Planned 300-room, dual-brand hotel marks early private-sector involvement amid Xi Jinping’s push to accelerate development
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenPeggy YePublished: 5:30pm, 23 Apr 2026A hotel operator’s planned entry into Xiongan New Area southwest of Beijing highlights a tentative but growing alignment between Hong Kong’s private sector and the state-backed development project, as leaders renew efforts to accelerate the zone’s transformation into a hi-tech growth hub.Hong Kong-based Langham Hospitality Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Great Eagle Holdings, said on Thursday that it had signed a management agreement with China Xiongan Group Public Service Management to open two hotels in Xiongan, located in Hebei province about 100km (62 miles) from Beijing.
The hotel complex, one of the most tangible investments by a Hong Kong company in the project, will span about 23,700 square metres (about 255,000 sq ft) and offer 300 hotel rooms under the Cordis and Ying’nFlo brands. It is scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2028.
“As the city takes shape, we believe our dual-brand approach will be well-suited to support the broad range of travel needs that will accompany its growth,” said Bob van den Oord, CEO at Langham.
Xi reiterated that the zone’s core role was to absorb non-essential functions from Beijing, including state firms, universities and hospitals, while fostering emerging industries and improving public services.
First announced in 2017, Xiongan is a centrepiece of China’s regional strategy to ease pressure on the capital and rebalance growth across the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region.
