From next week, the system will be promoted throughout Beijing's hotels, restaurants and other service establishments.

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What is known of the economic impact in China is that five-star hotels in Beijing are registering occupancy rates of around 20%.

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To staff its hotels in Beijing, Swire Properties Ltd.

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Mr. Sorenson said Marriott plans to more than double the number of hotels in China in the next three years from 54 today and plans to hire 30, 000 employees to fill new hotels in Beijing and Shanghai and smaller cities.

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Beijing is full of grandiose hotels that were timed for the opening of the Summer Olympics in 2008.

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Beijing's lower-rung hotels and hostels have been packed full.

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With less than 200 days to go before the Beijing Olympics, China's capital appears on schedule to finish work on its new hotels, stadiums and subway lines.

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Beijing also requires government agencies to buy energy-efficient products, and it has focused on improving building efficiency in hotels in the China's cold northern regions.

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