Hilton opens 100th Garden Inn in Beihai

Global hospitality chain Hilton opened the 100th Garden Inn hotel on Thursday in Beihai, the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, in an effort to capture the upscale business-leisure travel market, appealing particularly to the younger generation of Chinese travelers.

Qian Jin, president of Hilton Greater China and Mongolia, said: "The opening of Hilton Garden Inn Beihai Jiafu demonstrates our brand's rapid growth and reinforces our long-term commitment to the Chinese market."

The move, he added, plays a significant role in the cultural and tourism market, meeting the increasingly diverse needs and travel scenarios of a new generation of guests, and leading the wave of the upscale focused service market.