LE MERIDIEN Hotels & Resorts is to operate and manage a new hotel in Shanghai due to open in the second quarter 2005. Called Le Royal Meridien Shanghai the 722-room, de luxe five-star property aims to be the first hotel to qualify for the prestigious Platinum Five Star rating under the new hotel grading guidelines, which are soon to be released by the China National Tourism Administration Department. Le Meridien”s first foray into the mainland China market, the hotel is situated on the famous Nanjing Road in the city”s shopping, leisure and commercial precinct.
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