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Hainan Baolian City Company Ltd. Building a 1000 room
Ramada Hotel and Suites in Bo'ao, Hainan, China
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PARSIPPANY, N.J. (April 7, 2009) � Ramada Worldwide, one of the world�s leading international hotel chains with nearly 900 properties around the globe, today announced its continued expansion with two new hotels in China: the world�s largest Ramada hotel, the 1000-room Ramada Hotel & Suites Boao in the Hainan province, and the 548-room Ramada Huangshan in the Anhui province. Currently under development on Hainan Island just off the south coast of mainland China, the upscale, 24-story Ramada Hotel & Suites property is expected to open in December 2010. The all-new construction hotel is being developed by Hainan Baolian City (Boao) Company Ltd., a subsidiary of the Shanghai Baolian Real Estate Company, Ltd., which is also developing the 337-room Shanghai Wyndham Baolian. . Rendering of the 1000-room Ramada Hotel & Suites Boao The all new construction hotel will feature oversized rooms and suites, three full-service restaurants, a lobby bar, 1,150 square meters of meeting space, a swimming pool, gym and other recreational facilities. The hotel is part of a larger plan by the developer to transform more than two square kilometers of the city�s ocean front real-estate into an upscale resort destination that will feature multiple retail and entertainment spaces. Owned and operated by Huangshan Xinhui Investment Co., Ltd., the newly constructed eight-story Ramada Huangshan hotel is the Ramada brand�s first hotel in the Anhui province. Located on the south bank of the Xin�an River, an area famous for the Yellow Mountains and other natural wonders, the property will feature oversized rooms and suites; a multi-lingual staff that is fluent in English, Japanese and Cantonese; a full-service restaurant specializing in Western cuisine; meeting and conference facilities capable of accommodating up to 600 guests; a fitness center and express check-out. All guest rooms and suites will feature 26� flat-screen televisions and free high-speed Internet access. �The cities of Boao and Huangshan serve as key destinations for both business and leisure travelers,� said Tom Monahan, Wyndham Hotel Group executive vice president of international development. �With the addition of these hotels, the Ramada brand is well poised to capture the business of those travelers and maintain Wyndham Hotel Group�s position as the leading lodging franchisor in China.� Wyndham Hotel Group, the world�s largest U.S. based hotel company in China, currently franchises over 170 hotels throughout China, 34 of which are a part of the Ramada brand. Ramada Worldwide, a member of the Wyndham Hotel Group family of lodging brands, is a global chain of mid-and-upscale hotels with locations in key destinations throughout the world. All properties in the United States, and most properties in other regions, offer complimentary continental breakfast, high-speed Internet access, expanded cable television, in-room coffee and daily newspaper. Select properties offer on-site restaurants, cocktail lounges, room service, concierge service, meeting and banquet facilities and copy and fax services. Reservations and information are available by calling (800) 272-6232 or by visiting www.ramada.com. Wyndham Hotel Group, one of three principal components of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), encompasses over 7,000 hotels representing nearly 593,000 rooms under the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts®, Ramada®, Days Inn®, Super 8®, Wingate® by Wyndham, Baymont Inn & Suites®, Microtel Inns & Suites®, Hawthorn Suites®, Howard Johnson®, Travelodge®, Knights Inn® and AmeriHost Inn® brands. All hotels are owned individually and operated independently or by Wyndham Hotel Management. Wyndham Hotel Group is based in Parsippany, N.J. For additional information or to make a reservation, please visit www.wyndhamworldwide.com. |
Contact:
Christine Da Silva
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Also See: | Joint Venture Selects Hilton to Manage a 500-room Resort on China�s Tropical Island of Hainan; The Hilton Qing Shui Bay Resort & Spa is Scheduled to Open in 2012 / October 2008 |
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