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Regent International
Hotels has signed an
agreement to open a new luxury hotel in Beijing. The Fu Wah International Group
will build The Regent Beijing, scheduled to open in September 2006. The hotel will
be managed by Carlson Hotels Asia Pacific, Carlson's regional headquarters for
the Asia-Pacific region.
The 499-room Regent Beijing will be located in the heart of Beijing's
commercial centre to serve business and leisure travelers, and local residents. The
development will also include a 216-room Park Plaza hotel, the Park Plaza
Wangfujing.
"We are delighted to be working with the Fu Wah group to bring Regent to
Beijing and this agreement further demonstrates our commitment to the Chinese market,"
said Mrs. Carlson Nelson, chairman and chief executive officer of Carlson
Companies. "We see the partnership with the Fu Wah Group as the
start of a long-lasting and mutually beneficial relationship between our two
companies."
"The development of The Regent hotel in Beijing represents an important
addition to the expanding international hotel market in the city," said Madame
Chan Lai Wa, chairman, Fu Wah International Group. "We are extremely pleased to be partnering
with Carlson Hotels in this exciting program and value the company's reputation
as a global hospitality leader." |
