HNA opens its first European property, the high-end Orientaldesigned Tangla Hotel Brussels (Belgium)
The Chinese investment group HNA opens its first European property, the high-end Orientaldesigned Tangla Hotel Brussels in the capital of Europe. |
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HNA opens its first European property, the high-end Orientaldesigned Tangla Hotel Brussels (Belgium)
The Chinese investment group HNA opens its first European property, the high-end Orientaldesigned Tangla Hotel Brussels in the capital of Europe. |
Category: Europe - Belgium - Industry economy
- Hotel opening
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2016-05-13
Like the rivers flowing from the Tanggula Mountains, Tangla Hotel Brussels brings serenity to its guests. Its elegance is in the simple blend of Feng Shui and innovation. The team’s aim is to deliver service excellence and the guest will experience an exclusive retreat for all senses in all seasons at Tangla Hotel Brussels.
”Tangla” originates from the mystical legend of the Tanggula, a paradise nestled in the tranquil Qingzhang highlands blessed by the patron saint of the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains. It is believed that, as the dignified Tanggula rises towards the skies with spiritual elegance, the three flowing rivers offer abundance and tranquility below.
Tangla Hotel Brussels’ design is refined contemporary and represents the essence of the Tanggula Legend. Bright high ceilings with crafted details, hand selected original art, luxurious marble, backlit feature walls and custom chandeliers inspired by the movement of the clouds are just a few examples of this unique Oriental design.
Tangla Hotel Brussels features:
• 187 rooms, including 37 suites, among which a presidential suite (Presidential Tàofáng) and a Duplex Suites (Duplex Tàofáng)
• A traditional Chinese gastronomic restaurant, Tang Dynasty, featuring the finest Cantonese cuisine • The contemporary all-day dining restaurant LeCinq
• The TLounge, Tangla Hotel Brussels’ lounge & bar
• My Little Basket, its fine goods store
Naturally, there are also meeting & event spaces including the magnificent 440m² Imperial Ballroom. By early 2017 there will be a truly sumptuous Spa & Wellness area featuring an indoor swimming pool.
Tangla Hotel Brussels is a celebration of Chinese culture, art and traditions, paying homage to the country’s rich and diverse history in a unique yet familiar way.
Tangla Hotel Brussels is a celebration of Chinese culture, art and traditions, paying homage to the country’s rich and diverse history in a unique yet familiar way.
An Introduction to Tangla Hotel Brussels
Tangla Hotel Brussels, a tribute to the Chinese art of hospitality, luxury and sophistication and an ode to the unique charm of Asian culture.
The double volume space of the lobby has a feature wall adorned from floor to ceiling with custom artwork by Chinese native Yang Fei depicting the natural beauty of the Tanggula Mountains.
Fáng & Tàofáng - The guest rooms & suites
The essence of the Tanggula Mountains is also woven into the guestrooms and suites through subtle impressions. Fáng is the Chinese word for guestroom and Tàofáng means ‘suite’, where Tào stands for ‘the proper way of existence’. The numbers 25 or 27 associated with the word Fáng refer to the room sizes.
The rooms are decorated in soft pastel colours and delicate wooden panels to accentuate their luxurious aura. They feature a beautiful marble desk with direct access to a media hub, a stunning 40” LED Smart-TV as well as smart light automation. For added comfort a Nespresso machine, complete with arrangements for the preparation of tea, has been placed in all the rooms. Also available are a mini bar and a laptop safe. The luxuriously appointed marble bathroom has either a bathtub or walk-in rain shower.
All the Fáng rooms are available with either a double bed or two single beds. The plum blossom, China’s national flower and symbol of resilience and perseverance is the feature of the guestroom carpets whose rich neutral tones of blue and green are inspired by the mountain landscape.
The Presidential and Duplex Suites (Tàofáng) are a lavish extension of the Tanggula pulse incorporating deeper roots into the Oriental style. Extensive panelled walls reminiscent of China’s famous Summer Palace lend themselves to modern reinterpretation in the lounge and dining areas. The art collection was carefully curated and unites China’s past and present, fusing contemporary techniques with traditional craftsmanship. Provocative, engaging, and sometime quirky selections have been intentionally infused into the design along with striking pops of colour and scale, keeping the guest intrigued and in tune to the unexpected. To remain exclusively Chinese, all artisans and craftsmen were sourced regionally across China.
TLounge - Lounge & Bar
Transitioning from polished marble floors on to vibrant carpets finds the guest in an atmospheric celebration of Chinese Tea House traditions. TLounge embraces these traditions by infusing a collection of tea culture experiences into one space.
A central bar with cantilevering counters is flushed with natural daylight from the skylight above, spilling onto colourful carpets inspired by the tea plantations found in China’s landscape. A variety of traditional and contemporary Chinese tea accessories are displayed throughout the space with an oversized teapot as the main greeting and focal point.
TLounge will surprise and enthrall with its exclusive concept of beverage culture. Amongst the great classics, the bar specializes in the very finest whiskies, sourced from all corners of the earth and a great selection of Newby teas.
Newby Teas currently offer more than 40 varieties which demonstrate how full of character tea can be. Among them are some infusions, or tisanes, which use natural, fresh ingredients to create flavour sensations. With best black, green, Oolong and white teas sourced from India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, China and Taiwan, there will always be a new recommended blend to try. Newby products have won more than 120 international awards including prizes at the North American Tea Championship and the Pentawards, which recognize the very best packaging design from across the globe.
Tang Dynasty - Cantonese Gastronomic Restaurant
Familiar, traditional Chinese homes are revisited with a modern eye creating the ideal atmosphere for the Cantonese gastronomic restaurant Tang Dynasty. Dark wooden floors and lowered ceilings set the tone. Rich, saturated orange silk wall coverings dress the walls, interspersed with rethought Chinese millwork details. Rhythm is created in the restaurant by series of screens constructed of black metal and glass insets, in homage to Chinese decorative furniture. Carpet designs symbolizing royalty and strength are woven with the reminiscent characteristics of stylized dragons, the legendary creatures.
Five private dining rooms are located upon entry, in keeping with the Chinese traditions of privacy and prestige. The largest private dining room is equipped with an Emperor’s table seating 20 persons around its circumference.
Tang Dynasty is Belgium’s first Cantonese gastronomic restaurant featuring classic Cantonese cuisine, using the freshest produce and spices, and ingredients especially sourced directly from China. It has custom designed kitchens for the 4 Head Chefs each of whom specialize in a particular discipline of Chinese gastronomic cuisine. The signature dishes are Kung Fu soup (Consommé), stir-fried lobster with spring onion, red onion and shallots (Best of the best culinary award - gold with distinction - awarded in 2011 by the Hong Kong Tourism Association), Stir-fried diced Angus beef with dried onion and black pepper, scallop and steamed pork dumplings and chilled sago cream with mango and pomelo.
Tang Dynasty will also become the place for an authentic Cantonese Dim Sum accompanied by a wide selection of Chinese teas.
LeCinq - All-Day Dining Restaurant
The prominent all-day dining restaurant is called ‘LeCinq’ embracing modern cuisine with high quality produce, created fresh daily. LeCinq takes on a unique, highly developed street food atmosphere making it a living, vibrant restaurant. It emphasizes the reinvention of the classic buffet, highlighting the excellent produce from our locally sourced food suppliers. Because food has no borders, LeCinq will allow the guest to travel enthusiastically through the world of culinary cultures, offering a sensual adventure for each and every one.
At LeCinq, lunch and dinner start at 35€ and one may choose from the buffets with salads, soups, antipasti, themed and seasonal suggestions from the Mediterranean, Argentine, Japan, China, Thailand and La Boqueria Market in Barcelona. Desserts, patisseries, fine cheeses and digestifs are presented on trolleys and served at the table. For some meat, fish or vegetable preparations on the buffet or à la carte a supplement will be charged. LeCinq also offers a Plat du Jour
My Little Basket and other shops
Tangla Hotel Brussels also introduces a very original store concept; My Little Basket. This is a hybrid shop comprising a delicatessen and the personification of the hotel room service menu. At My Little Basket the guest can either buy the food on the go, or order it to be served in the privacy of their room. My Little basket is a satellite of the restaurant LeCinq, using the same producers and the same delicious and daily, fresh produce. My Little Basket offers simple and homemade meals, matching all tastes. The food suggestions change almost daily. The shop is furnished in wood, demonstrating the affinity for natural products and for simplicity.
Tangla Hotel Brussels will soon have other shops, notably Tollet watches and The Diamond Factory jewellery.
Meeting & Event spaces and the Imperial Ballroom
Auspicious clouds are a key notion in Chinese culture and are the symbol of blessing and good luck, hence their importance within the event spaces and the Imperial Ballroom. The carpets throughout these areas are a collection of these “lucky” clouds, continually changing shape and tone. The Imperial Ballroom chandelier is an even more glamorous concept – 29,000 individual Zonka crystals forming a silhouetted composition of their shapes.
A collection of Chinese artefacts reinterpreted or used in the original forms are placed around the space as freestanding sculptures or wall art, propelling the guest through their journey of the East.
In total 6 very sophisticated meeting and event spaces offer a maximum flexibility, from the 440 m2 Imperial Ballroom with a 6-metre high ceiling, to the Royal room, which can be divided into three separate spaces. There are also two elegant private boardrooms called The Confidential and The Discreet; carefully chosen names for intimacy, privacy and prestige.
Alongside the advanced meeting and events facilities available to accommodate any request, Tangla Hotel Brussels offers a very large wooden deck terrace as well as a pre-function area to be used as an exhibition space, for coffee breaks, cocktail receptions or banquets.
Soon to come: A Spa & Wellness centre and a Karaoke room
By early 2017, Tangla Hotel Brussels will open its 1000m² Spa & Wellness centre, complete with an indoor swimming pool and fitness room.
Hirsch Bedner Associates – interior design
The hotel was designed by the award-winning agency Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA), interior designer for Nuo Beijing, the Ritz Carlton Galaxy Macao, the Marina Bay Sands, the Encore Wynn Las Vegas and many more.
It was the vision of Belgian native, David T’Kint, to bring the ornamented beauty of Chinese culture and folklore to Belgium. This HBA Dubai-based partner, who previously lived in Shanghai and Singapore, was excited by the opportunity to translate his vision of contemporary Chinese culture into a European hotel.
The key team members, led by David, include art consultant Malorie Fourrier and Interior Designers Leo Wang and Shawna McFee.
With bright high ceilings with crafted details, hand selected original art, luxurious marble, feature backlit walls, and custom chandeliers; Tangla Hotel Brussels is a subtle reinterpretation of Tangla Hotel Beijing, the first Tangla hotel by the HNA family.
Tangla Hotels & Resorts
Tangla Brand – Origin
The word Nyenchen Tanglha (Nyainqentanglha) originates from a beautiful legend from the Tanggula (Dangla) Mountains, painting a majestic picture of man and nature co-existing in harmony. “The Tanggula rises up into the skies high, majestic and free; three rivers ooze out to give abundance along their way”. The Tanggula towers over the 5,000 metre high plateau, majestic and holy, rich with milk and honey. The pure snow thaws and fuses into the life waters of the three rivers, fostering the magnificent civilizations of Cathay and nurturing her children for generations and generations.
For thousands of years, Nyainqentanglha has kept company with the Tanggula (Dangla) Mountains winding and zigzagging for hundreds of kilometres, where the Kunlun Mountains keep watch for the kind and the virtuous, with crystal clear waters running to endow us with this land of bounty.
Today HNA Hotels & Resorts aspires to deliver an aspiration for life and nature to all corners of modern society just like those people in the holy mountains. The Tangla Hotels & Resorts will be the ideal place to meet for guests and friends from all over the world, where you will feel at ease and at peace, relaxed and refreshed; you will be completely yourself again.
Tangla Brand Vision
Harmony - Crystallizing into an attitude of peaceful co-existence between people as well as between man and nature. A sage saying: “The wise love waters; the benevolent mountains.” Mountains are sturdy and upright; waters lively and tolerant. One is dynamic while the other quiet, constituting the utmost harmony in the world of nature. For both their guests and staff, Tangla Hotels & Resorts is in pursuit of a natural environment of harmony care and consideration, with magnanimity and amenity wherever you are.
Elegance - Perpetual beauty lasting beyond time and space is a representation of unremitting aspiration to taste and grace. Elegance is in the air at Tangla Hotels & Resorts everywhere, inheriting the essence of Oriental culture and excellence.
Excellence - One of the four pillars of Hainan Airlines corporate culture (Sincerity, Benevolence, Excellence and Beauty), embodying sincere hospitality, social accountability, and pursuit of excellence in Tangla Hotels & Resorts. Striving for excellence and continuous improvement, Tangla selects its sites in major frontline cities of China and prime spots in core tourist destinations, with dedicated world-class facilities and services committed to giving their guests an excellent experience that exceeds imagination and expectation.
Peaceful - It’s a kind of enjoyment, but more a state of mind. The ancients used to say: “A lesser hermit would retire into the mountains and forests, while a great one into the court or market.” A true hermit would be able to hear the voice of his own heart even when he is in a noisy market or in the vortex of entangling current affairs. Tangla Hotels & Resorts advocates a lifestyle of “retiring into the court”, where you get peace from noise and give your soul a rest, “a quiet oasis in noisy streets”.
HNA Group - The owners
HNA Group is a conglomerate that grew and prospered against the backdrop of China’s reform and opening up. Its debut flight on May 2nd 1993 signified the beginning of its undertakings. In over 20 years, it has created a miracle in the business community, successfully transforming from a traditional aviation company to a conglomerate, from Hainan Island to around the globe. It is committed to creating a new business culture featuring socialist values and a modern corporate system, a distinct operational and management model that integrates the interests of the society and others with itself.
HNA Group was founded in 1993. In the past two decades, it has grown and prospered against the backdrop of China’s rapid reform. Built up from a local aviation transportation operator to a conglomerate encompassing core divisions of aviation, holdings, capital, tourism and logistics, HNA Group’s business outreach has expanded from Hainan Island— the South Sea Pearl - to the globe, and has assets valued at over RMB 600 billion, spread over 11 listed companies.
In 2015, HNA Group’s revenues hit nearly RMB 190 billion and it was employing nearly 180,000 worldwide.
After 20 years of endeavour, HNA Group has emerged as one of the Top 4 in China’s aviation industry, ranking the 99th in China Top 500 Enterprises, and hit the 2015 Fortune 500 for the First Time in July 2015, ranking No. 464 with annual revenues of over USD 25.6 billion.
As of December 2015, HNA Group operates a fleet of over 820 aircraft, serves nearly 700 domestic and international routes, flies to over 200 cities, and has served 77.4 million passengers annually. It operates and manages Hainan Airlines, Tianjin Airlines, Deer Jet, Lucky Air, Capital Airlines, West Air, Fuzhou Airlines, Urumqi Air, Beibu Gulf Airlines, Yangtze River Airlines, Guilin Airlines, My CARGO, Africa World Airlines, and Aigle Azur. The aviation division has maintained a high level of operational standards and quality. The flagship subsidiary, Hainan Airlines, has been awarded SKYTRAX 5-Star Airlines in 5 consecutive years, and boasts a record of 23 years’ safe operation. According to the “World’s Safest Airlines” released by Germany’s Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre (JACDEC), Hainan Airlines ranks as the world’s fifth and mainland China’s first airline on the list with zero accident rates. Deer Jet is the only professional private jet that is certified as ARGUS Platinum 5-Star by IS-BAO, and has a leading fleet of jets in Asia.
HNA Capital’s main businesses are leasing, insurance and trust. It has traditional and innovative financial services such as securities, banking, futures, fund, investment banking, insurance and wealth management, and has obtained licenses covering all financial industries. Its leasing business covers professional leasing in aircraft, ships, containers, and infrastructure and Bohai Leasing is the only listed leasing company in China’s A-share market and the world’s largest container leasing company. It is also the world’s 4th largest aircraft leasing service provider with a fleet of over 220 aircraft. HNA’s insurance business has over 1100 outlets.
HNA Tourism is built on a traditional tourism industry, it develops tourism business associated with financial and e-commerce services and promotes the integration of the tourism supply chain. Its service network covers Asia, Europe and Americas, and it shares the joy with 3 million travellers every year. HNA Tourism owns Caissa Touristic, China’s Top outbound tour operator, which runs more than 200 retail stores offering over 8,000 travel products, provides 1,100 cars for rent including 500 new-energy vehicles, and manages an industrial fund of over RMB 12 billion. It also owns TransForex — China’s first non-financial institution qualified to provide individual domestic and foreign currency exchange services and has 52 service outlets covering 23 cities.
HNA Hospitality Group is one of the world’s 300 largest hotel companies, the most competitive national hotel brand and the best hotel management group company. It owns and manages over 450 hotels at home and abroad. Tangla Hotels and Resorts, guided by the philosophy of “originating in the East and embracing the globe”, is committed to building a world-class hotel brand.
HNA Airport Group currently has 13 airports under its management and cooperation projects, encompassing Haikou Meilan International Airport, Sanya Phoenix International Airport, Qionghai Boao Airport, Yichang Sanxia Airport, Weifang Nanyuan Airport, Manzhouli Xijiao Airport, Anqing Tianzhushan Airport, Tangshan Sannvhe Airport and Songyuan Chaganhu Airport. In 2015, passenger traffic reached 35 million. Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport have respectively handled over 16 million passengers annually, ranking 19th and 18th in China. Haikou Meilan International Airport won “SKYTRAX Best Regional Airport in China” and its International Terminal also obtained “SKYTRAX 5-Star Terminal”, and Sanya Phoenix International Airport won “SKYTRAX 4-Star Airport” and “SKYTRAX World Best VIP Terminal”. Meanwhile, Airport Economic and Industrial Parks are built in Haikou, Wuhan and Sanya, with total development areas of over 20,000 mu.
HNA Real Estate is committed to become a city services provider based in the development and management of CBD, city infrastructure, real estate and urban complexes. By the end of December 2015, it was investing in over 40 cities, with 41 projects covering an area of nearly 6 million square metres under construction. It held 20 property projects including office buildings, businesses, hotels, and apartments, with an area of 867,000 square metres. HNA Real Estate is now developing the CBD of Hainan International Tourism Island with area of nearly 10,000 mu and the South Sea Pearl River Man-made Island with area of over 49,000 mu.
HNA Retail owns brands like Xi’an MINSUNG department stores, Hunan JOINDOOR supermarkets, Baoji Retailing, Shanghai Jiadeli supermarkets, Hainan Seaview International Plaza, and nearly 330 outlets with operational areas of over 1.2 million square metres.
HNA Logistics is striving to be a resource integrator and solution provider to the global logistics industry with a business scope covering modern maritime transportation, cold-chain logistics, project logistics, ship manufacture and repair, high-end equipment manufacture, precision manufacture, engineering research and development, industrial and financial investment in logistics, internet finance, payment technology, and cross-border e-commerce. With over 50 ships of different kinds and an annual transportation capacity of over 46 million tons, HNA Logistics also has a subsidiary named HNA Cold Chain, the first listed company on the NEEQ in the cold chain logistics industry, ranking in first place of all transportation companies. JINHAI Heavy, as one of China’s Top 10 shipbuilders, is also deemed one of the largest mono-hull shipyards in Asia with an annual shipbuilding capability of 6 million tons and holds more than 40 patents through independent research and development. JINHAI Heavy is also listed on the first white list of shipbuilding enterprises published by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China, ranking 8th due to the number of holding orders. HNA Logistics owns the first integrated internet exchange of air and sea transportation in China, the biggest non-bank independent factor in the market of air and sea transportation and China’s first internet finance platform. In gaining a foothold in internet finance, payment technology, cross-border e-commerce, enhancing the life quality of the customers continuously, and championing the development of inclusive finance, HNA Logistics is now providing integrated solutions to businesses.
For the past two decades, HNA Group has adopted corporate social responsibility as one of its business development strategies. It holds the corporate culture of “do something for society, and do something for others” and promotes social harmony via its actions. To date, HNA Group has spent over RMB 1 billion in CSR activities.
HNA Group has developed a series of charity innovations like Brightness Action, Wells for Hainan Arid Areas, HNA Social Innovation and Business Competition and HNA Send Love Home and has been well-recognized by governments and by society. Over the years, HNA has been awarded “China Charity Award” four times, “Outstanding Enterprise in China Corporate Social Responsibility List”, and “South-South Award—Corporate Social Responsibility” by the United Nations. In October 2010, HNA Group set up a private foundation - the Hainan Province Cihang Foundation. By October 2013, HNA Group donated 20% of its equity to the Foundation, making it the largest single shareholder of the Group, and also an important charity platform for HNA to implement social responsibilities.
HNAers will always bear in mind the vision of “constructing a world-class conglomerate with the Chinese Dream”, will carry forward the entrepreneurship of “the courage to explore, to persist in change, continue to innovate, strive for excellence”, to make a greater contribution to society and mankind, and to establish a world-class conglomerate. It is a due responsibility of 180,000 HNAers to fight for the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and contribute to the realization of the Chinese Dream.
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