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Amersfoort (NL)/Lausanne (CH), March, 13 2007 � Golden Tulip is proud
to announce its first hotel in China; the Golden Tulip Shanghai Riverside.
The Swiss-Dutch based hotel company will assume management as per the 1st
of April, 2007.
GAO Jiankang, Chairman of Board of Directors of Shanghai Eastern Airline
Hospitality Co., states: �It is with great enthusiasm that we embark into
this partnership with Golden Tulip. We believe that Golden Tulip has outstanding
tools, systems and services to turn the hotel around into a leading preferred
hotel in an international level whilst maintaining its local flavours.
This will enable the hotel to achieve worldwide recognition and high revenues.�
Hans Kennedie, president and C.E.O. of Golden Tulip Hospitality, comments:
�We are delighted and very excited to welcome the first hotel in China.
It is our goal to have a Chinese network of 200 hotels across the country
in the medium to long term and we are proud to be able to enter with such
a landmark property.�
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Mr. Gao and Mr. Kennedie
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The Golden Tulip Shanghai Riverside is a 4-star superior first class hotel
located in the north of the city. The hotel is of only on walking distance
away from the Zhengping Road station of Metro line No.3(the Pearl Rail
Line) and Metro line No.4 which connecting Puxi to Pudong, and it is also
close to the Zhengping exit of elevated highway. The hotel is a 10 minute
drive away from the railway station, 15 minutes from Hongqiao Airport and
45 minutes from Pudong Airport. Golden Tulip Shanghai Riverside has 283
guestrooms and suites. All rooms are equipped with ADSL, data port, satellite
TV, mini bar and IDD. Further hotel facilities include:
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Conference area and business centre
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Sauna and beauty salon
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Entertainment area (Chess, karaoke, cards)
2088 North Zhongshan Road
Shanghai 200063
Eastern Airlines Hotel Shanghai was built in 2002. Originally, this
hotel was built as an office building and then gutted and repurposed. The
hotel features 286 guest rooms. It is a modern 25-storey mid-rise building. |
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Shanghai is a large and rapidly developing
city, but also has a long and majestic history. You should not miss visiting
the exhilarating skyscrapers and modern parks of Pudong, taking a walk
along the historical Bund or shopping for bargains on Nanjing road or in
the many markets such as Huaihai road market. Yuyuan gardens are considered
as part of the cultural heart of Shanghai, with wonderful architecture
and all the snack food and bazar atmosphere you could want. Whether you're
in Shanghai for business or pleasure, make sure you visit a few of the
charming places the "Pearl of the East" has to offer.
About the Golden Tulip Hospitality Group
Golden Tulip Hospitality Group (www.goldentulip.com),
with its head offices in Amersfoort, The Netherlands and Lausanne, Switzerland,
is a worldwide hospitality company with more than 630 hotels, 58.000 rooms
in more than 49 countries. The Golden Tulip Hospitality Group franchises
and manages hotels in Europe, the Middle East & Africa, the Asian Pacific
Region and the Americas. In 2006, Hotels Magazine has ranked this company
the 18th largest hotel chain.
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As a multi-brand hospitality firm, the Golden Tulip Hospitality Group offers
services in the two, three, four and five star categories. On the two-star
side Golden Tulip has an alliance with the French B&B hotel chain.
The three-star concept is the Tulip Inn for the limited-service first-class
category, the four-star category falls under the Golden Tulip brand for
the Superior First-Class business and Resort hotels and the recently introduced
five-star concept Royal Tulip. In addition Golden Tulip offers its services
through its commercial alliance with TOP International, a German based
hotel consortium.
In the fall of 2006, Golden Tulip introduced BRANCHE, Restaurant, Bar
and Lounge. This is a free standing restaurant chain, which will have establishments
in most Golden Tulip Hotels and Tulip Inns operated by Golden Tulip. (For
more information please visit www.brancherestaurants.com)
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