in an AccorHotels property. Le Club AccorHotels loyalty program members and MasterCard cardholders are invited to create teams of two to four players to enter the competition.

WEEKEND GETAWAY

Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel has launched its Girls Weekend Getaways package, specially designed for women-only get-togethers. It includes a 60-minute spa treatment, the in-suite "Manis and Pedis in Your Jammies" experience and an outdoor yoga class. Girlfriends can also have Sunday brunch at Bene, an iconic Italian homestyle eatery, and seafood hot pot at Xin, Macao's one-of-a-kind Asian restaurant. They may also have a cocktail-making class with the hotel's in-house mixologist.

CULINARY DELIGHT

The Rose Coffee Shop at Okura Garden Hotel Shanghai introduced its new menu on Feb 15. The restaurant serves a semi-buffet dinner from Monday to Thursday - which consists of an extensive buffet with seafood and salads - and a weekend buffet offering a selection of various Chinese, Western and Japanese dishes.