Christmas Night , the Millennium Xiamen Hotel’s Sight

The night is on

The Santa Claus is coming to town

Zhongshan Road is Xiamen's oldest and hottest shopping street, by the side , laid the Millennuim Harbourview Hotel Xiamen

A Sound Feast in Xiamen, Lin YeYan Solo Concert

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Last Saturday , 20th of November , 2010 ,  a night for the ears .

Peace Hotel Brings Shanghai History Back

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Peace Hotel

A History， A Miracle

Number One mansion in the Far East

Now , Today , in 2010 ,  renamed  as

Fairmont Peace Hotel

20 Nanjing Road East
Shanghai,
China









With its old jazz band ( average age over 75) ,  9 Nation Suites , and new Presidential Suite originated from Sassoon Penthhouse , it is coming back .

The Charming Dance of Penang in Xiamen Trade Fair (CIFIT) - Travel Forum

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2010's Xiamen Trade Fair has more to tell you , the Travel Forum was mixed with culture .

After I finished the Yoga Show , I was attracted by the main Stage , the Fujian Local Dance was just about to be over.    It is a dance that shows the tea celebration , the Hui'an ladies are very unique for their clothing, Just a pity I come up with the end.

And then A group of Malaysian Dancers jumped up to hook the eyes of all the audience .

UNCTAD's second World Investment Forum Starts Today in Xiamen

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The UNCTAD's second World Investment Forum (WIF) is to be held on 6-9 September, 2010 in Xiamen, China. The Forum is being organized in connection with the China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT), to take place in Xiamen on 8-11 September.

The special program of the Forum  the Ministerial Roundtable on "Revisiting investment policies" is to take place on 7 September.

Qixi Festival --- Chinese Valentines' Day

The meet of two lovers who can only happen once a year , a sad and beautiful story from ancient China , still influences China and Overseas Chinese nowadays .

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Qixi Festival (literally "The Night of Sevens"), also known as Magpie Festival, falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month on the Chinese calendar; thus its name.  It is sometimes called Chinese Valentine's Day in recent decades. This year the day falls in 16th Aug,2010

A Hotel Executive On How To Get Good Service

I totally agree on the points this article from 'Wall Street Journal'  gives for travellers staying in hotels , a good connection with  hotel at the beggining makes you easier to deal anything in the future .    To stay happier , to stay smarter ...    Magic Haijing, Xiamen Hotels First Blog Present:


Paul James, global brand leader at St. Regis Hotels and Resorts, estimates that he spends no less than 150 nights a year in hotel rooms. His experience goes well beyond his own company's brand; he often checks out the competition by staying at other hotels.

Over time, Mr. James has developed anumber of tricks to make sure his hotel stays are comfortable. For instance, after booking a room online, he immediately follows up with a phone call to the hotel's concierge. His aim: to request a room that will suit him.
'Unless you're at an airport hotel, you'll find that there are a vast number of shapes and designs of rooms within the raft of standard or deluxe rooms,' he says. Sometimes he wants to ensure there's a large work table; occasionally, he wants extra room with a crib for his son. And because he's over six feet tall, he always makes sure to ask for a king-sized bed.

China's hotel star ranking system under increased scrutiny

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Xiamen is becoming more and more international , I just heard Star Bucks is opeing two stores in Xiamen soon.   More international hotel brands are not strange to people in Xiamen .   And here is one article from China Daily talking about China's hotel status , interesting :


BEIJING, July 27 (Xinhuanet) -- China is planning to accelerate a mechanism with which to strip poorly run hotels of their star rankings in order to protect the image of all the 15,000 star-rated hotels across the country, a top tourism official said on Monday.




Anonymous customers' opinions will be considered for the first time along with those of industry experts when evaluating a star-rated hotel's qualification, said Du Jiang, deputy head of the National Tourism Administration of China.


Hotels already endowed with a star status will be subject to quality checkups every three years, instead of the current five year period aimed at identifying problems and fixing them, he said.


The news came days after the announcement that the Hilton Chongqing was to be stripped of its five-star status for reportedly permitting a venue for prostitution to operate on its premises.


The announcement, posted on the administration's website last Friday, said the hotel's actions have "seriously damaged the image of China's star-rated hotels and generated a bad influence".

The First Armani Hotel , Part of the World's Highest Skyscraper

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Back in the good old days, it was enough for a billionaire designer at the top of his or her game to own a super-yacht, a private island, a Manhattan penthouse, a Tuscan villa and a chalet in Gstaad.

Not any more. To truly be a 21st century, global lifestyle superstar you need to own a hotel, as well.

-----Hilary Alexander, Fashion Director of telegraph.co.uk said so

Here is the first Armani Hotel in the world ,   located in Burj  Khalifa , tallest skycrapper

The Arabic meaning for the word Burj is 'tower', which is why the Burj Khalifa is also known as the 'Tower of Dubai'. The Burj Khalifa was built at an estimated cost of $1.5bn.

The Marina Bay Sands, New Giant of Hotel World 2010

People talk about the hotels,   from here , Xiamen to  the world , the most luxury ones , Burj Al Arab , the Emirates Palace Hotel and etc.     What happened in 2010 , the new giant of the hotel world , the Marina Bay Sands ? From mouth to mouth , it is the hottest one of our time , now.

Marina Bay Sands is an integrated resort fronting Marina Bay in Singapore. Developed by Las Vegas Sands, it is billed as the world's most expensive standalone casino property at S$8 billion (US$5.7 billion), including cost of the prime land.

It  features a 2,560-room hotel, a 120,000 sq.m. convention-exhibition center, The Shoppes mall, an Art & Science museum, two Sands Theatres, six "celebrity chef" restaurants, two floating pavilions, a casino with 500 tables and 1,600 slot machines. The complex is topped by a 340m-long SkyPark with a capacity of 3,900 people and a 150m infinity swimming pool, set on top of the world's largest public cantilevered platform, which overhangs the north tower by 67m.

The Marina Bay Sands (MBS) integrated resort celebrated its opening on 23Jun,2010 with a lavish bash, but not before its owner made an even more glittering prediction: Just as the resort's towers have transformed the skyline, the IR will 'forever change' Singapore's image and give the country's tourism industry a major fillip.

Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson called the US$5.7 billion (S$7.92 billion) facility a game-changer for tourism here, and added that after all is said and done, he expects between 125,000 and 150,000 people to visit it each day, a record for parent company Las Vegas Sands' (LVS) properties worldwide.

Don't look down: A guest swims in the infinity pool of the Skypark that tops the Marina Bay Sands hotel towers - 55 storeys over the city of Singapore

Grand Millennium Beijing Hotel receives 5-Star Rating

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc (M&C) added another star to its premiere ‘Grand Millennium’ brand today, with the official 5-star accreditation of the Grand Millennium Beijing. The accreditation not only cements the hotel' s promise of world class accommodation to guests, but also reinforces M&C’s standing at the forefront of the Chinese hospitality industry.

Singapore Seafood Festival comes to Grand Millennium Beijing's CBD

Along with Singapore Seafood Festival in Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen , Grand Millennium Beijing will launch the Sinagapore Seafood Festival at the same time , Jun4th- Jun 13th.

Singapore Seafood Festival comes to CBD Indulge in the culinary offerings of savoury Singapore cuisine at our Singapore Seafood Festival at CBD. Tuck into perennial favourites Chilli Crab, Crispy Squids, Drunken Prawns and more while you sip on Singapore's critically acclaimed Tiger Beer. Singapore Seafood Festival is from 4 June to 13 June and is available Lunch, Dinner and Sunday Brunch Buffet at CBD. Lunch Buffet at RMB 166 + per person Dinner Buffet at RMB 216+ per person Sunday Brunch Buffet at RMB 298 + per person

Xiamen Dragon Boat Festival a Live Shot

Xiamen Hotels First Blog, Magic Haijng presents Xiamen Dragon Boat Festival 

Give you a show on Xiamen Dragon Boat Festival,  29th and  30th May , 2010, my own shot on 29th May.   Now no one missed that , see it live  for yourself here .  It is rather a cultural and human touch of Xiamen than a simple Boat race.

Let's  start!

the panaroma view

Millennium Haikou Hotel aims to 7 star , one more Burj Arab Tower in the world

Millennium Haikou Hotel will be the hottest hotel in China even in the world as long as the project sets off,  it will also  be built on an artificial island in Haikou which will take up 33.5 hectares,  total investment 2.8 billion yuan ($408 million), 103 floors with probably 300 meters high , but this hight figure is not confirmed.

A special event for Xiamen Golf - Harbourview Cup in May 2010

May 15th , 2010 , All the Xiamen Golf Fans gathered at Kaikou Golf Course to make a wonderful tournament ; a special event to raise up a charity for Medical aid to the poor children in Xiamen ; a special event to play in the rain , to dance in the rain , what a fun! ; a special event which is the oldest golf tournament in Xiamen Hotels history.

In Asia Pacific, Downturn Looks More Like A Speed Bump In Hotel Market

The Hotel Business is always infected by the economic status ; the Globalization makes hotel Industry connected .   If you have a few munites , you could go through the past to the persent , especially what happened to the biggest hotel chains in the world , and what 's next ...


Xiamen ( also called Amoy ), the South-east coastal city of  China , tiny and peaceful.  Striked by the Global Hotel Giants these years, and it is now modernized.  Xiamen Hotels are now stepping into the World Class ,  the Sheraton , the Intercontinental ,the  Wandyam, Le Meridien , the Pan Pacific,   don't forget my hotel,  Millennium and Copthorne ; meanwhile , the new comers in the next one or two years : the Westin , the Kempinski , and whoever more...

Read it and find it interesting:

The appetite for development financing is alive and well in Asia Pacific, and it is business as usual for regional lenders.

By Adam Kirby

Shanghai Expo Brings Top opportunity , and The Bullet Train Starts Xiamen Hotels High Season

The opening Shanghai Expo 2010 highlighted the Labour Day ,  the hottest city in the world , no exagerating .    Meanwhile , Xiamen Shanghai Bullet train shortened the traveling time to seven and half hours , Xiamen became the No 2  in increasing of tour market in China during the Labour Day .

Iconic London Taxi Cabs Help Launch New Millennium Chengdu Hotel

When I mentioned few days ago Millennium Hotels and Resorts achieved the2009 International Hotel Group Distinguished Career Award ,the Millennium Chengdu Hotel opened up ...

After 5.12 Earth quake in Sichuan last year  ,Millennium ChengduStands up now , showing the new face and hope for Chengdu ans Sichuan  .

Here's a good trivia question: What do the Millennium Hotels at London's Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, Sloane Street in Knightsbridge and Kensington Road share with the new 360-room Millennium Hotel Chengdu?

The answer is that they all have the famous London Taxi at their front door.

The new Millennium Hotel Chengdu "will receive two new London taxis, a traditional black cab and a special Champagne-coloured cab, in time for the opening in late December 2009, as a welcome gift from our sister hotels in London," says Shaun Hammond, the hotel's General Manager.

In a short word to make sure all the travellers are awared of this special cab service , Millennium Chengdu says:  When visiting this wonderful city, don’t miss the chance to arrange a day trip to the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, travelling in one of our exclusive London Taxis. It's a luxury not to be missed.

"The arrival of the two cabs also supports our newly launched environmental educational programme, called Millennium Green," Hammond adds, "as they use the most advanced energy-saving emission reduction technology, and are 100 per cent carbon-neutral, as we completely offset the environmental pollution caused by carbon dioxide."

As a new comer in China Hotel Industry , Millennium Hotel Chengdu, the newest 5 Star International Hotel, is centrally located in Chengdu’s sophisticated urban district and is 20 minutes away from the Shuang Liu International Airport .

Surrounded by an extensive array of restaurants, clothing boutiques and recreation facilities, this hotel features 360 elegant rooms, with views towering above Shen Xian Shu Park and is of walking distance to Tong Zi Lin Road also known as 'The European Street'. Whether you need to access to the city's premier shopping area, the new International Exhibition Center or Chengdu Hi-Tech South Park.

resources:   http://www.bizchina-update.com/content/view/2705/2/

http://www.millenniumhotels.com

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Burj Khalifa the tallest building in the world

The shaking news broke the record of the distance of human being standing on earth , not flying , few days ago, as a milestone --- the Burj Khalifa( Burj Dubai). the 828 meters hight almost double the figure of the second hightest building in the world.

It arises my curiosity :

And my insterest starts from its World Records:

At over 800 metres (2625 feet) and more than 160 stories, Burj Dubai holds the following records:

•  Tallest building in the world

•  Tallest free-standing structure in the world

•  Highest number of stories in the world

•  Highest occupied floor in the world

•  Highest outdoor observation deck in the world

•  Elevator with the longest travel distance in the world

•  Tallest service elevator in the world building_comparison

And here are some of the essential numbers associated with the world’s tallest building:

• 95 – the distance in kilometres at which Burj Dubai’s spire can still be seen

• 124 – the floor location of ‘At The Top, Burj Dubai’, the world’s highest and only publicly accessible observation deck with an outdoor terrace

• 160 – the number of luxury hotel rooms and suites

• 605 – the vertical height in metres to which concrete was pumped in the construction of Burj Dubai, a world record for concrete pumping

• 504 – the distance traveled, or ‘rise’ in metres of Burj Dubai’s main service lift, the most of any elevator
  

• 49 – the number of office floors, including the 12-floor annexure

• 57 – the number of elevators

• 1,044 – the total number of residential apartments inside Burj Dubai

• 3,000 – the number of underground parking spaces

• 5,500 – the capacity in kilograms of the tower’s service lift
  

• 31,400 – the amount of steel rebar in metric tonnes used in the structure of Burj Dubai

• 28,261– the number of glass cladding panels making up the exterior of tower and its two annexes

• 15,000 – the amount of water in litres collected from the tower’s cooling equipment that will be used for landscaping irrigation

• 900 – the length in the feet of the world’s tallest performing fountain, The Dubai Fountain, that lies at the foot of the tower

• 19 – the number of hectares of lush green landscaping that envelops the foot of the tower

• 12,000 – the numbers of workers on site during peak of construction

What's Inside

At The Top, Burj Khalifa

Observation deck on level 124

At.mosphere, Burj Khalifa

Fine dining restaurant on level 122

The Residence

900 Burj Dubai residences

The Corporate Suites

37 office floors

Armani Hotel Dubai

160 guestrooms and suites

Armani Residences Dubai

144 private residences

The Park

11 hectares park, 6 water features

3000 underground parking spaces

The Club

4-storey fitness and recreation annex

resource from burjdubai.com

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The Vegetarian's Feast - 4th China Xiamen Buddha Fair

Probably the Biggest one in the world ,China Xiamen International Buddhist Items & Crafts Fair (Xiamen Buddha Fair) , which was held 12th-15th ,Nov, 2009, has become the vane for Buddha industry .For me it is full of art , culture , and delicious food !

The biggest sign is the 1st International Vegetarian Forum, with subject of \u201cfeeling the vegetarian world, sharing a healthy life\u201d.

It is a feast of Vegetarians', Vegetarian culture is influencing on the people\u2019s life gradually. Vegetarianism has become a bran-new life style for environmental protection. It\u2019s estimated that vegetarian food will become the dietetic trend all the 21 century.The mission of this forum is \u201chealth, environmental protection and development\u201d.

Now Xiamen has at least 20 pure Vegetarian Restaurants , not include those restaurants serve special vegetarian dishes ,also in high quality (in Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen , the Loong Yuen Chinese Restaurant has a series of dishes that really deserve trying).

Vegetarian food is often associated with religious beliefs; most of Buddhists are vegans. Nowadays, vegetarianism has been given new meanings: fashion, Environmental Protection and healthy. Vegetarian food and health complement each other, enjoying the Vegetarian life becomes the fashionable healthy concept that the people pursuit. Meanwhile, as life becoming better, the environment is being worse because of people\u2019s destroy. The carbon footprints cover the whole world, some of which is caused by non-vegan. All of these remind people to paying attention to healthy eating, reducing the slaughter, maintaining the ecological balance. Statistics show that 10% of the U.S. population and nearly 4,000,000 British are vegans; In Taiwan, about 2 million people join vegetarianism, and also there are more than 4,000 vegetarian restaurants. Facing with Taiwan, Xiamen is most influenced also by vegetarian culture at an unprecedented rate. With the opening of cross-strait policy and the frequent economic and cultural exchanges, Taiwan's well-known vegetarian industry will increase the development of mainland\u2019s industry.









One more thing I need to mention is Tzu Chi Foundation from Taiwan , they have been endeavoured to be one of the most famous Charity organization in the world since 1966 , to my

surprise they recently joined in almost every disaster rescue action all over the world. Besides they made lots of effert in culture, religious , eco spreading to improve the status of the human being.

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