Hotel industry giant Wyndham Hotel Group has become the official partner hotel of the second edition of ITB China, which will take place from May 16 to 18 at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Conference Center.

A corresponding agreement was signed on February 7 by Leo Liu, president of Greater China Wyndham Group and  David Axiotis, general manager, ITB China.

The hotel group will have a strong presence on the show floor of ITB China, the three-day b2b-show connecting brand new products and innovative services of tourism with the best industry experts in one place. With becoming the official hotel partner of China’s new marketplace for the travel industry, the Wyndham Hotel Group Greater China further solidifies its position as a leading international hospitality company.

By December 2017, Wyndham Hotel Group was operating 1400 hotels in China, with the number of guest rooms reaching 138,787. The group has been steadily expanding brands that are already on many preferred lists, such as the award-winning Wyndham Grand, Wyndham, and Ramada.

Hosted buyer accommodation and special rates for ITB China attendees
As part of the partnership, ITB China’s hosted buyers coming from all over China to attend ITB China in Shanghai will be accommodated in Wyndham Hotels during their stay. In addition, the hotel group is offering special accommodation rates for all attendees of ITB China 2018 in Wyndham hotels.
 
Liu said: “The very first ITB China was held in May 2017. It’s a platform that allows ITB to showcase its broad international vision, its rich exhibitor resources and highly-efficient operating model to the entire travel industry. As one of the international leading hotel groups, Wyndham Hotel Group is pleased to partner with ITB China, a leading international travel expo, in a premier event that offers a professional take on the travel industry in a joint effort to promote its development and therefore deliver better travel experience for Chinese travelers.“

Axiotis added: “The Wyndham Hotel Group became the first global hospitality company to reach the 1,000 hotels mark in 2015 in China. We are proud to collaborate with them as partners who understand their business and markets so well. It makes me confident this will be a win-win partnership for both ITB China and Wyndham.” - TradeArabia News Service