Taichung, March 5 (CNA) An international five-star hotel, the first of its kind, opened Tuesday in Taichung City. Taichung Mayor Jason Hu said in a speech during the opening ceremony that the hotel’s opening is a result of the concerted efforts of Taichung citi ens. The hotel named “Millennium Vee Hotel Taichung,” will be jointly operated by Taichung-based Markwell Group and the Millennium Copthorne Hotels of Singapore. It has now been officially opened in the prestigious seventh re oned district of Taichung City. At the inauguration ceremony, Hu said the development is part of a slew of recent good news about the central Taiwan city. Firstly, the movie “Life of Pi,” directed by Ang Lee — a Taiwanese-born academy award-winning film director — won four Oscars at the recently concluded 85th Academy Awards. This has made Taichung City famous in the international movie arena because the film’s production was sponsored by the city and a majority of the scenes in the movie were filmed in city. Subsequently, the World Baseball Classic also opened in the city, which was cheered by people across the country. Lastly, the hotel was inaugurated. The investment in the hotel by Millennium Copthorne Hotels of Singapore, which is affiliated with the Hong Leong Group Singapore, was made after Hu visited the business conglomerate in June 2005 and the group’s head paid a visit in return the next year, according to Anna Wang, director of the Industrial Development Investment Promotion Committee of Taichung City. The timetable for the hotel’s inauguration was postponed due to the financial crisis. Now is the best time for its inauguration because it’s peak time for tourism as the city’s hotel occupancy rate touches 80 percent during the weekends, Wang noted. After the first international five-star hotel begins operating in the city, it will help attract more foreign investment to the city, Wang added. (By Hao Hsueh-chin and Y.L. Kao)
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First international five-star hotel opens in Taichung City
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