Club Med Guilin - China

http://www.whatsonsanya.com/news-17029-club-med-plans-to-open-its-new-resort-in-sanya-wuzhizhou-island.html

First CDV will be Karim Fajr.

Karim will be a good one. Any opening date? Here is some additional information, although they make it sound like the Great Leap Forward. [urlhttp://english.sanya.gov.cn/newsandmedia/content/2011-07/26/content_3969.htm][/url]

I did a little research. This is a really small island near Hainan Island in the far south of China. It is tropical. It is only 1.48 square km (please note my US use of the . ) Its coastline is 5.7 km or 3.87 miles. There are hills on the East and South and beaches on the North and West. After looking at all of the resorts and hotels on the island, I don't know where they are going to put the CM. Apparently the scuba and snorkling are very good, although tourism is taking its toll on the clarity of the water.

John

I believe it's a lot too early to know the exact day of opening. I'd say, with all the delays they have/had over here (Kos, Yasmina, etc.), the month (May) is already precise enough.

I saw a documentary about Hainan Island not too long ago. Only absolutely top resorts (6 stars, if that exists). It will be for the very rich Chinese for the main part.

Kiki,
In the articles that I read on this, the government made a big deal about how CM is now upscale, so this would seem to be a good fit for them. In all the clubs that I have been to in Asia, I have seen very few Mainland Chinese, except from Hong Kong. Actually, you see a lot more Koreans.

This has to be a mammoth largely untapped market. In this forum we have joked in the past about how the Chinese own the American Zone. Although it is totally without substance, I wouldn't be shocked to see the Chinese take a position in Club Med at some time. Hey, bok choi isn't that bad. I ate it a lot when I was over there.

John

Opening is now set for 1 Aug 2013 - since CM Sg has started selling CM Guilin packages : )

Aita Pea Pea

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Originally posted by John-Chicago

...Although it is totally without substance, I wouldn't be shocked to see the Chinese take a position in Club Med at some time. Hey, bok choi isn't that bad. I ate it a lot when I was over there.

John

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John,
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