Video: Marco Polo launches Niccolo hotel brand in China
Stephen Ng, Deputy Chairman & MD at Wharf Holdings (owner company of Marco Polo Hotels , introduces the firm's new luxury hotel and outlines its expansion strategy in the mainland. Last week Marco Polo announed the launch of its first new brand since the hotel group's inception in 1986. The new luxury brand, Niccolo by Marco Polo, will be a collection of contemporary urban chic hotels to be opened in some of China's most highly prized addresses, before expanding beyond the borders of China. The first Niccolo hotel will open in early 2015 within the newly opened International Finance Square (IFS) Chengdu in China's Sichuan province, with a further three Niccolo hotels to open in Chongqing, Changsha and Suzhou.
About Wharf Hotels
The Spirit of Discovery | Emanating the spirit of discovery, Wharf Hotels, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd, is based in Hong Kong and currently operates 16 owned or managed hotels under Niccolo or Marco Polo Hotels in Hong Kong, China and the Philippines. Niccolo Hotels was added to the group's portfolio in 2015 as the new luxury collection, positioning the brand as contemporary urban chic. The Murray, Hong Kong, a Niccolo Hotel, opened in January 2018 as the brand's flagship hotel, with 2 new Niccolo hotels currently under development in China following successful openings in Chengdu and Chongqing. Marco Polo's deluxe hotels in established locations maintain their ethos to explore, discover and experience a destination, drawing on the philosophies of its namesake, Marco Polo: an adventurer, a traveller, an entrepreneur and a connoisseur of culture - just as Marco Polo's modern travellers are today. Further details are available at wharfhotels.com.
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