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Hoteliers from Shanghai visiting Australia this week say the city is the hot new destination and the gateway to China for leisure travellers and the MICE market. At a function hosted by Helen Wong’s Tours in Sydney yesterday, the directors of sales from the Kerry Hotel and The Westin Bund said traffic from Australia is growing fast, especially in the meetings and events area. “We’re getting a lot of enquiries from event planners in Australia, and we’re also seeing a number of corporate companies moving in to China wanting to hold meetings in dynamic, buzzy Shanghai,” said the Westin’s Julie Jackson. The Kerry Hotel’s Regina Chung said her property is the first of a new lifestyle hotel brand of the Shangri-La Group that opened last year. “It’s ideal for meetings and events as it’s within easy reach for the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, the Century Park and the Kerry Parkside shopping mall.” A new convention & exhibition centre in Hongqiao district, to open in 2015 will offer 500,000sqm of exhibition space, as well as convention facilities. Costing US$3.5 billion, it will be the largest of its kind in the world. Pictured yesterday in Sydney from left are: Julie Jackson, Helen Wong, Helen Wong’s Tours; Patrick Chen, Shanghai Tourism; Kuang Lin, China National Tourist Office and Regina Chung. |
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