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Cheek for check-in: Alibaba opens AI "future hotel"
Chinese internet giant Alibaba on Tuesday opened a hotel loaded with artificial intelligence (AI) and robots, automating a series of procedures like check-in, lights control and room service.
December18,2018
China has over 1,500 green hotels
According to a report released by the China Hospitality Association, there are currently over 1,500 green hotels in the country.
March06,2023
Big data, AI help manage traffic in east China city
Chinese ride-hailing giant DiDi Chuxing has partnered with traffic police and Shandong University in the city of Jinan to use big data and artificial intelligence to ease traffic.
December28,2018
GLOBALink | China-Africa Green Dialogue: Sustainable life in sustainable hotels
On this World Environment Day, from China to Kenya, we explore how ecotourism accommodation can be both pleasant and eco-friendly.
June05,2025
China's chain hotel market maintains steady growth in 2024
China's chain hotel market continued its solid upward trend in 2024, with the number of chain hotel rooms increasing year on year, according to a report released by the China Hospitality Association on Tuesday.
April23,2025
Hotel industry moves to cover lower-tier markets in the rational consumption cycle
Tourists now show strong awareness of "cost effectiveness" in hotel consumption, experts say, who also observed increasing demand for high-quality hotels for county-level destinations.
October17,2024
Chimelong to open panda-themed hotel
Chimelong Group will soon open a panda-themed hotel in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, to meet growing domestic demand for leisure hospitality from families.
February13,2018
The Birth of Paradise Hill Hotel
As the first Sino-foreign joint venture in the tourism industry, Paradise Hill Hotel was established eight years prior to the promulgation of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Sino-Foreign Contractual Joint Ventures.
November27,2017
AI applications boost smart tourism in China
During this year's May Day holiday, Ms. Liu from Shanghai finally made her long-awaited trip to southwest China's Yunnan Province, a tourism hotspot with largely pleasant weather and diverse culture and ecology. According to the Shanghai resident, AI made her trip more enjoyable and put her at ease.
May15,2025
Mandarin Oriental to set foot in Cortina and redevelop Cristallo Hotel in time for the Olympics
The investment deal, estimated at 50 million euros, will see the hotel undergo an expansion and extensive renovation, with the aim of making it a benchmark for mountain tourism internationally
June27,2022
China pledges efforts on SMEs' AI development
China will make more efforts to advance the artificial intelligence (AI) development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Thursday.
November22,2024
Hannover Messe opens with spotlight on industrial AI
Hannover Messe 2025, Germany's leading industrial trade fair, opened on Monday with a strong focus on industrial artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting the technology's transformative role in shaping the future of manufacturing.
April01,2025
Entrepreneur forum highlights China-UK AI cooperation
Participants at the 2025 Sino-UK Entrepreneur Forum on Wednesday praised China's rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and emphasized the boundless opportunities for deepening cooperation between the two countries.
May15,2025
Insurance AI Agent: A Blend of Professionalism and Empathy
"In either Chinese or English, it could understand what I was asking and answer me accurately." This experience at an international business matchmaking event led Marshall, head of AI platform at FWD Group, a renowned insurance company in Asia, to collaborate with Chinese AI startup MiniMax to bring large models to insurance operations and safeguard financial data security.
June30,2024
Malls, supermarkets, hotels to be fully reopened in China
China is set to orderly open up public places and entertainment venues, according to a guideline issued by the State Council on Friday.
May09,2020
When AI Empowers Innovative Drug Development
The journey of a single drug tablet, from target validation and drug discovery to clinical trials, is often fraught with obstacles, challenges, immense costs and high risks. According to statistics from the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, the average cost of developing a new drug is around 2.6 billion dollars, taking an average of 14 years.
June30,2024
Starwood forms JV to run hotels in China
The U.S.-based private investment firm Starwood Capital Group has formed a joint venture with a Chinese partner to run middle and upper scale hotels in China.
July13,2017
AI accelerates empowering various industries
China's artificial intelligence (AI) sector is witnessing advancements, with the number of enterprises in the field topping 4,500, according to data recently released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), reported Economic Daily.
May16,2024
Trip.com Group sees increased outbound air ticket and hotel reservations in Q4 2022
China's online travel agency Trip.com Group (NASDAQ: TCOM, HK: 9961), formerly known as Ctrip, saw the outbound air ticket and hotel reservations on its platform increase by more than 200 percent and 140 percent year on year respectively in the fourth quarter of 2022, China Securities Journal reported on Tuesday.
March07,2023
Hilton hotels make moves to increase presence in China
Hilton Hotels & Resorts, a flagship brand of the global hospitality provider Hilton, will open 100 more hotels in China within the next three years, according to a senior company executive.
July12,2017
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