BEIJING, April 9, 2008 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Days Inn China, one of China’s fastest growing international hotel groups, has been named one of the Best International Hotel Management Groups in China at the 2008 China Hotel Starlight Awards. This honor is being shared with a number of prominent hotel management companies, including InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriott International, Shangri La Hotels and Resorts, and Hyatt Corp.
This annual event has been dubbed the "Oscars" of China's hospitality industry and is voted on by industry experts, hotel professionals, readers and Internet users. The award ceremony was held in March 2008 at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Convention Center and was organized by Chinese media giants, such as Beijing Evening News, Shanghai Morning Post, Guangzhou Daily, and Hong Kong Ming Pao.
In reaction to winning this award, Mr. Harry Tan, CEO of Days Inn China, said, “We are very pleased to be recognized by this distinguished award. As a relative newcomer to the China marketplace, this is especially meaningful to us as it demonstrates that our hard work is really paying off. We are committed to bringing a strong international brand and an experienced professional team to the Chinese hospitality industry in order to provide a quality experience for our guests and high returns for our hotel owners.”
Days Inn’s parent company Wyndham Hotel Group is the largest hotel group in the world, with more than 6,400 hotels worldwide representing more than 535,000 rooms. Days Inn is Wyndham Hotel Group’s most famous and biggest hotel brand with over 160,000 rooms in more than 1,800 hotels on five continents and has a world class reservation system that takes a phone inquiry every second and makes a booking every 4 seconds. It is currently ranked number five on the HOTELS CORPORATE 300 RANKING, based on total number of rooms.
Days Inn China entered the Chinese market in 2004, and by March 2008 it has built a portfolio of 48 hotels which includes: 13 5-star Days Hotel & Suites, 23 4-star Days Hotels, 4 Days Inn Business Places, and 7 3-star Days Inns. With almost 12,000 rooms in 16 provinces covering 29 cities, including provincial capital cities, as well as second and third tier cities, Days Inn China has become one of the fastest growing international hotel management companies in China.
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