Vienna Hotels
Hotel chain based in Shenzhen, China
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Vienna Hotel Group Limited, operating as Vienna Hotels[1] (simplified Chinese: 维也纳精品连锁酒店; traditional Chinese: 維也納精品連鎖酒店; pinyin: Wéiyěnà Jīngpǐn Liánsuǒ Jiǔdiàn, "Vienna Quality Chain Hotels," referring to Vienna, Austria) is a hotel chain in China, headquartered in Shenzhen North Railway Station, Bao'an District, Shenzhen.
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| Traditional Chinese | 維也納酒店有限公司 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 维也纳酒店有限公司 | ||||||||||
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| Founded | 1993 in Shenzhen | ||||||||||
| Founder | Huang Deman (chairperson) | ||||||||||
| Headquarters | Shenzhen North Railway Station, , China | ||||||||||
Key people | Wu Wei (president and CEO) | ||||||||||
As of 2012 the chain, which is considered mid-range, has 150 hotels with 20,000 rooms.[2] Huang Deman[note 1] is the founder and chairperson, and Wu Wei is the President and CEO.[3] The English slogan is "High-quality Experience Low-cost payment". The Chinese slogan is "五星体验 二星消费" (wǔxīng tǐyàn èrxīng xiāofèi).[4]
The company operates the brands Vienna Hotel[note 2], 3 Best Inn[note 3], Venus Hotel[note 4] and Vienna International Hotel.[note 5][5] Previously two of the brands were named Venus Crown Hotel [6] and Venus International Hotel.[7][8]
Huang established the company in Shenzhen in 1993.[2] It was the first Chinese hotel chain to have an "art and music" [note 6] theme.[9] At one time Huang wanted to make a budget hotel chain, since around 2007 budget hotel chains were prospering, but after five years of operations he chose to make Vienna Hotel a mid-range chain.[2] In 2011, the China Hotel Starlight Awards Lifetime Achievement Award [note 7] was awarded to Huang.[10]
Corporate affairs
The company is headquartered in the Vienna International Hotel by the Shenzhen North Railway Station in Longhua District (formerly a part of Bao'an District), Shenzhen.[11] The chain previously had its headquarters in Lüjing Garden[note 8], Futian District, Shenzhen.[12]
