Jointly Presented by DiningCity and Citibank (China) Credit Card
The Second edition of China Restaurant Week held from
4 to 10 March 2013 in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Guangzhou
Promises to be the Biggest and the Best
GUANGZHOU--(Business Wire)--After the first successful Restaurant Week edition in Guangzhou, more than 175 restaurants across China's major dining destinations Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou have confirmed their participation in the Official Second China Restaurant Week to be held from 4 to 10 March 2013, presented by DiningCity and Citibank (China) Credit Card.
"The Restaurant Week concept gives diners the opportunity to try out fine dining restaurants at an affordable price, and restaurants to woo new customers by showcasing their cuisine in the form of a fixed price menu," says Mr Onno Schreurs, DiningCity.com's Managing Director for China and Hong Kong. "From experience we know that the most popular restaurants will be booked up within minutes."
During the week-long event in 2013, each participating restaurant will present an exclusive 3-course Restaurant Week menu for lunch, dinner or both, for a fixed price starting from RMB 68 for lunch or RMB 158 for dinner.
Some of the returning restaurants include Guangzhou's favorite Edge, Prime Steakhouse & Four seasons (The China Hotel, A Marriott hotel), Paulaner Brauhaus, Noble Café and la Seine restaurant and many more. Together with the new additions - including La Marina, Prego (the Westin Guangzhou) and Alsace Village - foodies in Guangzhou are offered a formidable variety of cuisines to choose from.
Reservations will be available online via the special DiningCity website www.restaurantweek.cn
from 4 p.m. on 21 February, 2013. "Citibank (China) credit card" holders can enjoy exclusive priority online booking from 4 p.m. on 18 January to 21 February 2013.
Restaurant Week 2013 is presented by DiningCity as well as Citibank China, the Presenting Partner, in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou."Citibank(China)credit card" holders who use their Citibank (China) credit card to settle their bill at participating restaurants during the China Restaurant Week 2013 will be given extra Citibank credit card rewards points and get a chance of winning lucky draw prizes including popular electronic gadgets.
Diners are also invited to share their reviews and feedback on Diningcity.cn on their dining experience in terms of quality of food, service and atmosphere.
The China Restaurant Week (www.restaurantweek.cn) is launched by international online dining guide and restaurant reservations platform DiningCity.com.
Restaurant Week is a concept that was started in New York in 1998, and since then has expanded globally to become the world's biggest dining event. It is fast becoming the biggest dining event in Asia, with participation from Hong Kong, Beijing, Singapore, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
To keep up to date with plans for this year's Restaurant Week, diners should register their email at www.diningcity.cn, or follow Guangzhou Restaurant Week's latest news on
Weibo DiningCity Guangzhou (http://weibo.com/diningcityguangzhou )
Facebook page (www.facebook.com/DiningCityGuangzhou)
Twitter (https://twitter.com/DiningCity_GZ).
About DiningCity.com
DiningCity.com was first launched in the Netherlands in 1998 and now operates in 35 Citibankes around the world, offering an online restaurant reservation service. Visitors to the website can search for restaurants, read and write reviews and make online reservations. In turn restaurants can manage their profiles, upload new information, images and promotions.
In Guangzhou, Restaurant Week has grown in one year from showcasing an initial 20 restaurants to over "30" restaurants, generating 2,500 online reservations in the last Guangzhou Restaurant Week.
About Citibank China
Citibank first established an office in China on May 15, 1902, in Shanghai. In April 2007, Citibank was among the first international banks to locally incorporate in China. Citibank's locally incorporated entity is known as Citibank (China) Co., Ltd., whick is wholly owned by Citibank N.A. Today Citibank is a leading international bank in China, and has thirteen corporate bank branches-in Bejing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Dalian, Chongqing, Guiyang, Nanjing, Changsha and Wuxi-and forty-eight consumer bank outlets. With operations in more than 160 countires around the world, Citibank is the most global of all international banks in China.
About Citibank (China)Credit Card
Citibank, the largest credit card issuer in the world, issued its first sole-branded credit cards in China on 19th Sep. 2012.
Citibank sole-branded credit cards have five cards and include two categories - Premier Miles and Rewards that cater to consumers' different spending needs and spending preferences. The cards offer a wide range of benefits designed to meet the choices of customers.
Cardholders of Rewards Card can choose freely among three lifestyle segments: Fashionista, Homemaker or Yuppie, to enjoy the preferential return on earning three times points all year round from everyday spending. Cardholders of Premier Miles Card will have the widest range of redemption choices of over 50 airlines, access to over 600 airport lounge worldwide six times per year, and will also have the flexibility of transferring miles to friends and family.
Both cards' miles and points will never expire.
This release is distributed by DiningCity.com on behalf of Guangzhou Restaurant Week.
For media enquiries, please contact China Restaurant Week's Marketing team :
Marketing Manager
Ms. Izzie Huang
86 21 6298 0822