It all started with Arnold Palmer. In 1982, Hong Kong tycoon Henry Fok approached Palmer to design the first golf course ,in post-Reform and Opening China. Hand-built by manual laborers, the result was Chung Shan cour...It all started with Arnold Palmer. In 1982, Hong Kong tycoon Henry Fok approached Palmer to design the first golf course ,in post-Reform and Opening China. Hand-built by manual laborers, the result was Chung Shan course in Guangdong Province, which opened in 1984. Twenty years later, China is now home to the world＇s largest golf club, while more than a dozen of the world＇s top players have designed golf courses in China.展开更多
A number of companies are now offering smartphone-based services for tourists in China, but keeping up with the wants and needs of users could prove difficult.
The son of a US diplomat and sinolo-gist, David Brooks arrived in Asia before his first birthday, experienced the Chinese education system first-hand, lived on Hainan Island before the first tourists arrived, met his ...The son of a US diplomat and sinolo-gist, David Brooks arrived in Asia before his first birthday, experienced the Chinese education system first-hand, lived on Hainan Island before the first tourists arrived, met his future wife in Shanghai and even appeared as an extra in a major Hollywood movie.展开更多
At a time of declining occupancy rates in hotels across the Asia-Pacific region, pursuing an aggressive expansion strategy may not seem the most logicai course of action for a hotel group - but this is precisely the a...At a time of declining occupancy rates in hotels across the Asia-Pacific region, pursuing an aggressive expansion strategy may not seem the most logicai course of action for a hotel group - but this is precisely the approach Langham Hotels International （LHI） is adopting.展开更多
文摘It all started with Arnold Palmer. In 1982, Hong Kong tycoon Henry Fok approached Palmer to design the first golf course ,in post-Reform and Opening China. Hand-built by manual laborers, the result was Chung Shan course in Guangdong Province, which opened in 1984. Twenty years later, China is now home to the world＇s largest golf club, while more than a dozen of the world＇s top players have designed golf courses in China.
文摘A number of companies are now offering smartphone-based services for tourists in China, but keeping up with the wants and needs of users could prove difficult.
文摘The son of a US diplomat and sinolo-gist, David Brooks arrived in Asia before his first birthday, experienced the Chinese education system first-hand, lived on Hainan Island before the first tourists arrived, met his future wife in Shanghai and even appeared as an extra in a major Hollywood movie.
文摘At a time of declining occupancy rates in hotels across the Asia-Pacific region, pursuing an aggressive expansion strategy may not seem the most logicai course of action for a hotel group - but this is precisely the approach Langham Hotels International （LHI） is adopting.
