Hyatt Regency Jing Jin City Resort and Spa: 5 star rating cancelled
Dec 26, 2015, 8:26 am
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Hyatt Regency Jing Jin City Resort and Spa: 5 star rating cancelled
The China National Tourism Administration (the official governmental body regulating the industry) issued a decision on 18 December 2015 cancelling the 5 star rating of Hyatt Regency Jing Jin City Resort and Spa.
The announcement of the decision (available in Chinese only at http://www.cnta.gov.cn/zwgk/tzggnew/...755298.shtml):
As of 26 December 2015, the official Hyatt website has not yet been updated to reflect the removal of the hotel’s five star rating. The hotel's official Hyatt webpage (http://jingjin.regency.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html) advertises Hyatt Regency Jing Jin City Resort and Spa as a ‘5 star hotel in Tianjin’.
The announcement of the decision (available in Chinese only at http://www.cnta.gov.cn/zwgk/tzggnew/...755298.shtml):
关于取消五星级旅游饭店资格的公告
2015年第7号
2015-12-18 16:58:00 来源：全国旅游星级饭店评定委员会
2015年12月15日，经全国旅游星级饭店评定委员会研究决定，取消天津京津新城凯悦酒店（标牌编号：1 250009）、江苏无锡润澳花园大酒店（标牌编号：3250063）、广东佛山华夏新中源大酒店（佛山华 夏明珠大酒店）（标牌编号：4450051）、新疆乌鲁木齐尊茂鸿福酒店（标牌编号：6550003）等四 家饭店的五星级旅游饭店资格。
特此公告。
全国旅游星级饭店评定委员会
2015年12月15日
2015年第7号
2015-12-18 16:58:00 来源：全国旅游星级饭店评定委员会
2015年12月15日，经全国旅游星级饭店评定委员会研究决定，取消天津京津新城凯悦酒店（标牌编号：1 250009）、江苏无锡润澳花园大酒店（标牌编号：3250063）、广东佛山华夏新中源大酒店（佛山华 夏明珠大酒店）（标牌编号：4450051）、新疆乌鲁木齐尊茂鸿福酒店（标牌编号：6550003）等四 家饭店的五星级旅游饭店资格。
特此公告。
全国旅游星级饭店评定委员会
2015年12月15日
Dec 29, 2015, 8:52 am
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From an article ('China: Weakened foundations') that appeared in the Financial Times on 19 August 2015 (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1c2eefb6-4...xzz3vj1VPedd):
On a remote patch of swampy farmland about halfway between Beijing and the port city of Tianjin, which was hit by deadly explosions last week, the enormous “Jingjin New City” villa development provides a visual aid for anyone trying to understand the challenges facing China.
A little beyond the Kai Xuan Men — literally “Arc de Triomphe” — entrance gate and adjacent golden statue sits an astonishing 800-room Hyatt Regency built to resemble a European palace.
Fewer than 10 per cent of the rooms are occupied on any given night, according to staff. The indoor tennis arena and other facilities were locked up and rusting this week. Just seven years after the hotel opened, the building is falling apart and the balconies of many rooms have tall weeds growing on them.
From those balconies guests can look out over what property agents boast is “Asia’s biggest villa complex”, spread over 15 square kilometres. More than 2,000 villas have already been built, hundreds are still under construction and there are plans for another 4,000. The vast majority of the existing villas, built with generous loans from state-owned banks, are empty and some appear abandoned.
A little beyond the Kai Xuan Men — literally “Arc de Triomphe” — entrance gate and adjacent golden statue sits an astonishing 800-room Hyatt Regency built to resemble a European palace.
Fewer than 10 per cent of the rooms are occupied on any given night, according to staff. The indoor tennis arena and other facilities were locked up and rusting this week. Just seven years after the hotel opened, the building is falling apart and the balconies of many rooms have tall weeds growing on them.
From those balconies guests can look out over what property agents boast is “Asia’s biggest villa complex”, spread over 15 square kilometres. More than 2,000 villas have already been built, hundreds are still under construction and there are plans for another 4,000. The vast majority of the existing villas, built with generous loans from state-owned banks, are empty and some appear abandoned.