Beijing Olympics to help hotels earn record revenues
(China Daily)
Updated: 2006-10-08 09:07 By 2008 the number of hotels in the city is expected to have grown to more
than 800, from the present 548, which includes 37 five-star hotels and 83
four-star hotels, according to BMBT figures. The current number of available
beds is 570,000.
Among the expected more than 1.5 million visitors, 50,000 will come with
organizations sponsoring the Olympics, their accommodation will be provided by
the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad at four and
five-star hotels.
This means most other visitors will have to stay at less luxurious hotels.
"Generally speaking, many of Beijing's hotels meet international service
standards, but that is not enough," said Xiong. "The most urgent thing right now
is to improve service quality in all hotels, especially the city's inns, to meet
visitors' demands. That is what we are actively and carefully working on."
The BMBT has set up an Olympics Visitor Accommodation Arrangement Team to
study service in Beijing's low-end hotels and inns. The team will release
service guidelines for the hotels to enhance service quality.
"By the end of October, we will grant certificates to 300 hotels, and by
2008, we will have certified around 1,000," predicted Xiong.
The bureau has published several books listing details on services in the
hospitality sector during the Olympics, and has distributed them to the hotels
and inns for use as training programmes.
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