Mr. Burnett hails from New Zealand and he has been working with IHG for 29 years, with his footprint in New Zealand, Fiji, Thailand, Guam, Australia and China.

　　InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) proudly announced the recent appointment of Mr. Jason Burnett as General Manager of Crowne Plaza Beijing Sun Palace, who will also arrive on his new position as Regional General Manager of Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn Hotels in Beijing area.

　　Mr. Burnett hails from New Zealand and he has been working with IHG for 29 years, with his footprint in New Zealand, Fiji, Thailand, Guam, Australia and China. He is a certified Hotel Administrator from the American Hospitality Association in 2001 and has obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from South Adelaide University, Australia in 2006. Prior to this appointment, he served as General Manager at Holiday Inn Hangzhou City Center and the Regional General Manager in Zhejiang area for Hotels including InterContinental, Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn Hotels.

　　Mr. Burnett made innovative changes and got outstanding results while positioned in Hangzhou. Holiday Inn Hangzhou City Center won the Best Team Award of the Year at the IHG leadership meeting in April 2014. According to Mr. Ji Hui, Managing Director of the hotel’s owning company: “With his wealth of experience in hotel management, as well as his approach to long term strategic thinking, Jason’s arrival will for sure bring a new era for the hotel.” At the same time, Mr. Burnett stated “I have great interests in the market of North China and I hope in the near future, that together with the management team, we can make more achievements and create ‘Great Hotels Guests Love’!”