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特速集团 2008年报
X p r e s s G r o u p L i m i t e d ? 特速集團有限公司
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CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT
主席報告
In 200 , Nikko was incorporated as a 100% subsidiary of Nihon Kotsu Co. Ltd. and started trading as Nikko Travel Service Co. Ltd. It is now responsible for all travel related businesses formerly undertaken by Nihon Kotsu Co. Ltd. and has offices in Tokyo and Osaka.
During the year Nikko was merged with Crystal Travel Co., Ltd. (“Crystal”) and changed its name to “Xpress Travel Limited”.
Makino Air Travel Service Ltd. (“Makino”), a Japan company 52% acquired in March 2007, is a well established travel agency in Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan founded in 1961. It has over 700 corporate clients from the private sector to official bodies including government offices in Hokkaido. In addition to corporate clients service, its major leisure product is FIT golf package under product brand name ‘M-GOLF’ which is well known at Hokkaido. Makino holds IATA and 1st category license in Hokkaido.
Crystal, a Japan company 100% acquired in July 2007, which has a retail network of 21 travel stores – 16 in Kansai and 5 in the Greater Kanto area. During the year, the Group re-branded all the Crystal Travel outlets to Xpress Travel stores, in line with the Xpress Group’s global branding strategy and merged its business to Xpress Travel Limited.
Hotels and Hospitality Division
The hotels and hospitality division operates through a number of subsidiaries including:
Sapporo Holdings Co. Ltd. (“Sapporo”), a Japan company 100% acquired in July 2006, was established on 8 March 2004 for the purpose of operating investments, inns and hotels. Its principal asset is a hotel known as Hamilton Hotel located in Chuo Ward, Sapporo City, Japan.
Hamilton Hotel is an eight-storey building erected over a one-level basement. It comprises a total of 10 guestrooms of various types including a Japanese room, a meeting room, a haircut saloon, a Japanese restaurant and esthetic saloon. The total gross floor area of Hamilton Hotel is approximately ,209 square meters.
Nikko Nihon Kotsu Co. Ltd. Nikko Travel Service Co. Ltd. Nihon Kotsu Co. Ltd. N i k k o C r y s t a l Tr a v e l C o., L t d. Crystal Xpress Travel Limited ?
M a k i n o A i r T r a v e l S e r v i c e L t d.
Makino 52% Makino Makino 700 Makino M-GOLF FIT Makino IATA ?
Crystal 21 16 5 Crystal Travel Xpress Travel Xpress Travel Limited
酒店及款待分部
Sapporo Holdings Co. Ltd. Sapporo
Sapporo Sapporo Hamilton Hotel
Hamilton Hotel 10 Hamilton Hotel ,209
特速集团 2008年报
A n n u a l R e p o r t 2008 ? 二零零八年年報05CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT
主席報告 During the year, the Group further expand its hotel portfolio
by acquiring two hotel holdings companies, Aizuya Co. Ltd. (“Aizuya”) and Hotel Plaza Miyazaki Co. Ltd. (“Hotel Plaza Miyazaki”).
Hotel Plaza Miyazaki is located at Southern side of Japan Kyushu Island, Miyazaki City is the second largest city on Kyushu Island. It is one of the well-known hotels situated at the center of city, 10 minutes from Miyazaki Station along Oyodogawa riverside. The hotel has 164 rooms provides full service including 15 different size banquet rooms, 4 meeting rooms, a river view sky restaurant/lounge, 2 Japanese restaurants, 1 karaoke room, 1 bar and 1 lobby lounge. In addition, the hotel has a natural hot spring spa facility with in and out door hot spring bath, sauna and massage service open to staying guest and day use visitor. Aizuya is a traditional Japanese hot spring inn located at Nasu, Tochigi prefecture, a famous mountain resort area which is approximately 2 hours drive from Tokyo downtown. It has total 22 rooms including 2 rooms with hot spring open bath. It can accommodate total over 60 guests at one time. Facilities include 2 large hot spring baths, 2 private hot spring open baths for staying guest exclusive use at charter base, 2 massage rooms serve female clients only, 1 restaurant serving dinner & breakfast and 1 souvenir shop including Aizuya private label item such as Sake, Soba (Japanese noodle) etc.Credit Card Division
The credit card business of the Group is operated through Xpress Finance Limited (“Xpress Finance”). The economy was robust in the past one year, coupled with steady employment and consumer spending propelled the business environment to improve. As a result, the credit card holders tend to repay the outstanding retail spending and the credit card business recorded a turnover of approximately HK$10.0 million, representing an increase of 28% from 2007.