LANGHAM HOSPITALITY GROUP APPOINTS SOEREN HANSEN AS VICE PRESIDENT – FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROJECTS

October 4, 2011

Langham Hospitality Group has appointed Danish national, Soeren Hansen to the new position of Vice President – Food and Beverage Projects. He will establish new restaurant, bar and dining concepts for all hotels under development.

Soeren will lead the food and beverage development, provide technical assistance and project management of the concepts until the hotel pre-opening teams are fully established.

Soeren's extensive experience includes several senior and corporate management positions with major hospitality groups in Asia.

Sascha Lang, Vice President, Design and Technical Service said: "Soeren adds a wealth of creative in-depth knowledge to our hotel and resort projects worldwide under development. His insight and project leadership will be a valuable asset to Langham Hospitality Group as we continue to bring new and exciting food and beverage concepts for our partners and our guests."

Soeren Hansen – Vice President – Food and Beverage Projects

About Langham Hospitality Group

Langham Hospitality Group encompasses a family of distinctive hospitality brands which include hotels, resorts, residential serviced apartments, restaurants and spas, located on four continents.

It takes its name from the legendary Langham in London which was opened in 1865 as Europe's first Grand Hotel. For almost 150 years, this flagship hotel has represented sophisticated and gracious hospitality, a philosophy that reflects elegance in design, innovation in hospitality, genuine service and captivation of the senses across all properties.

The brands include the luxurious Langham and international five-star Langham Place, the upscale Eaton Luxe, midscale Eaton Smart and the award-winning Chuan Spa.

The Langham is where guests can enjoy service with poise and be enchanted by our innovation and traditions while Langham Place, the fun sibling of The Langham, is about living the 21st century through design, technology and attitude, epitomising stimulating and artistic hospitality.

Eaton, a premium member brand, aims to surprise and delight our guests with a value-for-money proposition that delivers a stylish, modern level of comfort with spirited, can-do service.

Currently 27 member hotels are open or in the pipeline across four continents.

Langham Hospitality Group is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Great Eagle Holdings (Stock Code: 0041) which was founded in 1963 and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1972.

Reservations for either Langham or Eaton properties can be made by logging onto langhamhospitalitygroup.com

EUROPE: The Langham, London	ASIA: Hong Kong The Langham, Hong Kong Langham Place, Mongkok, Hong Kong Eaton Smart Hong Kong
NORTH AMERICA: The Langham, Boston The Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa, Pasadena The Langham, Chicago (opening soon) Langham Place, Resort + Spa, Port St. George, Bahamas (opening soon)	China The Langham, Xintiandi, Shanghai The Langham, Yangtze Boutique, Shanghai The Langham, Dalian (opening soon) The Langham, Shenzhen (opening soon) Langham Place, Beijing Capital Airport Langham Place, EDZ, Guangzhou (opening soon) Langham Place, Pazhou, Guangzhou (opening soon) Langham Place, Ningbo Culture Plaza, Ningbo (opening soon) Eaton Luxe, Nanqiao, Shanghai Eaton Luxe, Shajing, Shenzhen (opening soon) Eaton Luxe, Xuzhou (opening soon)
PACIFIC: The Langham, Auckland The Langham, Melbourne	INDIA: Eaton Smart, New Delhi Airport Transit Hotel Eaton Smart, Lavasa (opening soon) Langham Place, Koregaon Park, Pune (opening soon) Langham Place, Lavasa (opening soon)
	Thailand Langham Place, Phayathai, Bangkok (opening soon) Langham Place Miora Resort + Spa, Kalim Bay, Phuket (opening soon)

Sherona Shng Vice President - Communications Langham Hospitality Group Tel: (852) 3552 3938 Fax: (852) 3552 3902 Email: sherona.shng@langhamhotels.com

Ainslie Cheung Director of Public Relations (International) Langham Hospitality Group Tel: (852) 3552 3823 Fax: (852) 3552 3902 Email: ainslie.cheung@langhamhotels.com