Beijing, April 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 1, 2015, the2015China Business Incentive and MICE Tourism Annual Conferenceand the grand8th Golden Chair Awards Ceremonywere successfully concluded at the Beijing Jinmao Renaissance Hotel, with over 200 guests in attendance, including representatives from major hotels, tourism bureaus, airlines, exhibition and travel agencies, as well as corporate delegates. The annual China Business Incentive and MICE Tourism Conference serves as an open platform specifically designed for elite professionals in the MICE industry to gather and exchange ideas. This year's conference continued to collaborate with numerous industry experts to analyze the latest development trends in China’s incentive travel sector, discuss event organization experiences, and share the latest industry research findings.
In the evening, the list of winners for the Golden Chair Awards (CHINA MICE INDUSTRY GOLDEN CHAIR AWARDS), the earliest and most authoritative award in China’s business incentive and MICE tourism industry, was ceremoniously unveiled. The Golden Chair Awards, which represent the significant industry status of the winning organizations within China’s business incentive and MICE tourism market, once again celebrated the top-performing institutions across the MICE supply chain—including hotels, destinations, airlines, cruise companies, and exhibition companies—that shined the brightest over the past year..
2014-2015 China Business Incentive and MICE Tourism “Golden Chair Awards” List Unveiled
The 2014-2015 Golden Chair Awards ceremony hosted by China Business Incentive & MICE Travel Magazine featured 13 award categories. Following a selection criteria that combined both industry and reader input, the awards evaluated participating entities based on their software and hardware facilities, as well as reader reviews. With an objective, professional, authoritative, and fair perspective—and through expert judging—the following 13 key awards were ultimately selected, and the list of winning hotels will be published in the April 2015 issue of China Business Incentive & MICE Travel Magazine.
I. Best Conference Hotel of the YearBest Conference Hotel
Kerry Hotel, Beijing Beijing
The Dragon, Hangzhou
Wanda Vista Dongguan
Futian Shangri-La Shenzhen
InterContinental Century City Chengdu
Crowne Plaza Guangzhou Science City
Le Meridien Qingdao
Shangri-La Hotel, Suzhou
Wanda Vista Yantai
Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel
Sofitel Guangzhou Sunrich
Sofitel Chengdu Taihe
Crowne Plaza Chongqing New North Zone
Worldhotel Grand Dushulake Suzhou
Crowne Plaza Beijing Sun Palace
Shanghai Marriott Hotel Parkview
Wanda Realm Guangzhou Zengcheng
Sofitel Forebase Chongqing
Ningbo Pan Pacific Hotel
Shijiazhuang Wanda InterContinental Hotel
Beijing Lido Crowne Plaza Hotel
Wanda Realm Jiangmen
W Beijing Chang’an
Renaissance Beijing Wangfujing Hotel
Wanda Realm Harbin
II. Best Annual Conference & Resort HotelBest Conference Resort Hotel
Renaissance Sanya Resort & Spa
Chimelong Hengqin Bay Hotel
Sheraton Langfang Chaobai River Hotel
Chongqing Hengda Hotel
Pengshan Hengda Hotel
Tangla Sanya Hotel
Chimelong Hotel
Qingyuan Hengda Hotel
Sheraton Changbaishan Resort
InterContinental Sanya Resort
Maritim Hotel Shenyang
Jixian Marriott Hotel
Jinji Lake Grand Hotel
Le Méridien Shimei Bay Beach Resort & Spa
Crowne Plaza Hangzhou Xanadu Resort
Pullman Oceanview Sanya Bay Resort & Spa
Radisson Blu Resort Wetland Park Wuxi
InterContinental Lijiang Ancient Town Resort
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Jiaxing
III. Best Business HotelBest Business Hotel
Shanghai Jing An Shangri-La West Shanghai
JW Marriott Hotel Beijing Central
Beijing Sofitel Wanda Grand Hotel
The Ritz-Carlton, Chengdu
Renaissance Shanghai Zhongshan Park Hotel
Le Royal Méridien Shanghai
Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen
Crowne Plaza Nanchang Riverside
InterContinental Tangshan
DoubleTree by Hilton Beijing
Crowne Plaza Kunming City Centre
Wanda Realm Langfang
Renaissance Shanghai Caohejing Hotel
Wanda Vista Changsha
Le Méridien Chongqing, Nan'an
Swissôtel Beijing Hong Kong Macau Centre
Sheraton Xi’an North City Hotel
Courtyard by Marriott Shanghai Xujiahui
Sheraton Wuhan Hankou Hotel
Holiday Inn Tianjin Aqua City
Holiday Inn Kunming City Centre
Wanda Realm Nanchang
Four Points by Sheraton Suzhou
Wanda Vista Shenyang
The Westin Xi’an
China World Summit Wing, Beijing
Wanda Realm Changzhou
Beijing Marriott Hotel Northeast
Crowne Plaza Zhangzhou
IV. Best Luxury Hotel of the YearBest Luxury Hotel
Fairmont Peace Hotel
The Ritz-Carlton, Tianjin
Jinan Sofitel Silver Plaza
Harbin Wanda Sofitel Hotel
The Castle Hotel, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Dalian
Five、Best Boutique Hotels Best Boutique Hotel
Chengdu Diaoyutai (Boutique) Hotel
Tianjin Haihe Hotel Indigo
Six、Best Newly Opened HotelsBest New Hotel
Wanda Realm Maanshan
InterContinental Changsha (Beichen)
Pan Pacific Tianjin
JW Marriott Hotel Chongqing
Four Points by Sheraton Guilin Lingui
Wanda Realm Wuhu
JW Marriott Hotel Shenzhen Bao’an
Crowne Plaza Guangzhou Zengcheng
Seven、Most Anticipated Newly Opened HotelsMost Anticipated New Open Hotel
NUO Hotel Beijing
JW Marriott Hotel Zhejiang Anji
Hilton Fuxian Lake Hilton Yuxi Fuxian Lake
Kempinski Hotel Harbin
Society Hill Hotels & Conventions, Tianjin
Eight、Best Hotel Group of the YearBest Hotel Group
Wanda Hotels & Resorts
Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts
Accor
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Hengda Hotels & Resorts
Nine、Best International MICE Tourism Destination of the Year Best International MICE Destination
Australia Australia
Korea
New Zealand New Zealand
Germany Germany
Canada Canada
Turkey Turkey
United States
Switzerland Switzerland
South Africa South Africa
Thailand Thailand
10. Best Exhibition Company of the YearBest MICE Company
Grand China MICE Co., Ltd.
CTS MICE Service Co., Ltd.
China CYTS MICE Service Co., Ltd.
CITS International MICE Co., Ltd.
UMICE (Beijing) International Business Travel Agency Co., Ltd.Beijing) International Travel Service L.L.C
11. Best Airline of the YearBest Airline
Qatar Airways
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines
China Southern Airlines
Air China
12. Best Cruise Company of the Year Best Cruise
Royal Caribbean International
13. Key Figures in MICE of the Year the Luminary of MICE Industry
David Chen, President of China Smart MICE Group
Leo Tang, Founder and Co-CEO of Eventown