24 February 2011 INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE
Swiss-Belhotel International is pleased to announce the addition of Swiss-Belhotel
Wuxi to its growing portfolio of properties in China. With the hotel’s completion, the
room inventory of Swiss-Belhotel International will be over 11,000.
Built within Wuxi National Industrial Design Park and neighboring the third largest
freshwater lake in China, Taihu Lake, Swiss-Belhotel Wuxi is only six kilometres from
downtown. This four-star hotel is scheduled to open 2nd quarter of 2012.
Vice President for Operations and Development Steve Jui says, “Swiss-Belhotel
Wuxi will be the business travelers’ hub due to its accessibility to Shanghai and
Nanjing. Wuxi Railway Station is among the busiest passenger stations in China,
having more than 100 train movements daily. The T-Trains will bring the travelers to
the two metropolitan cities in just about an hour.”
With a total floor area of over 35,000 square metres, the four-tower hotel boasts of
370 well-appointed guest rooms, most of which have individual balcony. Positioning
as a business hotel, Swiss-Belhotel Wuxi will have international facilities ready to
ensure that guests will have everything they need: a lobby lounge, Western and
Chinese restaurants, business centre, two multi-function rooms and eight meeting
rooms, ample parking space, fitness centre and an 800 square metre-recreation
centre complete with chess room, reading area, table tennis, snooker room, and a lot
more.
Swiss-Belhotel International Chairman and President Gavin M. Faull states, “We are
delighted to be partnering with Wuxi National Industrial Design Park Co., Ltd. on this
exciting project. We envision a huge potential with this development, with Wuxi’s
booming economy. As we are focused on agressive expansion, Swiss-Belhotel
International’s presence in this part of Southeast China will be a good move for our
Group with the city currently having a substantial progress in economy.”
About Swiss-Belhotel International
Swiss-Belhotel International is a rapidly expanding international management
company with over 60 hotels, resorts and projects globally. Founded in 1987 and
headquartered in Hong Kong (SAR), Swiss-Belhotel International manages hotels in
Asia/Pacific and The Middle East including CHINA • VIETNAM • PHILIPPINES •
MALAYSIA • INDONESIA • AUSTRALIA • KUWAIT • JORDAN • OMAN • QATAR •
KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA • UNITED ARAB EMIRATES • YEMEN•
KAZAKHSTAN. Ranked in the top 100 international hotel management companies
and awarded as Indonesia’s Leading Global Hotel Chain and as most favourite 4-star
hotel, Swiss-Belhotel International’s rapid expansion will see substantial growth in
The Middle East as well as focus on growth in China. Refer to Group Website
www.swiss-belhotel.com. For more information:
Ms. Nor Komala
Group Communication Manager
Swiss-Belhotel International
Group Sales and Marketing Office
7th Floor, Suite 701, Hotel Ciputra Jakarta,
Jl. Letnan Jenderal S. Parman, Jakarta 11470, Indonesia
Telephone (62-21) 560 6040, 566 9710
Facsimile (62-21) 568 1548, 566 0139
E-mail: communications@swiss-belhotel.com
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