Hilton opens doors to business travelers

Hilton Group, the US-based hospitality chain, is launching a mid-scale brand called Hilton Garden Inn in China to cater to the needs of the fast-growing number of business travelers.

Francis Lee Wee-Hau, senior vice-president of Development, Greater China and Mongolia for Hilton Worldwide, said the brand will be launched in five Chinese cities of Lijiang, Chengdu, Harbin, Dandong and Huzhou and will be expanded later to more second- and third-tier cities.

The group plans to open the doors of its contemporary luxury hotel in downtown Beijing this year. It will be the company's fifth Conrad hotel in China under the Hilton Hotel & Resorts brand.