Grand Millennium Beijing was greatly honored to host Singaporean President Mr. S. R. Nathan on 14th Aug, 2008.

The picture above shows Mr. Kurt O. Wehinger, General Manager of Grand Millennium Beijing warmly welcoming the President's delegation during their visit.

For more information, please contact:

Music Yin                                           
Assistant Director of Communications 
Tel: (8610) 8587 6888 ext. 5360  
Fax: (8610) 6530 9053
Email: music.yin@grandmillenniumbeijing.com

About Millennium Hotels & Resorts

Corporate Profile
 
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc owns and operates more than 110 hotels in 18 countries, ranking it among the largest owned and managed hotel groups in the world. Millennium Hotels and Resorts was established as a global brand by Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc to provide a common marketing and operating platform across its entire portfolio.  It represents a worldwide community of hotels that provide consistent standards of excellence for business and leisure travellers alike. The brand represents a wide variety of hotel styles with high standards of service & facilities in every property. Millennium Hotels and Resorts comprises of three distinct brands – Millennium Hotels, Copthorne Hotels and Kingsgate Hotels and Resorts.

In Asia, its subsidiary Millennium & Copthorne International Limited operates and manages hotel properties in key gateway cities in seven countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Seoul and China. Hotels operating under the Millennium and the Copthorne brands, in Asia, include the • Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore, • Orchard Hotel Singapore, • M Hotel Singapore, • Copthorne King’s Hotel Singapore, • Copthorne Orchid Hotel Singapore, • The Heritage Hotel Manila in the Philippines, • Millennium Hotel Sirih Jakarta in Indonesia, • Copthorne Orchid Hotel Penang and • Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, • Millennium Seoul Hilton in Korea, • Grand Millennium Sukhumvit Bangkok and  • Millennium Resort Patong Phuket in Thailand, • Millennium Hongqiao Hotel Shanghai and • Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen in China.

Grand Millennium Beijing will open for business in April 2008, followed by Millennium Chengdu, Millennium Wuxi and Copthorne Hotel Qingdao in the second and third quarters of 2008, respectively.
 
The Millennium and Copthorne brands are the principal brands of this worldwide portfolio of four- and five-star hotels in the Millennium Hotels and Resorts chain. The Millennium line of upscale hotels offers four– to five-star deluxe comfort in stylish settings in key city destinations, on four continents.  A well-known brand in Europe, the four-star Copthorne hotels are located in major regional business centres around the world and have garnered a string of major industry awards recognising their service quality, excellence and distinctive style.  The Kingsgate hotels are known for their personal service and practical comfort. The Grand Millennium product was recently added to the portfolio of brands in the Millennium Hotels and Resorts chain to tailor our hotel product offerings to meet different customer needs. The brand represents luxurious contemporary style designed for the well-heeled international traveller.

All the hotels in the Millennium Hotels and Resorts chain are targeted at its primary base of corporate guests and offer comprehensive business and meetings facilities and amenities for guests both at work and at play.  Comprehensive facilities at these hotels for guests to relax and recharge; making the Millennium Hotels and Resorts chain ideal for leisure travellers as well. Other chain-managed hotels, in Asia, owned by Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc include the Grand Hyatt Taipei in Taiwan, the Nikko Hotel and JW Marriott Hotel in Hong Kong.