GreenTree Inns

GreenTree Inns Hotel Management Group, Inc. is a hotel company headquartered in Shanghai, China. GreenTree Inns was founded in 2004. The company is 6th largest hotel franchise company worldwide and owns five high quality brands. GreenTree Inns also has U.S. affiliate, GreenTree Hospitality Group, Inc. which operates and administers the GreenTree Inn franchise in the United States. As of March 2016, GreenTree Inns owned, managed and franchised over 2,600 properties.

History

GreenTree Inns was founded in 2004 by Alex Xu along with a number of American investment enterprises with the goal of establishing business-oriented hotels.

By the end of 2007, only three years after opening its first hotel, they had over 200 locations in China. By the end of 2008, GreenTree Inns had hotels in more than 60 cities with more than 300 hotels. This growth trend continued with 430 hotels in 2009 and 500 hotels in 2010. As of January 28, 2016, GreenTree Inns owned, managed and franchised over 2,500 properties.

Founder

Alex S. Xu, Chairman and CEO, oversees a mature global business operation within both China and the United States. Mr. Xu serves as Chairman & CEO of both GreenTree Hospitality Group, Inc. (USA) as well as GreenTree Inns Hotel Management Group, Inc. (China).

Franchise

GreenTree Inns Hotel Management Group currently operates 5 distinct hotel brands, which include:

• GreenTree Inn
• GreenTree Eastern Hotel
• GreenTree Alliance Hotel
• Vatica Hotel
• Shell Hotel

References

https://www.greentreeinn.com

https://web.archive.org/web/20120616140804/http://www.998.com/eng/

External links

• GreenTree Inns Hotel Management Group home page