http://www.articletrader.com/ Articles at ArticleTrader en-us http://www.articletrader.com/travel/destinations/this-christmas-be-pampered-at-chuan-spa-langham-place-hotel-mongkok-hong-kong.html http://www.articletrader.com/travel/destinations/this-christmas-be-pampered-at-chuan-spa-langham-place-hotel-mongkok-hong-kong.html Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0600 Chuan Spa launches an array of indulgence packages and festive offers, perfect as a pampering treat for yourself or a festive gift for your loved ones.

Christmas Indulgence Packages
Relax and refresh for the festive season with our special Christmas packages featuring holistic spa treatments complemented by all the festive trimmings, including a cheerful glass of champagne, a Thalgo gift set, and even a complimentary health club membership! The Packages start from HKD$1,300.

*See Appendix 1 for more details on the packages.

Christmas Gift Ideas
Purchase gift vouchers and receive a free spa treatment
Chuan Spa offers a variety of treatment and cash vouchers, perfect as gifts for all occasions.
In the month of December, you can enjoy a complimentary 30-minute Back and Shoulder Massage or a complimentary 30-minute Thalgo Express Facial upon purchase of Chuan Spa gift vouchers valued over HKD$1,200.

Glittering Thalgo Gift Boxes
This Christmas, Thalgo launches a collection of glittering gift boxes inspired by sparkling diamonds. Packed with skincare products with all the benefits of marine ingredients, this collection is an ideal gift to pamper your loved ones.

*See Appendix 2 for more details on the collection of gift boxes.
12 Days of Christmas at Chuan Spa
To celebrate the 12 days of Christmas, Chuan Spa will give you a nice little surprise every day from 25 December 2006 to 5 January 2007.

Date Promotion
1 25th December 06 A complimentary Thalgo gift set and a glass of champagne with any treatment over HKD$1,200
2 26th December 06 20% off all Chuan signature lifestyle retail items
3 27th December 06 25% off all Chuan Escape Packages at off-peak hours
4 28th December 06 30% off Thalgo Oceanic Enhancement Facial
5 29th December 06 1 month complimentary Chuan Spa Health Club membership with any treatment over HKD$1,200
6 30th December 06 All guests will enter a lucky draw to win a night stay at Chuan Residence with 1 hour 30 minutes of spa treatment time
7 31st December 06 All guests will enter a lucky draw to win a night stay at Chuan Residence with 1 hour 30 minutes of spa treatment time
8 1st January 07 30% off Tao Of Detox Package and a complimentary detox juice
9 2nd January 07 A complimentary hydrotherapy session with any 90 minutes signature massage
10 3rd January 07 Complimentary personal training session with any treatment over HKD$1,200
11 4th January 07 20% off Chuan Energy Package
12 5th January 07 A complimentary 30 minutes Back and Shoulder Massage or a Thalgo Express Facial with any treatment over HKS$1,200

Chuan Spa
Address: Level 41, Langham Place Hotel, Mongkok, Hong Kong
555 Shanghai Street, Mongkok, Hong Kong
Reservations: 3552 3510
Email: hkg.lph.info@chuanspa.com
Website: www.chuanspa.com


Chuan signature massage in VIP Suite Thalgo’s collection of glittering gift boxes

Appendix 1 – Christmas Indulgence Packages
Chuan Christmas Retreat HKD$1,500
? 2 hours 30 minutes of Chuan holistic treatments of your choice
? Upgrade to VIP Suite with 30 minutes private Jacuzzi time*
? A glass of champagne served with mince pie
? 1-month complimentary health club membership**
? Thalgo gift set
? Use of swimming pool, sauna, steam room, oriental hot tub and fitness studio
? 2-hour valet parking

Chuan Christmas Cracker HKD$1,300
? 1 hour Chuan Vitality Body Exfoliation
? 1 hour Chuan Signature Stone Massage
? A glass of champagne served with mince pie
? 1 month complimentary health club membership**
? Thalgo gift set
? Use of swimming pool, sauna, steam room, oriental hot tub and fitness studio
? 2-hour valet parking

*Subject to availability
**Terms and conditions apply

Additional 20% discount when booking Monday to Friday 10am – 5 pm.
Offer valid from 1 - 31 December 2006

Appendix 2 – Glittering Thalgo Gift Boxes


The Youthful Diamond Set $980 ( Normal price: $1,330)
- wrinkle control smoothing care
- wrinkle control smoothing concentrate
- Diamond Powder

The Exceptional Diamond Set $2,200 ( Normal price: $3,080)
- Exceptional Cream
- Exceptional Serum
- Diamond Powder

The Oriental Diamond Set $830 ( Normal Price: $1,210)
- Indoceane Sublime Cream
- Indoceane Luxurious Massage Oil
- Indoceane Herbal Tea
- Candle

The Water Diamond Set $ 980 ( Normal Price: $1,320)
- Energising Vitality Cream
- Absolute Rehydrating Serum
- Moisturising Eye Care
- Diamond Powder

Background Notes:
Langham has a legendary hotel heritage dating back to 1865 when the Langham Hotel in London originally opened as Europe's first Grand Hotel. For 140 years, this flagship hotel has been at the forefront of sophisticated and gracious hospitality. Today, all Langham Hotels worldwide inherit the same philosophy that reflects elegance in design, innovation in hospitality, genuine service and captivation of the senses creating a truly unique hotel experience.


Langham Hotels International (LHI) features six properties with over 2,700 rooms in five gateway cities across the four continents, namely, London, Boston, Hong Kong (2), Melbourne and Auckland. In each city Langham Hotels is associated with the prestigious "The Leading Hotels of the World" group which represents some of the world's finest luxury hotels.

LHI is wholly owned by Great Eagle Holdings Limited, a publicly listed company (HKSE: 41) which was founded in 1963 and was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1972.

For information of Langham Place Hotel, Mongkok, Hong Kong, please visit:
http://hongkong.langhamplacehotels.com

For information on the The Langham Place Hotel, Hong Kong, please visit: hongkong.langhamplacehotels.com

About Langham
Langham has a legendary hotel heritage dating back to 1865 when the The Langham Hotel in London originally opened as Europe’s first Grand Hotel. For 140 years, this flagship hotel has been at the forefront of sophisticated and gracious hospitality. Today, all Langham Hotels worldwide inherit the same philosophy that reflects elegance, continuous innovation and genuine hospitality creating a truly unique hotel experience

About Langham Hotels International:Langham Hotels International (LHI) features six properties with over 2,700 rooms in five gateway cities across the four continents, namely, London, Boston, Hong Kong (2), Melbourne and Auckland. In each city Langham Hotels is associated with the prestigious “The Leading Hotels of the World” group which represents some of the world’s finest luxury hotels.

LHI is wholly owned by Great Eagle Holdings Limited a publicly listed company (HKSE: 41) which was founded in 1963 and was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1972.


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Cecilia joined Langham Place Hotel in June 2006. Prior to her appointment she was Public Relations Manager at the Intercontinental Grand Stanford in Hong Kong for 2 1/2 years. She has also worked in marketing and research roles within the travel industry and for marketing agencies and financial institutions. Cecilia holds a Master of Commerce in Finance and a Bachelor of Science in Statistics and is a graduate of The University of New South Wales, Australia.

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Cisco’s IP telephony combined with our own specifically commissioned integrated hotel software provides guests with seamless free worldwide SMS and email messaging , omnipresent hotel-wide WIFI, mobile guest room phones that work hotel wide, integrated web information on all phones, streaming video and much more, all on a single unified platform.

Now, pushes the envelope further using this platform to introduce a new level of guest history and personalisation.

As we get to know our guests, we will not only ask their usual preferences like pillow type and room type, but we will also gather frequently dialed numbers, personal stock profile, home photos, radio stations and news preferences. When guests return to stay at Langham Place Hotel, they will find personal, customised content fully uploaded on their guest phones, even before they enter the room, including their family picture!

With this type of guest history sophistication, Langham Place Hotel aims to remove the distance between guests and their families, friends and colleagues back home and personalise the guest rooms like never before.


To provide additional convenience, guests can update their personal profile online anytime, anywhere. This enables the Hotel to provide premium tailor-made service based on guest’s personal preference at any time.

“Where else will hotel guests enjoy a colour picture of their loved ones in the hotel room waiting for them? Who else can automatically programme the guest phone, so that your family is just one button away? Which other hotel can have your stocks displayed on your phone in real-time, or the weather back home, before you get to your room?” said Brett Butcher, Managing Director of Langham Place Hotel.

“Langham has been creating guest profiles and delivering bespoke service for over 140 years, and it is only right that we pioneer a new level for the hotel industry,” Mr. Butcher added.

is the winner of the cross-industry “Best Practice in Technology Deployment” as well as the CIO 100 Honouree 2005 and 2006 (CIO Asia’s annual index of Asia’s top performing enterprise users of IT). These awards recognise the hotel’s effective deployment in technology in enhancing guest service, and attest the hotel’s position as one of the most technologically advanced hotels in the world and continue to highlight Langham’s 140 years of innovation in hospitality.



Background Notes:
Langham has a legendary hotel heritage dating back to 1865 when the Langham Hotel in London originally opened as Europe's first Grand Hotel. For 140 years, this flagship hotel has been at the forefront of sophisticated and gracious hospitality. Today, all Langham Hotels worldwide inherit the same philosophy that reflects elegance in design, innovation in hospitality, genuine service and captivation of the senses creating a truly unique hotel experience.


Langham Hotels International (LHI) features six properties with over 2,700 rooms in five gateway cities across the four continents, namely, London, Boston, Hong Kong (2), Melbourne and Auckland. In each city Langham Hotels is associated with the prestigious "The Leading Hotels of the World" group which represents some of the world's finest luxury hotels.

LHI is wholly owned by Great Eagle Holdings Limited, a publicly listed company (HKSE: 41) which was founded in 1963 and was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1972.

For information of Langham Place Hotel, Mongkok, Hong Kong, please visit:
http://hongkong.langhamplacehotels.com

For enquiries, please contact:
Langham Place Hotel, Mongkok, Langham Place Hotel, Mongkok,
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Director of Public Relations Assistant Communications Manager
Cecilia Wong Shelley Tso
T: (852) 3552 3051 T: (852) 3552 3052
F: (852) 3552 3069 F: (852) 3552 3069
cecilia.ws.wong@langhamhotels.com shelley.tso@langhamhotels.com


For information on the The Langham Place Hotel, Hong Kong, please visit: hongkong.langhamplacehotels.com

About Langham
Langham has a legendary hotel heritage dating back to 1865 when the The Langham Hotel in London originally opened as Europe’s first Grand Hotel. For 140 years, this flagship hotel has been at the forefront of sophisticated and gracious hospitality. Today, all Langham Hotels worldwide inherit the same philosophy that reflects elegance, continuous innovation and genuine hospitality creating a truly unique hotel experience

About Langham Hotels International:
Langham Hotels International (LHI) features six properties with over 2,700 rooms in five gateway cities across the four continents, namely, London, Boston, Hong Kong (2), Melbourne and Auckland. In each city Langham Hotels is associated with the prestigious “The Leading Hotels of the World” group which represents some of the world’s finest luxury hotels.

LHI is wholly owned by Great Eagle Holdings Limited a publicly listed company (HKSE: 41) which was founded in 1963 and was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1972.


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Cecilia joined Langham Place Hotel in June 2006.Langham Place Hotel, Prior to her appointment she was Public Relations Manager at the Intercontinental Grand Stanford in Hong Kong for 2 1/2 years. She has also worked in marketing and research roles within the travel industry and for marketing agencies and financial institutions. Cecilia holds a Master of Commerce in Finance and a Bachelor of Science in Statistics and is a graduate of The University of New South Wales, Australia.


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Chocolate on Parade - Celebrate the start of the festive season with Hong Kong’s first chocolate haute couture parade conceptualised and orchestrated by Langham Place Hotel’s culinary team. Featuring over 160 kilos of exquisite Lindt chocolate melted and shaped into all sorts of hats, bags, shirts, trousers and dresses and modelled by the children of Mongkok, this parade will both amaze and delight. Chef Teddy will sell home baked ginger Christmas Tree cookies at $20 with proceeds going to the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children.

White Christmas - If you’ve been dreaming of a white Christmas then celebrate the season at The Backyard where a snowy winter wonderland awaits!

The Backyard comes alive with traditional yuletide treats like Gluhwein, Alpine chocolate fondue and eggnog; perfect to savour while rejoicing the season. Enjoy the freshest seafood and the hottest festive barbecue in town. With an excellent selection of wines, the customary Christmas puddings and fairytale surrounds, The Backyard creates a white Christmas to remember.

Festive Voices - The festive season would not be complete without the wonderful voices of our carollers, Resonance Chanters: Praise U Christian Choir, formed by the students of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. On Christmas Day come to see the choir sing all your favourite Christmas carols and songs to share the joy and peace of the festive season.
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Christmas Cookies - Fresh home-baked Christmas cookies: the perfect gift for the festive season. With a pre-order time of only one day, Chef Teddy will customise your individual giant cookie gift and present it to you in a specially designed gift box.

Post a Letter to Santa - Santa will set up a special post box in December so that children dining at The Place for lunch, afternoon tea or dinner can write a letter to him at the North Pole. Every letter mailed receives an instant prize from Santa’s sack. Santa himself will also announce three lucky winners on 24 December (Sun) for great prizes including a Nintendo Game Boy, mountain bike and a $1000 voucher from Toys R Us.

Traditional Festive Fare - Merry Christmas from Chef Lorraine & Teddy and their culinary teams as they dish up a spectacular and sumptuous buffet of yuletide treats. Enjoy all the festive trimmings with fresh baked ham and turkey, roasted vegetables, fruit mince pies, Christmas cake and pudding. During each seating Santa and Santarina will visit The Place with delicious home-made gifts from the pastry shop.

Christmas Dim Sum - Award-winning Chef Tsang has created a Chinese inspired Christmas menu in the spirit of the season. Featuring six flavoursome choices his menu will delight the palate and excite the senses.

Please refer to the attachment for the details of programmes and festive buffets.

The Backyard is located on Level L of Langham Place Hotel Reservation: 3552 3200
The Place is located on Level L of Langham Place Hotel Reservation: 3552 3200
Portal – Work & Play is located on Level 5 of Langham Place Reservation: 3552 3232
Hotel
Ming Court is located on Level 6 of Langham Place Hotel Reservation: 3552 3300


About Langham
Langham has a legendary hotel heritage dating back to 1865 when the The Langham Hotel in London originally opened as Europe’s first Grand Hotel. For 140 years, this flagship hotel has been at the forefront of sophisticated and gracious hospitality. Today, all Langham Hotels worldwide inherit the same philosophy that reflects elegance, continuous innovation and genuine hospitality creating a truly unique hotel experience

About Langham Hotels International:
Langham Hotels International (LHI) features six properties with over 2,700 rooms in five gateway cities across the four continents, namely, London, Boston, Hong Kong (2), Melbourne and Auckland. In each city Langham Hotels is associated with the prestigious “The Leading Hotels of the World” group which represents some of the world’s finest luxury hotels.

LHI is wholly owned by Great Eagle Holdings Limited a publicly listed company (HKSE: 41) which was founded in 1963 and was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1972.


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Cecilia joined Langham Place Hotel in June 2006. hongkong.langhamplacehotels.com Prior to her appointment she was Public Relations Manager at the Intercontinental Grand Stanford in Hong Kong for 2 1/2 years. She has also worked in marketing and research roles within the travel industry and for marketing agencies and financial institutions. Cecilia holds a Master of Commerce in Finance and a Bachelor of Science in Statistics and is a graduate of The University of New South Wales, Australia.

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