China's Largest Hotel Group, Jin Jiang International Hotels, to Participate at the GBTA Convention 2013

SHANGHAI, Aug. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Jin Jiang International Hotels, China's leading hotel brand, will be present for the first time at the Global Business Travel Association's (GBTA) GBTA Convention 2013 to be held from August 4-7 in San Diego, California, USA, and will be represented by Ms. Cinn Tan, Senior Vice President Marketing & Sales and Mr. Fabian Seet, Director of International Marketing & Sales.

Jin Jiang International Hotels and GBTA have already fostered a strong relationship after they partnered together in April for the GBTA China Conference 2013 in Shanghai. This was GBTA Asia's first regional conference in China, and Jin Jiang International Hotels hosted the event at their flagship business hotel, Jin Jiang Tower, and also at a welcome dinner at their flagship hotel, Jin Jiang Hotel.

Ms. Tan, who heads the marketing and sales department at Jin Jiang International Hotels, is also personally involved with GBTA. A seasoned professional in international hospitality marketing, sales and distribution with over 15 years' experience working in China, she was recently appointed by GBTA as a China Advisory Board Member and leads the supplier team within the board.

Ms. Tan is actively involved with GBTA's efforts to bring this organization to China and states, "My vision is to contribute to the development of China's corporate travel industry and to build and bring the best practices of business travel management to local Chinese companies, especially within large corporations such as state-owned enterprises. China is a fast-growing, key hospitality emerging market and needs an organization such as GBTA to be an educator in offering advice and setting a benchmark to enhance the country's travel management standards. I am confident of the success of having this highly influential international organization in China, and look forward to continuing and further strengthening our close partnership with GBTA in the years to come."

In conjunction to Jin Jiang's presence at the convention, Mr. Welf Ebeling, GBTA Vice President, Operations for Asia, also commented, "We are extremely pleased about the participation of Jin Jiang International Hotels at the GBTA Convention as it offers attending buyers for the first time a direct introduction to China's largest domestic hotel company. It also proves the growing presence of GBTA in China."

Jin Jiang International Hotel's booth is #136; for more information about GBTA and the GBTA Conference 2013 go to: http://www.gbta.org/Pages/default.aspx

About Jin Jiang International Hotel Management Company Ltd.

Jin Jiang International Hotel Management Company Ltd. (Jin Jiang International Hotels), the largest star rated hotel management company in China, has a portfolio of over 116 distinctive star rated hotels with a room inventory of over 37, 000 hotel rooms spread across 75 cities in China. Under the Jin Jiang branding concept, the company has a new premium "J" hotel brand, five star properties which include the renowned heritage collection, their four star Jin Jiang properties and the Marvel Hotels, which are geared more towards business travelers.

Jin Jiang International Holdings Company Ltd. ("Jin Jiang" or the "Group"), is China's premier hospitality conglomerate, owner, developer and operator of hotels across all market segments. The Group manages, through its wholly owned subsidiary Jin Jiang International Hotels Management Company Ltd., the entire portfolio of owned and/or operated three, four and five-star hotels and its sister company Jin Jiang Inn which focuses on budget hotels. Jin Jiang International Hotels (Group) Company Ltd. is the leading operator and manager of hotels in China. Overall, the Group privately owns and operates a collection of over 900 distinctive hotels and inns in more than 200 cities and towns within 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across China with a total room inventory in excess of 190,000, and is ranked as the 9th largest hotel company globally.

Every Jin Jiang hotel is a memorable reflection of its destination's unique style and culture. Jin Jiang International Hotels, with its qualified hotel management background and passion for excellence, dedicates itself to offering reputable hospitality services to its valued customers. With experience originating from the 1920s, its core competitiveness has accelerated in recent years. Together, the professional corporate and hotel management teams have extensive international hospitality experiences and backgrounds. This renowned company is rapidly growing and continues to strengthen and build its brand presence in China in addition to building into a strong internationally known brand.

About Global Business Travel Association

Formed over forty years ago, the US-based Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is widely seen as the world's premier business travel and corporate meetings organization. Its 5,000 members, which include travel managers from 70 of the Fortune 100 companies, represent a global industry of $1 trillion in business travel and meetings expenditures annually. GBTA provides its network of 21,000 business and government travel and meetings managers, as well as travel service providers, with networking events, news, education & professional development, research and advocacy.

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