Wanda Hotels & Resorts has won a prestigious World Travel Market Global Award in recognition of its development of luxury hotels in China over the past 12 months.

World Travel Market, Head of Marketing & Communications, Micaela Juarez presented the award to Wanda Hotels & Resorts Vice-President Ilja Poepper and Sandy Yi, Marketing and Communications Director at the WTM Global Awards on November 4.

Wanda Hotels & Resorts has made a significant contribution to the luxury hotel sector in China over the past year.

It has 34 five-star hotels in China, with brand awareness throughout the country. It aims to be the leading Chinese global luxury hotel management group by developing 100+ five-star owned hotels by 2015.

In June 2013, it announced it will invest £700m in building a luxury hotel in London, and a luxury property is also planned for New York.

Reed Travel Exhibitions, Senior Director, World Travel Market, Simon Press said: "Wanda Hotels & Resorts are an unusual example of how Chinese luxury brands are developing, not only domestically but internationally. It looks to be an exciting investment for the future."

(source: wtmlondon.com)