Pan Pacific Hotels Group launches Tianjin property

Singapore

SINGAPORE-BASED Pan Pacific Hotels Group has opened its fifth hotel in China, the Pan Pacific Tianjin, making China its biggest overseas market to date.

Aside from the hotel in Tianjin, Pan Pacific also has four other Pan Pacific hotels and serviced suites along the East coast and North, namely in Xiamen, Suzhou and Ningbo.

In Singapore, the group owns and/or manages eight hotels and serviced suites under its Pan Pacific and Parkroyal brands.

"China has long been earmarked as a critically important source and growth market for the group. Since our first Pan Pacific hotel in China in 2009, we have been actively seeking development opportunities to grow our presence in gateway destinations across the country," said chief executive Bernold O Schroeder.

"As the Chinese travel market continues to expand and mature, we look forward to riding on the country's dynamic tourism developments to write the next chapter of our own compelling China growth story."

A wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore-listed UOL Group, Pan Pacific Hotels Group has a pipeline of six upcoming properties in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and London. The group owns and/or manages over 30 hotels, resorts and serviced suites in the Asia-Pacific, North America and Europe.

Part of mixed-use development The Esplanade, the Pan Pacific Tianjin is located along the Haihe River and at the intersection of the city's main commercial districts, Hongqiao, Nankai and Hebei. It has 289 guestrooms and 30 serviced suites with kitchenette and laundry facilities.

Other facilities include 10 meeting rooms spanning over 750 square metres in total, a 640 square metre ballroom as well as free Wi-Fi in all guestrooms.

A key seaport and gateway to the Chinese capital, Tianjin is the largest coastal city in North China and is situated 30 minutes from Beijing via high-speed train. Tianjin is also the base for about 300 Fortune 500 firms.

The hotel's general manager Reinhold Johann said: "Against the backdrop of Tianjin's booming economic prospects, we are excited to bring the award-winning Pan Pacific brand to Tianjin through a sleek, premium hotel product which we are confident will be very well-received by the local and international community."