The Grand Mercure Hongqiao Shanghai Hotel has been awarded : Most popular hotel in Shanghai by the Oriental Morning Post and Travel+Leisure yesterday during the Special Trip : World Travel Award 2011 ceremony in Shanghai.

Mr Gilbert Mennetret, General Director of the Hotel was really happy to receive this prize : "This award is the result of hard work from our team, the competition in Shanghai is really difficult and I would like to thanks all our fans who voted for us". Shanghai has the biggest collection of hotels in the World with more than 2,000 hotels. "The Grand Mercure Hongqiao hotel has a selection of one and two bedroom suites and there is no other hotel of our category that have the same advantages" said Mr Mennetret.

Launched in June 2000, the Shanghai Morning Post now has the largest circulation among morning newspapers and boasts a staff of more than 100 editors and reporters. With abundant social and life news, the daily has a large number of faithful readers. The Oriental Morning Post focuses more on business and financial news.