China"s Ahn Luh Signs Second Hotel Management Deal

　　Ahn Luh, China’s most ambitious new hotel management company, signed a deal this month to manage a 100-room, island hotel on Xunliao Bay near Shenzhen. Ahn Luh and the hotel’s owner, Huidong County Daya Bay Delta Island Club, expect to open the resort in 2016.

　　Located on Delta Island, a private, 105-square kilometre tract 2.5 hours’ drive from Shenzhen, the new hotel plans to distinguish itself as the country’s first independent hotel group that trades on distinctive, Chinese design and a service culture faithful to its Chinese roots amidst today’s modern influences.

　　The 20,000-square-metre property will feature an all-day dining Asian restaurant with an emphasis on Chinese cuisine, a beach bar, a tai chi centre with a resident tai chi master, an Ahn Luh spa and an Ahn Luh Library.

　　Renown for its clear waters, white sand and remarkable rock formations, Delta Island will be home to Anh Luh’s first beach resort and will stand as the second property in the hotel group’s fledgling portfolio. In May, the group announced plans for its first property, Ahn Luh Dujiangyan, a boutique hotel to be located near UNESCO World Heritage assets in Sichuan province.

　　The Ahn Luh brand celebrates a fusion of Old World Chinese aesthetics and contemporary elegance. In its service, architectural design and interior décor, the brand intertwines tradition and modernity to present an original, upscale concept that appeals to up-and-coming Chinese today.

　　The Ahn Luh Hotel Management Co. Ltd was borne of a vision shared by Chairman Duan Qiang of Beijing Tourism Group, Whitney Duan of Great Ocean Group and Adrian Zecha of GHM Holdings. Mr. Pan Jun, Chairman and CEO of Delta Island Club and Mr. Douglas Zhao, Chairman from Ahn Luh attended a signing ceremony on the new deal Aug. 11.