M & C has been awarded the management contract for the five-star Millennium Hongqiao Shanghai  
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                Catégorie : Asie Pacifique  
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   Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc ("M&C") has been awarded the management 
contract for the five-star Millennium Hongqiao Shanghai by the owner of the 
property, the Shanghai Workers Union. 
 
The 350 room hotel is located in Shanghai's commercial and residential district 
in Hongqiao, close to the Shanghai Exhibition and Convention Centre and ten 
minutes from the city's Hongqiao Airport. The hotel is scheduled to open in 
mid-2006. 
 
Chief Executive, Tony Potter, said: 
 
"In keeping with our strategy to increase our presence in Asia, we are delighted 
to have been awarded this contract in Shanghai, one of the most dynamic cities 
in the region. This is the first step for M&C in creating a presence in China 
and we aim to continue our expansion there in key gateway cities." 
                 
                
                
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