Petersburgopens to guests on August 1, 2013 and is part of Four Seasons Historic Hotels, a small sub-collection within the famous luxury brand that includes unique and architecturally important heritage hotels in Europe, set in buildings dating from the fifteenth to the early twentieth centuries.

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Now there are new hotels being built and lots of brand new glass in the windows.

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One of the joys of visiting Shanghai today is having options like newly refurbished and brand new hotels to stay in.

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It also has a stake in Alila, an Asian luxury boutique chain and is additionally creating its own hotels under the Zinc brand.

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Accor has tried to gain a foothold in the Chinese market with its Grand Mercure brand, known locally as Mei Jue, and Marriott plans to more than double the number of its hotels in China in the next three years.

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As Vice President of Branding for Highgate Hotels, Susan Jaques oversees brand strategy for a group of over 40 properties including the Paramount Hotel in New York City and the Parc 55 Hotel in San Francisco and takes on design projects in her role too everything from overhauling hotel lobbies to re-doing specialty suites.

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