LODGING Staff

🏨 Sheraton Hotels & Resorts opened Sheraton Lanzhou Anning, marking the 100th Sheraton Hotel in Greater China, a milestone coinciding with the brand’s 50th anniversary in the region. Located in Lanzhou’s Anning District, Gansu province, the hotel is roughly 55 km from Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport and 6 km from Lanzhou West Railway Station. Featuring 354 guestrooms and suites, the hotel offers a 1,200-square-meter Grand Ballroom, five meeting rooms, and an indoor heated swimming pool. Sheraton Lanzhou Anning integrates local culture into its design and provides dining options such as &More by Sheraton and YUE with 24 private dining rooms.

🏠 IHG Hotels & Resorts announced the debut of InterContinental in Cape Town with InterContinental Table Bay Cape Town, scheduled to open in Q4 2025 after a multimillion-dollar redevelopment by V & A Waterfront. Table Bay Hotel, inaugurated in May 1997 by Nelson Mandela, will undergo a transformation exceeding R1 billion. The hotel will feature 306 rooms, 45 new guest suites, a spa, and an executive floor. Sun International will manage the hotel within the V&A Waterfront, the oldest harbor in the Southern Hemisphere.