According to the Boutique Hotel Union of China, there are over 200 hotels across the country within this category, and in the past three years, the number of boutique hotels in China has increased by 200%. As a result of this new category of hotel, and in recognition of the growing importance of boutique hotels within the sector, the latest Chinese standard of “Classification of Star Hotels” issued by the State Tourism Bureau enables a luxury boutique hotel to apply for 5 star grading immediately, rather than work its way through the grading levels before attaining this important status…..

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