SHUNDE, Guangdong, China, July 7 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The soon-to-open Sheraton Shunde Hotel announced today the appointment of Chris Tsoi as general manager.
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A graduate of the Florida State University, School of Hotel Management, Tsoi has worked in the hospitality industry for over 20 years and specialises in sales and marketing. He has held key sales and marketing positions with prestigious international hotel companies in Hong Kong, Vietnam, Beijing, Shenyang. He joined the pre-opening team and successfully opened JW Marriott Hotel and Marriott Executive Apartments in Shanghai in 2003.
In the last three years, Tsoi was hotel manager of The St. Regis Shanghai and most recently, the task force general manager of the Sheraton Sanya Resort in Hainan Island.
Tsoi is excited to lead the project for the opening of the first international upper upscale hotel in Shunde, "I believe we have the best of both worlds here. The new Sheraton Shunde Hotel is in Shunde's newly developed 'business center', one of China's fastest growing economic zones in the heart of the Pearl River Delta. And yet it is surrounded by beautiful lush landscaping and overflows with nature that awakens the senses. Whether for meetings, incentives or celebrations, we have first class facilities and service to complement any kind of business."
When it comes to leadership values, Tsoi added "I am a firm believer of looking after the people who contribute to the success of the hotel -- our associates. Offering them an opportunity to learn and grow with the company and seeing them become successful is a key motivator for me. When your team is happy, your guests will inevitably be happy and that's what our industry is all about!"
Tsoi is a Hong Kong national, is married to Kelly and has a 3 year-old daughter.
Sheraton Shunde Hotel
Sheraton Shunde Hotel is slated to open in August 2009. As the first international upper upscale hotel in Shunde, Guangdong Province, China, Sheraton Shunde Hotel is strategically located in the flourishing new development centre of Daliang. With beautiful scenic views of the parks and the Pearl River Delta, the hotel offers 385 spacious guest rooms and suites and three aesthetically designed restaurants offering gourmet creations. For meetings and events, the 1,338 sq.m ballroom and the nine function rooms can cater to a small-scale meeting or a banquet of up to 1,200 persons. State-of-the-art spa and fitness facilities are available. Business or leisure guests can experience a "sense of belonging" when staying at Sheraton Shunde Hotel.
Sheraton Hotels & Resorts
Helping guests make connections at more than 400 hotels in 75 countries around the world, Sheraton is revitalizing its iconic brand while continuing its aggressive international expansion by adding 54 hotels and 20,000 guestrooms by 2009.
Sheraton Hotels is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 960 properties in 97 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis(R), The Luxury Collection(R), W(R), Westin(R), Le Meridien(R), Sheraton(R), Four Points(R) by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft(SM), and Element(SM). Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit http://www.starwoodhotels.com .
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