Clockwise from top left: The St. Regis Lhasa Resort in the Tibet autonomous region. Banyan Tree Huangshan in Anhui province. Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake in Zhejiang province. Aman Summer Palace in Beijing. [Photos Provided To China Daily] |
Thanks to their growing spending power, many mainland travelers are enjoying the luxury and comfort of upscale accommodation
Luxury is very much a thing of the present for many Chinese tourists, thanks to the increasing wealth that allows them to enjoy the upscale creature comforts of the world's high-end hotels.
Huang Shiming, who owns a private English tutoring business in Hunan province, is one such fan of five-star hotels.
He has chosen to stay at several different luxury hotel brands, such as Four Seasons and Hilton during his business or family trips over the past three years.
"The hotel you stay at is such a large part of your trip, and a good hotel allows me to get a good rest," Huang said.
Good sanitation and superior amenities are just two of the benefits of staying at a luxury hotel, he added.
More people from the Chinese mainland are willing to splash out for both better service and an enhanced overall travel experience, according to a report produced by the China Tourism Academy and the country's biggest online travel agency, Ctrip.
International luxury hotel brands, especially those that are landmarks or that boast top facilities, have become the leading choices for China's wealthy.