Hilton opens Chinaâ€™s first luxury airport hotel

Saturday, 03 Aug, 2010 0

Hilton Hotels, which claims to have invented the airport hotel concept, opened the first-ever and only luxury airport hotel at Beijing, the world’s second busiest airport.

"Opening China’s first five-star international airport hotel generations after our founder pioneered the airport hotel concept is more than a noteworthy milestone. Hilton Beijing Capital Airport reflects the innovation, refreshing hospitality and contemporary relevance that enable us to deliver an exceptional experience for our guests," said Dave Horton, Global Head, Hilton Hotels brand.

Beijing Capital Airport is the nerve center for international travelers in China as well as burgeoning business and industrial community that rings the airport, according to a company press release.

The airport has an average of 1,400 domestic and international flights daily and serviced more than 65 million travelers last year. The local business community surrounding the airport features a growing and vibrant mix of Chinese and multinational companies, which use Beijing for their global or regional headquarters.

Hilton Beijing Capital Airport features more than 320 guest rooms, seven restaurants and bars with 32 private dining rooms, two ballrooms and 21 meeting rooms with more than 3,000 square meters of meeting space, executive concierge services, a luxury spa and state-of-the-art fitness center.

“While the concept of a five-star international airport hotel is new to China, such properties have been a standing part of the Hilton portfolio, with several new projects in development,” says Hilton.

In 2010, Hilton plans to open Hilton Rosemont/O’Hare, in the United States near Chicago O’Hare International Airport, while a new build Hilton property featuring a stylish horizontal skyscraper design at Frankfurt International Airport is scheduled to open in 2011.

By David Wilkening

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