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Jin Jiang & Plateno Launch 100 Million Loyalty Platform

2017-01-25 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Chinese tourist

This month the world’s fifth biggest hotel group announced the world’s biggest loyalty group. The combining of Jin Jiang and Plateno Group integrating their member databases creates a loyalty program with 100 million plus members.

Tags: China hotels, Chinese investing, hotels, Jin Jiang, loyalty programs, Plateno Group

Plateno Group Premiers 7 Days Premium Hotel in Vienna in 2017

2017-01-20 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Vienna Austria

China’s biggest hotel player, Plateno Group has just announced its third 7 Days Premium Hotel in Austria. After having already launched budget hotels in Linz and Salzburg, the hotel group now ventures into the intermediate space with a 95 contemporary-chic rooms and 20 apartments enjoys a strategic location in the south of Vienna.

Tags: 7 Days Premium, Austria hotels, Jin Jiang, Plateno Group, Vienna hotels

Chinese Hotel Giant Jin Jiang Acquires Sarovar Hotels & Resorts

2017-01-19 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Sarovar Portico Jalandhar

Louvre Hotels Group, a wholly owned hospitality vertical of Jin Jiang International, and Sarovar Hotels & Resorts of India have made a joint announcement of a merger. No monetary details of the deals have been announced, but spokesmen of both the companies announced Louvre Hotels will have a commanding majority stake in Sarovar Hotels & Resorts.

Tags: Ajay Bakaya, Jin Jiang, Louvre Hotels, Pierre Frederic Roulot, Plateno Group, Sarovar Hotels & Resorts

Louvre Hotels Buys Sarovar in First Ever China Move on India Hotels

2016-12-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Sarovar Hotels & Resorts

Jin Jiang owned Louvre Hotels has agreed to buy Indian chain Sarovar Hotels. In a first India hotel market acquisition, Louvre edged out Wyndham Hotel Group to secure the deal.

Tags: Campanile, Golden Tulip, Jin Jiang, Kyriad, Louvre Hotels, Première Classe, Sarovar Hotels, Tulip Inn

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