Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China, 25th March, 2013

Hospitality leaders from across China met in Guangzhou on 21 – 22 March for the 2013 ASIA Hotel forum annual meeting.

As closure to this prestigious event, inheriting international industry standards, the 8th China Hotel Starlight Awards were held presenting the most influential annual hotel awards widely acknowledged by the industry.

The award for ‘Most preferred hotel for business travellers of China’ was given to the team at Holiday Inn Shanghai Pudong Kangqiao, already a hotel receiving global recognition for its product and service. After accepting the award, Paul Proctor, General Manager of the hotel complex said “I am very proud to be working with a team who truly believe in great service and deliver this in a personalised way on a daily basis. I feel very humbled that industry spectators and our customers have bestowed this award on us”.
Mr Proctor later presented the award to his team at a local awards ceremony after travelling back from Guangzhou. Commenting on the award, one employee, Mark Zhang said “I love working with a team where we all pull together for one common purpose – the customer”.

The award is the latest in a strong of accolades that the hotel team has received in recent months. Last month the hotel was recognised as having one of the ‘Top 10 swimming pools in the world’ by popular travel website Tripadvisor.com as well as late last year winning ‘Best Wedding hotel in Shanghai’ by popular travel journalist magazine ‘City Traveller’.