Shanghai hotels to pay royalties for background music
Eastday.com, China, June 20, 2004 - Star-level hotels in the eastern
China municipality of Shanghai will soon have to pay for the background music
they play in their lobbies, restaurants and guest rooms.The Music Copyright
Society of China has reached a deal with 14 four- and five-star hotels in
Shanghai on charging royalties for the music they play, which is "for commercial
rather than home entertainment purpose," said Fang Fang, an official with the
society's Shanghai bureau on Friday...
Budget hotels gain popularity
Xinhua Net, China, June 24, 2004 - With comfortable, clean accommodation and
convenient service at an inexpensive price, budget hotels are becoming
increasingly popular in China, according to Thursday's China Daily. During this
year's week-long May Day holiday, most budget hotels in major tourist cities
were fully booked in advance, while many four- and five-star hotels had to offer
discounts to lure customers...
Condoms
to Be Placed in Hotels
Shenzhen Daily June 25 ,2004 - Hotels in Shenzhen may soon start making
condoms available to control the spread of HIV/AIDS in Shenzhen. They could be
available within the year, said Zhang Yingji, a section chief of Shenzhen
Municipal Health Bureau. The condoms will be placed in hotel rooms throughout
Shenzhen and guests will pay to use them, according to the chief of the AIDS
control section of Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Former Sheraton, Holiday Inn Executive Joins Top Chinese Hotel
Management Company
Yahoo News July 20, 2004 - Teda Travel Group, Inc. announced today it has
appointed Mr. Tim Gao, as its Chief Executive Officer of the Teda Hotels
Management Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Teda Travel Group. Mr.
Gao is well respected in the hotel management industry in China and brings more
than 15 years of operating experience in hotel management to the Group.
Hotel Background Music Charges
to Skyrocket
CRI, May 12, 2004 - Charges for
hotel background music have been skyrocketing in Beijing since the current music
copyright agreement expired on April 10th this year. The Music Copyright Society
of China says the music fee in star-level hotels could rise by over 100 percent.
The 63 hotels affiliated to the Beijing Tourism Industry Association could enjoy
some discounts. Meanwhile, the Beijing Tourism Industry Association and Music
Copyright Society of China are discussing the contract renewal.
Accor Expands Sofitel Network to Hefei, China
Xinhua News, China, May 19, 2004 - Accor
continues the rapid expansion of its luxury Sofitel brand in China with the
addition of Sofitel Grand Park Hefei, increasing its network to eight Sofitels
under management around China...
Most HK Hotels Booked out
Shenzhen Daily April 30, 2004 - Most of Hong
Kong's hotel rooms had been booked out for the May Day holidays, Hong Kong's
Financial Secretary Henry Tang said Wednesday. Some
hotels had increased their rates by 5 to 15 percent, the Shenzhen Special
Zone Daily quoted the financial secretary as saying. He said nearly 440,000
mainlanders were expected to visit Hong Kong during the holidays.
The golden week would bring more than HK$2 billion (US$256 million) to
Hong Kong with a 20 to 30 percent rise in retail sales, Xinhua News Agency
predicted. Tourist arrivals in Hong Kong and Macao
from the Chinese mainland in the first quarter reached 827,000, up 47 percent
year-on-year, statistics released by the Ministry of Public Security on
Wednesday show.
Hotel building boom hits China
CNN April 19, 2004 - Tourist
and business arrivals are up and are predicted to rise more, Asia's low cost
airlines are starting to fly and Beijing is gearing up for the 2008 Olympics.
Shangri-La
to Open in Zhongshan
Shenzhen Daily, Dec. 12, 2003 - China's largest luxury hotel group will
open its second hotel in Guangdong in January 2004.Shangri-La Hotel, Zhongshan,
the first five-star hotel in the city, is set in landscaped gardens close to the
local government offices, 15 minutes from the Zhongshan ferry port.
Hotel
Concerned Over Service Quality
China Daily - Hilton International is cautiously
expanding its business in China in a bid to guarantee customers can receive good
services while keeping the chain of hotels profitable to the owners.
573 hotels in Beijing to be environmentally converted
Xinhuanet, Nov. 26, 2003 - Star-level hotels in Beijing will conduct
engineering conversion work aimed at "energy saving, water saving and health
giving," according to the Beijing Municipal Green Hotel Management Office. Some
573 star-level hotels in the capital are being encouraged to conduct
environmentally-friendly conversion.
Beijing Plans for More Hotel Rooms for Olympics
Xinhua News, China - China's
capital of Beijing is fueling the speed of hotel construction by 7 percent
annually in terms of guest rooms to get ready for the coming 2008 Beijing
Olympic Games.
Beijing
Lifts Board, Lodging Restrictions for Foreigners
People's Daily Sep. 30, 2003 - The restrictions of designated hotels for
foreigners only when staying in Beijing is lifted from October 1, 2003 by
Beijing Public Security Bureau. This is an important measure taken by the bureau
to better serve the increasing international exchanges in the capital city...
Lexington
Services is Tapped by CE Hotel Management Company Ltd. to Provide Reservation
Services to Over 600 Hotels in China
Business Wire Sep. 30, 2003 - Lexington increases its international
presence with the addition of hotels throughout China....
Family
Inn a Booming Business
China Daily, Sep. 10, 2003 - Family inns have become quite
popular in Huairou County, which boasts numerous scenic spots... |
