This year the IHG Beijing Cluster Hotels will host their 7th Charity Golf Tournament on the 3rd of September at the Oriental Pearl Golf Course. The event will commence with an 18-hole round of golf, with snacks and refreshments served on the course. The game will be followed by a gala dinner and charity raffle at the wonderful clubhouse.

We appreciate your support and look forward to your continuous generosity.

Participating Hotels (by brand)
Intercontinental Beijing Financial Street
Intercontinental Beijing Beichen
Crowne Plaza Beijing Wangfujing
Crowne Plaza Beijing Chaoyang U-Town
Crowne Plaza Beijing Sun Palace
Crowne Plaza Beijing Parkview Wuzhou
Crowne Plaza Beijing Zhongguancun
Crowne Plaza International Airport Beijing
Holiday Inn Beijing Focus Square
Holiday Inn Down Town Beijing
Holiday Inn Central Plaza Beijing
Holiday Inn Temple of Heaven Beijing
Holiday Inn Beijing Deshengmen
Holiday Inn Beijing Chang An West
Holiday Inn Beijing Haidian
Holiday Inn Express Beijing Temple of Heaven
Holiday Inn Express Beijing Dongzhimen
Holiday Inn Express Beijing Minzuyuan
Holiday Inn Express Beijing Zhongguancun
Holiday Inn Express Beijing Wangjing
Holiday Inn Express Beijing Huacai
Holiday Inn Express Beijing Shangdi Beijing

About IHG
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns, through various subsidiaries, over 4,500 hotels and more than 650,000 guest rooms in 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club Rewards with 52 million members worldwide.

IHG has 1,300 hotels in its development pipeline, which will create 160,000 jobs worldwide over the next few years.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales.

IHG offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ihg.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme at www.priorityclub.com. For the latest news from IHG, visit our online Press Office at www.ihg.com/media

About IHG’s School Project with the China Youth Development Foundation
The China Youth Development Foundation (CYDF) is a national non-profit and non-governmental organization founded in March 1989 in Beijing. The CYDF works to develop Chinese youth through education, science and technology, culture, physical education, health and environmental protection. The CYDF is best known for launching and managing its largest programme to date, "Project Hope" . Project Hope has sought to help school dropouts in poor remote regions return to school and complete at least an elementary education.

By the end of 2009, Project Hope had raised over RMB 6 billion in donations, helped 3.5 million children from poverty-stricken rural families continue their schooling, built 16,355 Hope primary schools, presented the Hope mini-library series to 14,636 village schools in remote areas and trained over 60,000 village primary school teachers. As a result of consistent effort by staff and supporters alike, Project Hope has become one of the best-known and most successful charity programs in the country.

In November 2007, IHG set up the IHG Project Hope Fund and became an official partner of the China Youth Development Foundation (CYDF). The transparently managed fund is dedicated to supporting young dropouts in poverty-stricken areas through Hope Schools, vocational education and scholarship for college/university students. As the first charity fund in China connecting hotels, guests and donors, it not only prolongs the mission of IHG to fulfill its corporate social responsibility, but also promotes the concept of social responsibility among a wider group of people. The creative approach of "donating RMB 5 upon check-in" provides hotel guests with easy opportunities to contribute to worthy causes. The programme has won great support from the nearly 150 IHG hotels in Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau.

As of December 1st, 2010, RMB 6,582,229.38 has been collected for the IHG Project Hope Fund, and RMB 5,920,000 has been used or slated to be used. The 11 IHG Hope Schools in Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Guangdong, Sichuan, Shanxi, Gansu, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei and Shandong provinces have been built or are currently under construction, with four out of 11 officially in use. Other charity activities by IHG include donations to Hope Classmate for Earthquake Relief Sichuan, investment in vocational education and the IHG Academy Scholarship.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Feng WANG
  Marketing Communication Manager of Holiday Inn Beijing Focus Square
  Tel: 86 10 6473 3333 – 6909
  Email: feng.wang@ihg.com 

With the debut of seven new hotels by 2013 in the region including Nanhai, Haiyang, Shangjie and Zhengdong New District in Zhengzhou, Dalian, Guangzhou and Yamcheng

Shanghai, China (April 15, 2011) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Starwood Hotels & Resorts recently announced the opening of Aloft Nanhai, Foshan on February 1, 2011, the second Aloft hotel to open in China after the debut of Aloft Beijing Haidian in 2008. To continue the brand expansion in the region, six more Aloft hotels will debut by 2013 including Haiyang, Shangjie and Zhengdong New District in Zhengzhou in 2011, Guangzhou in 2012, Dalian and Yancheng in 2013.

"Starwood's new Aloft brand offers style, design and high tech touches at an affordable price. We are thrilled to introduce Aloft to China's fast-growing markets like Nanhai, Haiyang, Zhengzhou as a new choice and a unique experience for international and domestic travelers," said Stephen Ho, Senior Vice President of Acquisitions & Development for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Asia Pacific.

Aloft, the sizzling "style-at-a-steal" brand has rocked the global hospitality industry since launching in 2008. Aimed at Generation Y, Aloft is Starwood’s design-led, social-experience brand that has enjoyed the fastest ramp-up of any brand in hotel history. As a young, tech-driven society, China will become a key market for Aloft’s development outside of the United States.

Aloft Nanhai, Foshan
Opened on February 1, 2011, Aloft Nanhai, Foshan is conveniently located near the Nanhai Science and Technology Park in Foshan, Guangdong Province. Surrounded by numerous high-tech businesses, research centers and leading universities, this new hotel is part of an exciting, new mixed-use complex including the Foshan International Convention and Exhibition Center, offices and residential buildings. 252 guest rooms feature the brand’s signature nine-foot ceilings, oversized windows and the ultra-comfortable bed, as well as oversized walk-in showers and amenities created by Bliss® Spa. Each aloft room is also a combination high-tech office and entertainment center equipped with wireless internet access and plug & play, a one-stop connectivity solution for multiple electronic gadgetry all linked to a 42” flat-panel, HDTV-ready television.

Aloft Zhengzhou Shangjie
Scheduled to open on April 30, 2011, Aloft Zhengzhou Shangjie is a fresh, fun and forward-thinking alternative for travelers in Zhengzhou city. Located in the hub of the industrial zone-Shangjie district in Zhengzhou, the hotel will offer 172 urban-inspired, loft-like rooms and suites with nine-foot ceilings and oversized windows to allow for more natural light, leading edge plug & play connectivity solution for multiple electronic gadgetries such as PDAs, cell phones, mp3 players and laptops – all linked to a large flat panel HDTV ready television for optimal sound and viewing. Aloft Zhengzhou Shangjie will have the brand’s signature products including re:mix, w xyz bar, re:charge, re:fuel, splash and so on.

Aloft Haiyang
The 165-room Aloft Haiyang will set to debut in June 2011 and be part of a mixed-use complex including hotel, residential apartments, villas, retail pedestrian street, pier and so on. The new hotel will be strategically located in Haiyang, a coastal city in the peninsula province of Shandong in east China. Under the administration of Yantai City, Haiyang is known for its national forest parks, wetland reserves as well as beach and yacht activities. Haiyang will also be the host city for 2012 Asian Beach Games.

Aloft Zhengzhou Zhengdong New District
Aloft Zhengzhou Zhengdong New District will consist of 293 rooms, approximately 4,176 square feet of meeting space, three food and beverage outlets, including splash and re:charge. Ideally located in Zhengdong New District, the hotel will be scheduled to open its doors in December 2011.

Aloft Guangzhou, University Park
Set to be open in May 2012, Aloft Guangzhou, University Park will be ideally located in the Guangzhou University Park on Xiaoguwei Island, north of Xinzao Town of Panyu District in the south eastern part of Guangzhou. The hotel is approximately 35 minutes drive from the Tianhe Central Business District and 20 minutes drive from the Guangzhou International Exhibition and Convention Centre in Pazhou Island. Being part of the mixed-use complex, this new hotel will introduce style at a steal to the gateway city with 300 spacious, loft-like rooms, accessible technology and a vibrant, social atmosphere.

Aloft Yancheng
Located in northeastern Jiangsu province, this 250-room Aloft Yancheng will open in January 2013. Within 15 minutes drive from Jiangsu Yancheng Economic Development Zone and Tinghu Economic Development Zone, the new hotel will be situated in the city’s new Central Business District and next to Yandu Park, the biggest park in Yancheng. Yancheng, literally “Salt City”, is named after the many sea salt harvest fields around the city.

Aloft Dalian
Aloft Dalian will include 350 rooms, two food and beverage outlets as well as more than 16,000 square feet of meeting space. Opening in January 2013, the hotel will be located in the city center of Dalian, Liaoning Province’s economic, financial, commercial and tourism center and one of China’s major trading ports.

For more information, please visit www.alofthotels.com.

About Aloft Hotels
Created to shake up the staid, traditional select service segment of the hotel industry, the Aloft brand delivers style at a steal with urban-influenced, modern, open and vibrant design – and a social guest experience – at an affordable price point. In the same way that W Hotels broke through the clutter of conformity in the upscale hotel arena more than a decade ago, Aloft is shaking up the industry for the next generation of traveler. Aloft hotels are geared toward savvy, design-conscious consumers who grew up with the democratization of design. Building on its tech-savvy DNA, the brand recently pioneered the industry’s first "keyless entry" automatic check-in program at Aloft Lexington in Massachusetts. With nearly 50 hotels open in the two years since Aloft first arrived on the scene and nine more opening in 2011, Aloft can be found everywhere from Abu Dhabi and Baltimore to Dallas and Beijing and everywhere in between. For more information, please visit www.alofthotels.com.

Aloft Hotels, like all brands within Starwood’s portfolio, is proud to offer the Starwood Preferred Guest® program, which offers a breakthrough policy of no blackout dates on Free Night Awards. To learn more, please visit www.spg.com.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1025 properties in 100 countries and territories with 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®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft®, 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 www.starwoodhotels.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Angela Feng
  Regional Public Relations Manager, China
  Telephone:+86 21 6141 7716
  Fax: +86 21 6391 8220

The hotel is on the top of Nanjing International Center and features 234 rooms and suites with a stunning view of the shimmering Xuanwu Lake; minimum room size is 42 square meters, all guest rooms are elegantly and comfortably designed and fearure the Heavenly® Bed, refreshing White Tea Aloe bath amenities, 42” LCD HDTV, IPOD docking station and high speed internet access which are designed to leave guests feeling uplifted, relaxed, pampered and invigorated.

The Westin Nanjing offers three restaurants and lounges. The bright and refreshingly decorated Seasonal Tastes is located on 23rd floor of hotel with an open kitchen and full-length windows with magnificent sunrise view above Xuanwu Lake during an energizing breakfast and a romantic or interactive dining experience accompanied by wonderful city night view; featuring both buffet and a la carte selections. The Five Zen5es Chinese restaurant is located on 9th floor of hotel, favored by locals and tourists alike for its authentic new-look Huaiyang cuisine, featuring a modern dining area and eight private dining rooms with Chinese annatto color bar and modern geometry decoration. The hotel’s famous Executive Chef Ricky Yin and his team combines traditional skills with a new fashion and deliver a brand-new food experience. The Business Center of hotel is located on 23rd floor and features a full range of support services.

For meeting planners and for social events, The Westin Nanjing provides more than 1, 000 square meters of meeting and banquet space to suite every occasion. Located at 9th floor with 530 square meters and the Grand Ballroom can be divided into three separate areas with each area featuring independent stage lights, high-definition projectors and advanced AV equipment.

After a busy day guests can feel rejuvenated with a dip in the 25-meter indoor heated swimming pool or a session at WestinWORKOUT® with the latest in cardio equipment and weights.

The diamond fountain in the Lobby with an instinctive stream, the scent of White tea, atmospheric lighting, leisurely music and vivid Jan Packer botanicals encompass every guest with a sensory and tranquil feeling.

“With Westin’s sterling reputation for offering personal and instinctive service and gastronomic excellence, The Westin Nanjing will undoubtedly contribute immensely to the tourism industry of Nanjing and will soon be the choice for the growing stream of business travelers’, said Mr. Richard Deutl, General Manager of The Westin Nanjing. “We are very excited to be the first Westin in Jiangsu Province and to contribute to the increasing importance of Nanjing as tourism and business city. With our oversized guestrooms, the industry leading Heavenly Bed, our relaxing Heavenly Bath, the nutritious and health supporting SuperfoodRx concept, the energizing Westin WORKOUT and efficient Service Express will make every guest refreshed and rejuvenated.. My team and I look forward to offer a new feeling to our guests in the city of Nanjing; also because the hotel is the part of the Nanjing International Center including high level offices, world renowned brands in the shopping mall and top luxury apartments, we trust we not only offer a hotel but also a new lifestyle. ” he added.

About Westin Hotels & Resorts
Westin Hotels & Resorts makes the healthiest choices irresistibly appealing, so guests leave feeling better than when they arrived. With over 170 hotels and resorts in over 36 countries and territories, Westin is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Starwood Hotels is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1025 properties in nearly 100 countries and territories with 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®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft®, 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 www.starwoodhotels.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Vivian Wei
  Marketing Communication Manager
  Tel: 86.25.8556.8888
  Fax: 86.25.8556.9999
  vivian.wei@westin.com

Beijing, China (October 25, 2010) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — The Westin Nanjing has announced the appointment Richard Deutl as General Manager and Ms. Lily Chen as Director of Sales and Marketing. The Westin Nanjing is currently the first Westin branded hotel in Jiangsu province and, together with the successful Sheraton Nanjing Kingsley Hotel & Towers, is the second Starwood property in Nanjing.

Mr. Richard Deutl has almost 30 years experience in the hospitality industry and is a native of Salzburg, Austria, the city of "Sound of Music" and Mozart. He has been with Sheraton and Starwood Hotels & Resorts for 22 years, working across Sheraton and Westin hotels in Austria, Germany, France, Belgium and Georgia. Four years ago he came to China; The Westin Nanjing is a "coming home" as he started his career in China at the former Sheraton Wuxi Hotel. He joins The Westin Nanjing from Tianjin, where he had held the role of General Manager at Sheraton Tianjin Hotel for the past two years. "To join such a well excited property and start from pre opening is indeed an honour. The opening of The Westin Nanjing witnesses the increasing importance of Nanjing as a tourist and business destination, and also I am proud of contributing my knowledge and experience to the hospitality industry of Nanjing and developing local talents." Comments Mr. Deutl. He is a veteran with an ingrained understanding of the core value of the Westin; and it is certain he will bring his enthusiasm and inspiring passion to his appointment at The Westin Nanjing.

The Westin Nanjing also welcomes Ms. Lily Chen as Director of Sales & Marketing. She has over 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry including the pre-openings of Four Points by Sheraton Daning and The Westin Bund Center Shanghai where she developed her professional and leadership skills. Ms. Chen has held various posts with international hotel brands including IHG, Marriott and Starwood Hotels and Resorts. Ms. Lily Chen has extraordinary achievements in accomplishing sales goals, and has won the honors "2005 The Best Sales Award" and "2008 The Platinum Award of the Starwood Asia Pacific Elite program". Now Ms. Lily Chen has joined The Westin Nanjing and will be fully responsible for the successful establishment of The Westin Nanjing on all markets. It is certain that the Sales and Marketing department of The Westin Nanjing led by Lily Chen will bring distinguished personal service to the Nanjing Hotel market, making sure that business partners and guests will find in The Westin Nanjing the one and only partner they want to send to their guests, friends and families.

The Westin Nanjing is strategically located in the Hunan Road central business district, on top of the Nanjing International Center (NIC), and has 234 innovative deluxe rooms of which offeri a retreat overlooking the scenic Xuanwu Lake. From the hotel you can see the bustling and vibrant city of Nanjing. From the hotel is only a casual walk to Nanjing Construction Planning Exhibition Hall which conveniently connects you to the subway station. Westin Heavenly® Bed, the SuperfoodRX™ concept, the Westin Workout® Guestrooms and an area including a 25m heated indoor swimming pool plus Westin's unmistakable, elegant interior design, features and other services will elevate the hospitality level in Nanjing and support the endeavor of the municipality to attract more tourists and business guests. And a dedicated team of highly motivated professionals, carefully selected and trained up to the typical world-class Westin Service Standards will ensure that they deliver the promise we make when saying "This is how it should feel".

For more information please call 25.5862.9740.

Westin Hotels & Resorts, with more than 170 hotels and resorts in over 31 countries and territories, is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT). Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with over 1000 properties in more than 100 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®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft®, 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 www.starwoodhotels.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Vivian Wei
  Marketing Communication Manager
  Tel: 86.25.5862.9740
  Fax: 86.25.8556.9999
  vivian.wei@westin.com
  

Suzhou, China (May 20, 2008) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — On May 18, 2008, Suzhou's exclusive park located on the east of the Old City welcomed it's newest and most prestigious luxury 5-Star hotel, Kempinski Hotel Suzhou into it's vicinity. This modern and thriving commercial centre part of Suzhou which features 70km2 development of grade A offices, commercial enterprises, residential housing, branded shopping malls and world class entertainment, leisure and exhibition complex built around the famous Jinji Lake.

Along another one of this exclusive park's "Dushu Lake" lies the Kempinski Hotel Suzhou. Managed by world renowned luxury hotel brand operator "Kempinski", the hotel magnificently emerges before your very eyes after a short but scenic drive within a large estate which encompasses a 27-hole Jinji Lake International Golf Course, villas and and Dushu Lake.

Kempinski Hotel Suzhou has will have a total of 458 rooms available ranging from 48sqm in size. Each guestroom is well appointed with plush furnishing, complete set of amenites, 40 inch flat screen TV and wireless fast speed internet access. Majority of the rooms command a breath-taking view of Dushu or Jinji Lake or the Golf Course. There are a total of 77-suite rooms designed in three different configurations to cater to Senior Executives business and leisure requirements.

Also available are three restaurants and bar ie. Seasons Café, Chinese Restaurant and the Lobby Lounge which features unique design with a commanding view of the lake. Other interesting outlets such as a Japanese restaurant, Paulaner Brauhaus, Panorama Cigar & Wine Bar and Kempi Deli will open in Phase 2.

Other facilities un-equalled is the 4,000 sqm recreational and health club which features a 50m indoor swimming pool, indoor tennis and squash courts, gym and exercise/aerobics room. This Club will also feature a spectacular Spa which will be managed by a renowned international Spa operator is due to open also in Phase 2.

Boasting the largest Ballroom in Suzhou which can cater to 1,600 person for a cocktail and 1,200 person for a banquet, the garden level also features 8 multi-function rooms ranging from 120 sqm in size. To support large events, there are also 450 secure parking bays available in the hotel.

Kempinski Hotel Suzhou is Kempinski's 11th property to open in China since opening the first hotel in Beijing in 1992. Since then, the brand has gained strong reputation and brand recognition through the years in China. However, the growth of the brand has been gradual in order to ensure that the properties chosen to be managed remain distinctive and individualistic.

An Opening Ceremony Lunchoen was held at the Grand Ballroom on May 18, 2008 with Owners, Kempinski representatives and foreign dignitaries in attendance.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Kempinski Hotel Suzhou, 168 Guo Bin Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou.
  Jiangsu Province, P.R. China
  Telephone: (86) (512) 6289 7888 Fax: (86) (512) 6289 7866

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Shanghai, China (December 14, 2007) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Lufthansa German Airlines today announced the expansion of flight services to and from China, the world's fastest growing region. The airline will be introducing five* weekly non-stop flights between Nanjing and Frankfurt, effective 31st March 2008 as well as thrice* weekly direct flights between Shenyang and Munich via Seoul, effective 8th June 2008.

Lufthansa is the first and only European airline connecting Europe to these two Chinese cities, which are both important gateways for millions of Chinese passengers across the country. The commencement of these flights will make the cities of Nanjing and Shenyang the newest destinations in Lufthansa's global network, expanding Lufthansa's Asia-Pacific gateways to a total of 23.

"We are very proud to enhance our presence in mainland China by adding both Nanjing and Shenyang as new destinations to our global network. Both cities are important economic and industrial centres, offering Lufthansa the prospect of capturing significant business opportunities. The area has seen a dramatic boost of business and air traffic demand in China in recent years and the new flight offerings will see the economic ties and cultural exchange further strengthen between these two important regions and Europe," said Wolfgang Mayrhuber, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Lufthansa.

"This decision is evidence of our strong presence in the strategic market of China, enhancing Lufthansa’s industry leadership. By continuously adding new destinations and increasing flight capacity, Lufthansa ensures its active engagement in the number one growth market in the world," added Mayrhuber.

Together with SWISS, Lufthansa offers an extended network between China and Europe with a multi-hub concept via Frankfurt and Munich in Germany, as well as Zurich in Switzerland.

* Subject to the government approval

Nanjing, the capital of the Jiangsu province, is located on the Yangtze River along China's eastern coastline and a well-known tourist area in China. A city of historical importance, it is now a political, economic, and cultural centre, and home to the five 'pillar' industries of electronics, automotive, petrochemicals, metal, and power. At one time the largest city in the world, Lufthansa's new service will provide Nanjing's current population of 8.2 million and inhabitants of surrounding cities convenient access to Europe.

Shenyang, the capital of the Liaoning province, has a population in excess of 7 million, making it China's fifth largest city. The economic, cultural, financial and commercial centre of northeast China, Shenyang is focused on heavy industry, with many major industrial companies having their headquarters in the city. Shenyang is also regarded as the transportation and commercial centre of the North East region, making it an ideal destination in Lufthansa’s growing network of Chinese gateways.

The German flag carrier is offering a total of 221 seats in First, Business and Economy Class on the Airbus A340-300 aircraft on both routes. The departure and arrival times of flights have been coordinated so as to give passengers arriving in Germany from China the best possible choice of connecting flights across Europe and beyond.

Lufthansa passengers flying from Shenyang to Munich will arrive at an airport highly regarded for it modern facilities and a minimum connection time of 30 minutes for those travellers with connecting flights. Munich Airport was voted this year as the 'Best Airport in Europe' at the Skytrax World Airport Awards for the third consecutive year. Terminal 2, which was opened in 2003 with a Lufthansa investment of 325 million Euros, is used exclusively by Lufthansa and its Star Alliance partners.

Lufthansa has a long history in China, dating back to 1926, with more than 80 years of experience. As a good corporate citizen with strong ties in China, the German flag carrier employs more than 8,000 people in Lufthansa-related business and over 220 native Chinese flight attendants. Lufthansa has investments in airline-related businesses including air cargo, flight catering, MRO and IT services.

As one of the world's largest airlines, Lufthansa currently flies to more than 188 destinations in 79 countries. Together with its Star Alliance and bilateral partners, Lufthansa serves 416 destinations in 100 countries worldwide, including codeshare flights.

INTERNET LINKS

http://www.lufthansa.com

About Lufthansa German Airlines
Lufthansa is a fully privatized group of companies offering air transport services including passenger airlines, logistics, flight catering, aircraft maintenance and information technology. Lufthansa is a founding member of the world’s largest aviation network, Star Alliance, which has 17 international airline partners connecting six continents.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Judy Yu
  Tel: 010 6568 2243
  Fax: 010 6566 3774
  Email: yuj@abjcom.com

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The 8th "Kohl & Pinkel" excursion, a typical winter event in the northern part of Germany, was held in Thames Town, Songjiang, the suburb of Shanghai, on February 3, 2007 organized by Mr. Peter Herewck, Director of Operation of Howard Johnson International (China) and Christina Decu from German Chamber of Commerce. (both in the centre of the crowd). Over 150 guests participated the fun event with lots of drinks & games.

The above left photo shows the two organizers were explaining the rules of the game

The above right photo shows Mr. Peter Herweck(left) holding the wooden board for the guests to drink schnapps.

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