Beijing, April 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, the award ceremony of the "10th China Hotel Starlight Awards" was grandly held in Shanghai. Wanda Hotels & Resorts, with its rapid development and outstanding performance, especially its remarkable contributions to the development of international hotel brands and overseas expansion, has been awarded the title of "Top Ten Outstanding Hotel Groups in China". Its luxury brand Wanda Vista has also received the "Most Promising Hotel Brand in China" award, while a total of four of its hotels have won multiple honors.
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In 2014, Wanda Hotels & Resorts opened a total of 18 self-operated hotels, bringing its total number of five-star high-end hotels to over 71. Among them, the luxury brand Wanda Reign successfully debuted in Wuhan, leading the local hotel industry since its opening and becoming a standout in Wuhan’s hospitality scene. In 2015, Wanda Hotels & Resorts will maintain its overall growth momentum, with plans to open 12 self-operated hotels and two managed hotels. These include the Xishuangbanna International Tourism Resort, which will feature three hotels, the upcoming Shanghai Wanda Reign at year-end, as well as the Chengdu Wanda Reign project. Recently, it was also officially announced that Wanda will begin entering the overseas hotel market in 2018, with plans to open Wanda Vista hotels in cities including London, Madrid, Chicago, Sydney, and the Gold Coast.
The Wanda Hotels that have received awards at the "10th China Hotel Starlight Awards" include:
- Top Ten Newly Opened Hotels in China: Yantai Wanda Vista and Dongguan Wanda Vista
- Top Ten Emerging City Hotels in China: Lanzhou Wanda Vista
- Most Popular Hotel Among Business Travelers in China: Beijing Wanda Grand Hotel
The "China Hotel Starlight Awards" is hailed as the Oscars of China’s hotel industry, and its award ceremony is widely recognized as the most influential and largest annual industry event. Since its inception in 2005, the Starlight Awards have been successfully held for ten consecutive editions, receiving comprehensive and continuous media coverage from more than 30,000 print and online platforms. By integrating and organizing premium industry resources, the China Hotel Starlight Awards recognize the outstanding achievements in the hotel industry for the year, and honor those brand enterprises that have made significant contributions and driven competitive development within China's hotel sector. With a nationwide network of over 400 cross-regional and cross-media collaborative platforms, and through a comprehensive evaluation method involving "public voting, media assessment, and expert review", the Starlight Awards have become the most influential annual hotel industry award recognized by both consumers and the industry nationwide.