Langham Hotels sure know how to do things in style. Just 4 weeks after the lavish party it held for its first Sydney hotel, The Observatory, to be rebranded as the Langham Sydney, the group staged a classy cocktail party last night at the elegant Tea Room at the Queen Victoria Building in the Sydney CBD.
Langham hoteliers flew in from around the world especially for the event to thank their key clients for their continued support and making Australia third in sales after China and the USA.
The industry showed that it has a sweet tooth. As well as enjoying some incredible food and wine, there was a special chocolate table where guests formed a long line to fill up bags of gourmet chocolate treats to take home. You had to be quick!
Speaking to TD, Simon Manning, VP Sales & Marketing said the Langham Hospitality Group is the fastest growing luxury hotel group, with 17 hotels in the past 10 years and now offering a total of 5,321 rooms globally.
“We’ve taken the essence of elegance and style of Langham and implanted it into 4 continents, and we did so in the midst of the big world recession. Our growth has been phenomonel,” he said.
Fresh from opening a new Langham in Beijing, it will open another new property in Shenzhen, China later this month, and another in Chicago next year.
“We’ll extend our footprint going forward in key cities in China and Asia with plans to have an additional 3,632 rooms in the next 3 years, and we’ll also expand our other luxury Langham Place brand,” said Manning.
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Kate Hunter, Emirates
Sharon Byrne & Simon Manning, Langham Hotels
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