Further Strengthen the Positioning of Shenzhen and Haikou

as World-Class Luxury Destinations

 

 

[November, China] The world's largest mineral springs and spa resort, Mission Hills Haikou, scored the honours of "Best Luxury Spa Hotel" at the recent World's Luxury Hotel Awards and "Asia's Leading Golf Resort & Spa" at World Travel Awards 2013, while Mission Hills Shenzhen was named "China's Leading Golf Resort" at World Travel Awards.

 

As the highest recognition for excellence, the distinguished World's Luxury Hotel Awards and World Travel Awards are acknowledged as the pinnacle of achievement in the global hospitality industry.

 

"These awards are a powerful testament to our passion for service excellence and the biggest motivation for our team to seek continuous improvement in guest experience," says Ken Chu, Chairman & CEO of Mission Hills Group.  "For discerning travellers, we believe luxury is more than magnificent décor or extravagant living, it has come to be synonymous with freedom of having a variety of resort offerings available, complete with attentiveness and personalised service."

 

Mission Hills Haikou is a fresh take on integrated resort comprising leisure, wellness, sports and recreation, dining, shopping, entertainment, meeting, and environmental and ecological education. Since its opening in 2010, Mission Hills Haikou has transformed the capital of Hainan Island into a world-class travel destination. Occupying a vast lava rock-strewn landscape, the integrated resort boasts 10 championship golf courses with comprehensive golf facilities, 518 tastefully-decorated guest rooms and suites with stunning panoramic view of golf landscape, 28 luxurious spa villas and a magnificent spa mansion nestled among lush green gardens, the world's largest Mission Hills Spa and Volcanic Mineral Springs spanning across 88,000 square-meters of land, 10 dining venues serving a sumptuous range of local favourites and international cuisines, Hainan only aquatic theme park Lava Lagoon, indoor and outdoor wellness and recreation facilities, and state-of-the-art business and meeting facilities.

 

In April 2013, the World's Luxury Hotel Awards also named Mission Hills Spa and Volcanic Mineral Springs "Best Luxury Mineral Spring Spa" in Asia, "Best Luxury Resort Spa" and "Best Luxury Destination Spa" in China. The award-winning spa in Mission Hills Haikou is complete with 61 elegant spa treatment suites in contemporary Chinese style, a hydrotherapy zone, spa ritual garden, wellness pavilion, hair and nail spa, reading lounges, retail boutique, a wellness café and health juice bar; offering a comprehensive array of therapeutic spa rituals, and health and fitness programmes. The Volcanic Mineral Springs is home to Hainan's largest natural volcanic mineral springs reserve, drawing pure spring water from 800 meters beneath the ground with a distinctive composition of mineral content. The area comprises 168 hot and cold springs celebrating centuries-old bathing rituals originated from the five continents.

 

Accredited as the world's largest golf club by Guinness World Records, Mission Hills‧Shenzhen is home to twelve 18-hole championship golf courses designed by some of the greatest golfers and legends. Mission Hills is host to over 100 international sports tournaments in the past 20 years, representing professional golfers and athletes, heads of states and governments, business leaders, socialites and celebrities from all around the world. The resort is complete with 188 newly-renovated guest rooms and suites, 5 restaurants offering a variety of culinary experiences, a state-of-the-art golf academy, the award-winning Mission Hills Spa, a range of indoor and outdoor recreational and sports facilities that bring together people of all ages.

 

"We are excited to receive such esteemed awards. Not only are they a seal of recognition to our efforts, it surely puts Mission Hills more prominently on the international map as luxury travel destinations. We believe that our new landmark developments in the Pearl River Delta and tropical island of Hainan will further strengthen its position as Asia's top travel destinations," continues Chu.  

 

Mission Hills Haikou continues to achieves new milestones with its upcoming launches of Mission Hills · Lan Kwai Fong · Haikou and Mission Hills · Huayi Brothers · Feng Xiaogang Movie Town in 2014. Mission Hills · Lan Kwai Fong · Haikou is a strategic partnership between Mission Hills and the Lan Kwai Fong Group. The 240,000 square-meter leisure and entertainment facility features leading bar and dining outlets, an open-air retail shopping complex, exhibitions celebrating ethnic art and cultures, and multi-sensory water shows. Mission Hills · Huayi Brothers · Feng Xiaogang Movie Town is a collaboration between Huayi Brothers, acclaimed Chinese film director Feng Xiaogang and Mission Hills Group. Recreating the retro towns and streets featured in Feng's classic movie sets, the one-of-a-kind establishment transports visitors back to historical China in the 1940s. The establishment will also house a 1,000-seat IMAX cinema, duty free shops, dining and entertainment facilities, as well as active movie studios.

 

Mission Hills Shenzhen will unveil Mission Hills Centerville in the second quarter of 2014. With an overall investment of over RMB 5 billion, the 500,000 square-meter Mission Hills Centreville is the area's only H.O.P.S.C.A. (hotel, offices, parks, shopping malls, convention and apartments) development. With its strategic location along Shenzhen's central axis, this hallmark development houses the renowned Hard Rock Hotel and Hard Rock Café, two top-rated office towers, a financial street, international school, a host of dining options and world-class entertainment facilities, including a themed bowling center by American bowling alley operator Brunswick Group, a 2,600 square-meter ice skating center by Ice Castle International, a cutting-edge simulated car-racing track by eXcape Entertainment Group from Japan, and a 5D high-tech movie city operated by Orange Sky Golden Harvest Studio.

 

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About Mission Hills Group

Mission Hills Group (www.missionhillschina.com), owner and operator of Mission Hills in the heart of the Pearl River Delta and the tropical island of Hainan, is the pioneer in China's fledgling hospitality, sports and leisure industry.

 

Founded in 1992, Mission Hills is recognized as the leading golf brand in the world and synonymous with high-end, luxurious and exquisitely-designed residences. Mission Hills has been the major driving force behind the sports and leisure industry in China. Its three world-class integrated leisure and wellness resort destinations have hosted more than 100 international tournaments. Mission Hills has also been accredited the "World's Largest Golf Club" by the Guinness World Records.

 

Mission Hills' properties sprawl over 40 square-kilometres. They include 22 championship courses designed by renowned players and architects from five continents, five-star resorts, award-winning spas and volcanic mineral springs, an international convention center, golf academies and Asia's largest tennis facility. Mission Hills is also the official training headquarters of China's Tennis and Golf Associations.

 

The Group's "golf and more" leisure philosophy has catalyzed its tourism-related business expansion. Mission Hills Centreville and Mission Hills   Lan Kwai Fong   Haikou are family-friendly metropolitan leisure complexes and low-carbon town centers. Hubs for business, leisure, wellness and entertainment, their highlights include 1,000-plus international anchor brands featuring the latest fashion labels, finest jewelry and watches; trendiest restaurants, cafes and bars; state-of-the-art multiplex cinemas; ice skating rinks; bowling alleys; world-renowned auto showrooms; and many other exciting offerings. A total of six hotels are showcased in these developments, among them are the Marriott International's Ritz-Carlton and Renaissance hotel brands, and Hilton International.

 

Today, Mission Hills Group has achieved many milestones and become the preeminent conglomerate in the sports, tourism, leisure and entertainment industry. The next breakthrough in the Group's evolution will occur as it brings its tried and true branding and golf management services to Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Yunnan, Chongqing and other destinations.

 

About the World Luxury Hotel Awards

The World Luxury Hotel Awards was established in 2006 to recognize the worldwide luxury hotel industry and legendary hotels with respect to overall service excellence. Accounting for 50 categories in the luxury hotel industry, winners are purely judged on service delivery and effective management voted for by international tour operators, travel agents and hotel guests on an annual basis through a fair and unbiased voting mechanism. Over 1,000 hotels from 87 countries were nominated to participate in the world's most prestigious Awards initiative for luxury hotels in 2013. The award ceremony was held in Phuket, Thailand on November 1, 2013.

 

About World Travel Awards

World Travel Awards was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the tourism industry. Hailed as "The Oscars of the Travel Industry", the WTA brand is recognised globally as the ultimate hallmark of quality, celebrating companies, organisations and brands that are pushing the boundaries of industry excellence in product and service. World Travel Awards celebrates its 20th Anniversary in 2013. The Asia & Australasia gala ceremony took place in Dubai on October 1, 2013.

 

 

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