Waldorf Astoria takes on China

The Hilton Group is continuing to expand in the Chinese market, where no fewer than five hotels under the Waldorf Astoria banner are planned between now and 2016.
The Waldorf Astoria Shanghai

A fifth Waldorf Astoria hotel has joined the Hilton Group's Chinese calendar: the American hotelier has just announced the signing of an agreement that should lead to the opening of a new hotel in Chengdu, in the west of the country, in 2016. The establishment, which will offer 300 rooms spread over the top fifteen floors of a building opposite the financial centre, will focus in particular on developing the MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention Event) sector in Chengdu.