The hospitality industry in China has been greatly developed in the past 15 years, and will undergo great development in the next years especially with the Olympic Game in 2008. The design and innovation of the hotels are the crucial elements for the sustainable development.

Hospitality Design International 2008 dedicates to 'revolutionary development of Hospitality ' with two full days of interactive sessions and forums. It includes sessions of “The growth of Green”, “Exploration of Futuristic Hotel”, “The way of tourism integration by hospitality”, “Inspirational lifestyle with hospitality”, “How design merge with business development of Hotel industry”, as well as the interactive forum of “New Chances and New Challenges” which architects, designers and hoteliers, hotel managers, developers and suppliers will called for to pose their opinions.

The Growth of Green that discusses eco-theory and practice is to identify challenges and create design solutions for addressing sustainability in the hospitality industry. It is expected to focus on greener resources and topics concerning air, water, energy, and the impact of the built environment, combined with opportunities for information exchanges with designers, architects, purchasers and owners who are leading the way.

The Exploration of Futuristic Hotel is experimental theme focusing on the novel concepts and technology innovation following by. It offers certain possibilities beyond reality but indeed extending our comprehension with hotel and strengthening the knowledge to realize it. It not only shapes the future of hotel, but also importantly encourages the conceptual evolutions.

The Way of Tourism Integration by Hospitality intends to explore the new opportunities of development in hotel’s surroundings. These surroundings include the souvenir design and design of their shops, the design with aircraft, yacht, ship even bus which brings the special on-road experiences attached to the hospitality.

The Inspirational Lifestyle with Hospitality intends to observe under the nowadays so-called experience economy how the way of hotel extends to the normal life and how the hotel aspires people’s creative & emotional lifestyle. The chic restaurant & bars, the cutting-edge entertainment space, the peaceful spa, the design & boutique hotel which places the influence on our surroundings will be involved in this session.

How design merge with business development of hotel industry intends to search for the strategic vision of creating added-value profit by design. Design is also sustainable mean for hotel industry, from its begin of development, as well as for keeping its everlasting lifespan. Therefore, this topic relates to three points at least: 1. When hotel gets establishment, how design take its function? 2. How design helps to establish the images of hotel and brand its quality? 3. How design help to upgrade the hotel and increase its value along it is aged?

We sincerely look forward to your entry, sharing and exchanging with your successful experience and advanced knowledge. We believe by the common efforts, it deems to contributing to the healthy and prosperous development of hotel industry in China