TOKYO--July 27, 2010--JAL Hotels Co., Ltd. has announced the opening of the 382-room, 25-story Hotel Nikko Shanghai, located in the Hongqiao Development Zone, home to the Shanghai Mart and International Exhibition Centre. People’s Square, the Bund and Pudong areas are a few miles away, easily accessible via subway or the Yan’an Expressway. The five-star hotel is part of Manpo International Plaza, a new commercial real estate complex.

Hotel Nikko Shanghai offers luxury rooms and suites with deluxe marble bathrooms, iPod docking stations, 600-thread count sheets and flat-screen televisions. Designed by Daguan Design and the Canada P&H International Architecture Office, the hotel combines oriental and western influences.

The Executive Floor and suites offer additional amenities such as personalized concierge service, private 24-hour check-in and late check-out, and special in-room amenities. A private lounge with complimentary food and beverages is also available.

The hotel’s Fitness Center includes an indoor swimming pool, fully-equipped gym, steam room, solarium and sauna. The on-site spa, operated by Banyan Tree, offers sensory treatments inspired by traditional Asian healing therapies.

The complimentary business center has staff trained in organizing meetings in the hotel’s on-site conference facilities, which include a 4,400-square-foot banquet room and seven additional meeting rooms.

The hotel’s five restaurants and bars include Benkay Japanese Restaurant; Serena Café, offering Asian and Western-style foods; Jinge Chinese Restaurant with authentic Cantonese cuisine; the Lobby Lounge; and the Blue Bar.

For reservations, please contact the hotel toll-free at 1-800-645-5687.

In 2010, JAL Hotels will open Hotel JAL Tower Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and two additional hotels in China: Hotel Nikko Wuxi, and Suzhou Qingshan Hotel. Plans for additional openings include Hotel Nikko Xiamen, Hotel Nikko Guangzhou and Hotel Nikko Suzhou in China; and Hotel Nikko Saigon in Vietnam. For more information and photos, visit http://jalhotels.mediaroom.com.

For JAL Hotels
Tiffany Winbush, 212-583-1043, ext. 14
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