Shanghai, April 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, the 2015 Asia Hotel Forum Annual Conference and the 10th China Hotel Starlight Awards Ceremony were grandly held at the Ritz-Carlton Shanghai Pudong, bringing together elites, blending wisdom, and shining with star power, showcasing the charm of an Oscar-style extravaganza.
During the two-day AHF forum annual conference, there were three authoritative releases, six main forums, and 18 sub-forums, with over 150 dialogue and speech guests participating in the on-site discussions.
As the highly anticipated 10th China Hotel Starlight Awards Ceremony came to a close, the event drew to a successful conclusion. The event honored organizations and individuals who made outstanding contributions and achievements in the hotel industry over the past year, presenting more than 40 awards across five categories. Over 60 mainstream domestic and international media outlets provided on-site coverage and in-depth interviews. Notably, this year’s Starlight Awards specially presented two landmark decade awards: "2005-2015 Ten People in China’s Hotel Industry Over the Past Decade" and "2005-2015 Top Ten Outstanding Hotel Groups in China." They carry the glory of the past decade and will also usher in the brilliance of the next decade -- — the China Hotel Industry Outstanding Entrepreneurs Award and the China Top Ten Excellent Hotel Groups Award..
Below is the list of winners of the 10th Starlight Awards. Congratulations to the winning organizations and individuals, and thank you for your outstanding contributions to China's hotel industry:
ACategory -- Annual Comprehensive Awards
China’s Top Ten Most Charming Hotels
The China World Hotel, Beijing
Park Hyatt Shanghai
The Westin Chongqing Liberation Square
Naked Stables Resort, Moganshan
Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou
InterContinental Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town
Mandarin Oriental, Sanya
The Ritz-Carlton, Chengdu
Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong
StarWorld Hotel, Macau
China’s Top Ten Convention and Exhibition Hotels
Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center & Yanqi Island
Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai
InterContinental Hangzhou
The Westin Ningbo
The Empire Victoria Hotel Xiamen
Crowne Plaza Guangzhou City Centre
InterContinental Shenzhen OCT Hathaway
Chengdu Century City Paradise InterContinental Hotel
Yinchuan International Exchange Center
Hong Kong InterContinental Hotel
China's Top Ten Business Hotels in Cities
The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing Financial Street
Chengdu Mingyu Liya Hotel
Beijing R&F Renaissance Hotel
Fudan University Crown Plaza Hotel, Shanghai
Chongqing Poly Garden Crown Plaza Hotel
Changzhou Wanda Sheraton Hotel
Hangzhou Hyatt Regency Hotel
Guangzhou R&F Guangzhou Hotel
Dongguan Songshan Lake Hyatt Hotel
Harbour Grand Kowloon
China's Top Ten Tourist Resort Hotels
Yixing Yunhaijian Resort Hotel
Jiuhuashan Hanyue Tower Resort Hotel
Tonglu Radisson Resort Hotel
Longyan Baixiang Resort Hotel
Vanke Garden Fish - Resort
Sanya Tangla Hotel
Chengdu Global Center Paradise InterContinental Hotel
Emei Mountain Blue Harbor Anantara Resort Hotel
Halibin Ya Pavilions Resort Hotel
Wa Mountain Secret Land Rice Paddy Pool Eco Boutique Hotel
China's Top Ten Emerging Urban Hotels
Chongqing R&F Hyatt Hotel
Nanjing Hanyuelou Hotel - Managed by Strategic Hotels & Resorts
Ruian Chenmao Sunshine Hotel
Wuhan Hankou Fanhua Sheraton Hotel
DoubleTree by Hilton Guangzhou
Hilton Garden Inn Shenzhen Bao'an
The Diaoyutai Boutique Hotel Chengdu
Wanda Vista Lanzhou
The Stafford Hong Kong
The Peninsula Hong Kong
Top 10 New Hotels in China
W Chang’an Avenue Beijing
Wanda Vista Yantai
Shangri-La Hotel Nanjing
Crowne Plaza Taihu Lake Wuxi
Poly Holiday Inn Guangzhou
Bauhinia Bay Resort Hotel
Wanda Vista Dongguan
Four Points by Sheraton Guilin Lingui Fantawild
Hilton Haikou Powerlong
Howard Johnson Plaza Chengdu Yaolong
BCategory -- Annual Special Awards
China’s Best Ultra-Luxury Hotel
Park Hyatt Beijing
The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong
Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund
Mandarin Oriental Macau
China’s Best Ultra-Luxury Serviced Residence
Fraser Suites Shanghai
China’s Best Design Boutique Hotel
The Ether Huangpu Beijing
Xixi Paradise Xixuan Hotel Hangzhou
ZMAX Hotels Xi’an
China’s Best Themed Hotels
Anji Dingshangyi Cultural Theme Hotel
Taizhou Litin Phoenix Mountain Villa
Wuhan Overseas Chinese Town Maya Beach Hotel
Chimelong Hengqin Bay Hotel
Hong Kong Royal Park Hotel
China’s Most Popular Hotels Among Business Travelers
Beijing Tangla Hotel
Beijing Wanda Realm Hotel
Hefei Intime Junting Hotel
Lu’an Shuguang Platinum Hotel
Linhai Yuanzhou International Grand Hotel
Changsha Rongcheng Garden Hotel
Guangzhou R&F Airport Holiday Inn
Heyuan Huijing Hilton Garden Inn
Huizhou R&F Renaissance Hotel
Hong Kong Stayfair Hillview Hotel
China’s Best Airport Hotels
Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel
China’s Best Serviced Apartments
Beijing Greentown Oakwood Premier Hotel Apartments
Shanghai Frasers Suites Harmonia
Hangzhou Oakwood Premier Hotel Apartments
Fuying Guanlu (Qingdao) International Hotel-Apartments
Kaiya – Suzhou Creek Service Executive Apartments
Guangzhou Fangyuan Oakwood Premier Hotel Apartments
China’s Most Popular Serviced Apartments Among Business Travelers
Suzhou Fraser Suites
China’s Best Design Boutique Serviced Apartments
The Executive Centre (Jinqiao) Serviced Apartments, Shanghai
China’s Best Newly Opened Serviced Apartments
Wuhan Zhuankou Mingzhi Serviced Apartments
China’s Best Hot Spring Resort Hotel
Chongqing Xinjing Hotel
Wujiang East Taihu Lake Grand Hotel
Chaohu Shenye Hot Spring Holiday Resort Hotel
Guangzhou Conghua DuXi Thai Hot Spring Resort Hotel
China’s Most Anticipated Newly Opened Hotel
Park Hyatt Guangzhou
China’s Most Anticipated Eco-Friendly Hotel
Suzhou Science and Technology Town Element by Westin
China’s Best Hotel Spa
Yangshuo Banyan Tree Spa
China’s Best Newly Opened Spa
Xi’an Lintong Aman Spa
CCategory -- Annual People Awards
China Hospitality Industry Lifetime Achievement Award
Zhu MinKang Hyatt Hotels Corporation Senior Advisor, Greater China Former President, Asia Pacific
China Hospitality Industry Top Ten Annual People
Bai Haibo HNA Hotels Group Chairman & CEO
Jin Yang OCT International Hotel Management Company Chairman
Keith Barr InterContinental Hotels Group CEO, Greater China
Lin Cong
Bruce McKenzie Senior Vice President of Operations, Greater China & Mongolia, Hilton Worldwide
Sun Wu General Manager, CTS Hotels Co., Ltd.
Tang Jiaji Executive Director & Vice President of Business Development, Greater China, AccorHotels
Zhang Dian Managing Director, Del Group
Zhou Tao Chief Executive Officer, Luneng Group Hotel Management Company
Zhang Hui
Outstanding President of China's Hotel Industry
Brian Regional Vice President of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Group (China)
Chen Jiacaoi President and Chief Executive Officer of Days Inn China
Chen Xueming President of Jinling Hotels Management Company
Luo Shiquan Assistant President of Shenzhen Fantasia Cultural Tourism Management Co., Ltd.
Ma Yingyao Chairman & President of Qingdao Thank Inn Group Citylink Hotels Management Co., Ltd.
Wang Jinjun President of Gloria Hotels & Resorts
Yin Xiaozhou General Manager of Beijing Intime Properties Co., Ltd.
Rising Stars of China's Hotel Industry
Cheng Xinhua Chairman and CEO of Dongcheng Hotel Group
Chen Wei President of Mingyu Hotel Group
Lawrence Lai Regional Vice President of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Group and General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Financial Street, Beijing
Goh Sian Chue Managing Director, North Asia of The Ascott Limited
Best Owner Representative in China's Hotel Industry
Bu Binghua General Manager of Hotel Apartments Department & Owner Representative of Yuexiu REIT Asset Management Co., Ltd.
Cai Ronghui Owner Representative of Chongqing Poly Garden Crowne Plaza
Dong Yuyan
Quan Baiwang Assistant to the President & Director of Hotel Operations Management Center, Huijing Group
Wang Xiaoduan General Manager, Sanya Sun Bay Development Co., Ltd., Huatian Group
Best Innovator in China's Hospitality Industry
Wu Bin Deputy Director, Hotel Operations Management Center, Huijing Group
Wan Zuyan
Best General Manager in China's Hotel Industry
Chen Ruide General Manager, Chengdu Raffles Hotel, The Richemont
Liang Gengyao General Manager, Sanya Tangla Hotel
Liang Fazong Regional General Manager, China World Hotel Beijing
Liu Yongquan General Manager, Lu'an Shuguang Platinum Hotel
Lin Zhongsheng General Manager, Century City New International Convention & Exhibition Center InterContinental Chengdu
Pan Xiaoying
Martin Schnider Mandarin Oriental Macau General Manager
Shi Ruolin General Manager, The Westin Chongqing Liberation Square
Shen Ting General Manager, Four Points by Sheraton Guilin Lingui
Shi Songbai General Manager, Crowne Plaza Shanghai Fudan
Xu Yan
Wu Honghua General Manager, Changsha Rongcheng Garden Hotel
Yang Fan
Yang Hongwei General Manager, Ningbo Westin Hotel
Annan-Yusel General Manager, Dongguan Wanda Vista Hotel
DCategory -- Annual Group & Partner Awards
Best International Hotel Management Group in China
Millennium Hotels and Resorts
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Best Hotel Management Group in China
Country Garden Phoenix International Hotels Management Company
Days Inn China (Dai's Inn China)
Gloria Hotels & Resorts Group
Huazhu Hotels Group
HK CTS Hotels Limited
Jinling Hotels & Resorts Management Company
Zunmao Hotels Group
Junlan Hotels Group
OCT Hotels Management Company
Qingdao Shangkeyou Intercity Hotels Management Co., Ltd.
Tangla Hotels & Resorts
Most Promising Hotel Group in China
Dossen Hotels Group
Ladison Tourism Group Co., Ltd.
Shuguang Hotels Group
Shanghai Jinjiang Metropolo Hotels Management Co., Ltd.
Yurun Hotel Management Group
China's Most Promising Hotel Brand
Wanda Vista Hotel
Belt Hotel
Xinjing Hotel
Jinjiang Metropolo
Xianlan Lidu
China's Most Investment-Worthy Hotel Chain Brand
Hampton by Hilton
Best Hotel Owner in China
China Jinmao (Group) Co., Ltd.
Poly Hotels Management Corporation
R&F Properties Co., Ltd.
Thaihot Group—Thaihot Hotels & Resorts
Ningbo Yinyi Group
Best Serviced Apartment Operator in China
Ascott China
Lanson Place Hospitality Management
Best Serviced Apartment Brand in China
Fraser Suites
Most Promising Serviced Apartment Operator in China
Shanghai Kaixin Investment Consulting Co., Ltd.
Best Themed Hotel Chain in China
U?Fei Hotel
Best Economy Hotel Chain in China
Jinjiang Inn
Best Hotel SPA in China Operator
Banyan Tree Spa
Best Hotel Industry Partner in China
Yida Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Kingkoil (Shanghai) Bedding Co., Ltd.
Mingfa Group
Xianzhi Network
Best Design Agency in China’s Hospitality Industry
Cheng Chung Design (HK) Ltd.
GOA Elephant Design
Leon Design Co., Ltd.
Best Supplier in China’s Hospitality Industry
Guangzhou Huidong Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
Samsung (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Das Intellitech Co., Ltd.
A Decade of Excellence, Honors Presented
2005-2015Top Ten Outstanding Hotel Groups in China
AccorHotels
BTG Homeinns Hotels (Group) Co., Ltd.
Hilton Worldwide
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
InterContinental Hotels Group
Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotels (Group) Company Limited
Marriott International
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Wanda Hotels & Resorts
2005-2015 China Hospitality Industry’s Ten People of the Decade – Outstanding Entrepreneurs in China’s Hospitality Industry Award
Chen Miaolin, Chairman, Yuanqi Tourism Group
Cheng Erjun, President, Wanda Hotels & Resorts
Ng Tat Leong, Former President, Greater China, InterContinental Hotels Group
Ji Qi, Founder and Chairman, Huazhu Hotels Group
Qian Jin, President, Greater China, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Sun Jian CEO of Home Inns Group
Yang Weimin Former Vice Chairman & CEO of Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotels (Group) Company Limited
Zhang Rungang Chairman of BTG Jianguo Hotels Management Co., Ltd.
Zheng Nanyan Chief Brand Architect & Co-Chairman of Plateno Hotels Group
Catherine Zheng Chairperson of Rosewood Hotel Group
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