Category: China

Happy Chinese New Year (‘Kung Hei Fat Choi’) from Swire Hotels

Happy Chinese New Year - Year of the Water Dragon
20 Jan 2012 by Lexi Finnigan

The Upper House and The Opposite House in Hong Kong and Beijing respectively are celebrating the 2012 Chinese Lunar New Year – the year of the Water Dragon.  A powerful icon, the Dragon traditionally served as a symbol of the Chinese...

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Grace Beijing opens its doors in the trendy 798 district

Grace Beijing
14 Sep 2011 by Clemmie Mason-Pearson

    Grace Beijing , the new boutique hotel for the Chinese capital has officially opened its doors for business today. Formerly the Yi House Hotel, this addition to Grace Hotels, the award-winning boutique hotels brand, marks its first entry into...

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Eastern Escapes

Room with a view at Sofitel Bangkok
12 Sep 2011 by admin

With 2011 seeing a steep increase of visitors into Asia Pacific, we take a journey East to discover three of its best cities. Explore Beijing Marking their entrance into the region, the luxury boutique hotel group, Grace Hotels will open...

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5 Reasons Why China is The Next Luxury Destination

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24 Feb 2011 by Anna Simon

Recent Luxury travel trend reports have tipped China as the future luxury travel destination. An avid enthusiast of the ‘middle county’, having spent six months living in China, I would like to put forward five reasons why China’s rise to...

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All Eyes On China

The Temple of Heaven, Beijing
14 Feb 2011 by Natalie Lewis

2011 is the Chinese year of the Rabbit, the symbol auspicious for wealth.  This week China overtook Japan as the world’s second largest economy, it has been tipped to become the world’s top travel destination and fittingly, 2011 has been named year of the...

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Tianjin, China’s Newest Cultural Contender

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13 Jul 2010 by Andy Whiteside

Tianjin. Never heard of it? You will soon. Here at ZFL we researched the city to familiarise ourselves with home of Raffles Hotels & Resorts newest property and were pleasantly surprised to find a vibrant and modern city steeped in...

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