July 2015
THE PENINSULA SHANGHAILAUNCHESTWO NEW PENINSULA ACADEMY EXPERIENCES TO DELIGHT GUESTS,
A ‘SHANGHAI BY SIDECAR’ CITY
TOUR AND ‘THE ART OF GLASS AND FLOWERS’ MASTERCLASS
This summer, The Peninsula Shanghai introduces two exceptional new Peninsula Academy experiences, a Shanghai BySidecar City Tour andThe Art of Glass and Flowers, a combined glass making and flower arranging masterclass. These thrilling additions to The Peninsula Academy programmeenable guests to experience China’s most vibrant city from engaging new perspectives.
The Peninsula Academy is a unique concept to The Peninsula Hotels. It provides guests with a carefully curated selection of personalised classes, tours and activities designed from a local perspective to highlight key aspects of each location’s culture, heritage, lifestyle, cuisine and arts. Following its launch at The Peninsula Hong Kong in 1997, The Peninsula Academy has expanded to all of the Peninsula hotels worldwide, and is recognisedas one of the world’s most innovative and experiential guest-activity programmes.
Shanghai By Sidecar City Tour.Shanghai is an exciting metropolis with a complex history and a beguiling combination ofclassic and modern architecture. Riding the streets in a motorbike sidecar provides a remarkable visual perspective. Guests will enjoy an expertly narrated sidecar tour by award-winning local company Shanghai Insiders and learn the historic secrets of the Paris of the Orient. The tour begins by visiting the heritage Astor House Hotel and The Swatch Art Peace Hotel on The Bund, both of which were once owned by Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited. Guests will also cruise through the destinations according to their interests and preferences such as traveling in the enchanting former French Concession, the wartime Jewish ghetto, the Old City and along the famous Bund while the motorbike-riding guide explains the background stories of the historic landmarks, famous streets and iconic buildings en route. In addition, a Peninsula Edition 1930s Map will bring guests back to different former foreign concessions in the old days and will be served as a memorable gift of the tour. Guests will also enjoy a specially made Peninsula Picnic Box at their preferable location during a 4-hour sidecar tour.
A 2-hour Shanghai By Sidecar City Tour is priced at RMB 3,900* per sidecar (maximum two persons per sidecar). A 4-hour Shanghai By Sidecar City Tour is priced at RMB 5,380* per sidecar (maximum two persons per sidecar).
The Art of Glass and Flowers.This unique programmeenables guests to enjoy a private glass vase making tutorial by a glass art master at the Shanghai Museum of Glass, followed by a one-hour flower arranging classconducted by The Peninsula Shanghai’s own professional florist. Guests will betransported from the hotel by Rolls-Royce to the Shanghai Museum of Glass, a contemporary concept museum housed in a former glass factory that showcases the history of glass making, art and design in China, Asia and worldwide.During the personal class, guests will join a glass art master to create a special glass vase. Back at the hotel, a creative flower arranging class will enable guests to create an eye-catching floral presentation to fill their own glass vase.
The Art of Glass and Flowers class is priced at RMB 3,000* per person, RMB 1,000* per additional person with a maximum of three persons per class.
Guests may book either the Shanghai BySidecar City Tour or The Art of Glass and Flowers Peninsula Academy programmesthrough the Concierge. Advance booking is recommended.
* All prices are subject to 15% surcharge.
About The Peninsula Shanghai
Located on the historic riverside Bund, The Peninsula Shanghai pays homage to Shanghai in the 1920s and 1930s, and recreates the look and feel of this glamorous era when the city was fêted as “The Paris of the East”. The Peninsula Shanghai features 235 comfortable guest rooms and suites commanding city and garden views, three restaurants – Yi Long Court for fine Cantonese dining, Sir Elly’s serving modern European cuisine, and The Lobby offering The Peninsula’s famed Afternoon Tea – plus the maritime-themed Compass Bar and nightly dancing at the timeless Salon de Ning.
In addition, the hotel offers guests a suite of rejuvenating massage and wellness therapies at The Peninsula Spa. The Peninsula Arcade is home to more than 25 deluxe international brand stores, and The Peninsula Boutique stocks a wide range of branded Peninsula merchandise and gourmet treats. The Peninsula Shanghai also offers two deluxe city touring options: the Princess 54 is an exquisitely appointed private yacht for breakfast or sunset cruises on the Huangpu River, and two MINI Cooper S Clubman cars provide chauffeured guided tours and shopping trips in Shanghai.
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Incorporated in 1866 and listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (00045), HSH is the holding company of a Group which is engaged in the ownership, development and management of prestigious hotel, commercial and residential properties in key locations in Asia, the United States and Europe, as well as the provision of transport, club management and other services. The hotel portfolio of the Group comprises The Peninsula Hotels in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, New York, Chicago, Beverly Hills, Tokyo, Bangkok, Manila and Paris (opening in 2013). The property portfolio of the Group includes The Repulse Bay Complex, The Peak Tower and The Peak Tramways, St. John’s Building, The Landmark in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and the Thai Country Club in Bangkok, Thailand.
For further information, please contact:Ms Cecilia Lui
Regional Director of Communications – China
The Peninsula Shanghai
No. 32 The Bund. 32 Zhongshan Dong Yi Road
Shanghai 200002, China
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