-- 1 Hotel Haitang Bay, Sanya Earns Prestigious Accolade;
Ratings Showcased on ForbesTravelGuide.com

Forbes Travel Guide ("FTG"), the only global rating system for luxury hotels, 
restaurants and spas, today announced its 2022 Star Awards. 1 Hotel Haitang 
Bay, Sanya, owned by Sunshine Insurance Group Co., Ltd and operated by SH 
Hotels & Resorts, earned a new Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star/Recommended award 
and is showcased with other honorees on ForbesTravelGuide.com( 
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Sitting in a prime location on Hainan shoreline, eco-conscious luxury lifestyle 
resort 1 Hotel Haitang Bay, Sanya celebrates the island's rugged beauty through 
sustainable architecture. A serene retreat that builds upon the area's rich 
resources, the property encompasses 304 contemporary rooms, suites and villas, 
all featuring an abundance of natural furnishings; seven dining venues; five 
swimming pools; a Bamford spa; and extensive indoor-outdoor meeting facilities.

"We are honored to be recognized by Forbes Travel Guide as one of the world's 
leading luxury resorts," said Sunny Heng, general manager of 1 Hotel Haitang 
Bay, Sanya. "As a mission-driven brand, 1 Hotels is not only committed to 
sustainability, but we want our guests to feel enmeshed in an exciting new 
world while feeling right at home and at one with nature – a vision beautifully 
fulfilled at our Sanya resort and recognized by the Forbes experts."

Forbes Travel Guide is the world-renowned authority in genuine Five-Star 
service, and 1 Hotel Haitang Bay, Sanya is the latest addition to its 
illustrious annual Star Rating list.

"Travel has come back strongly, and the resilient hospitality industry is 
creatively rallying to accommodate the increased occupancy demand for most 
regions," says Hermann Elger, CEO of Forbes Travel Guide. "While the industry 
faces some lingering issues, the 2022 award winners proved ready for those 
challenges and more, demonstrating the best that luxury hospitality has to 
offer."

To view the new Star Award winners, visit: ForbesTravelGuide.com.( 
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For a detailed explanation of how Forbes Travel Guide compiles its Star 
Ratings, click here:( 
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About 1 Hotels
As a luxury lifestyle hotel brand inspired by nature, 1 Hotels cultivates the 
best of sustainable design and architecture, together with extraordinary 
comfort and an unrivaled level of service. 1 Hotels, which launched in 2015 
with the opening of exclusive properties in Miami's South beach and Manhattan's 
Central Park, followed by Brooklyn, located on the East River, in February 
2017, West Hollywood, on Sunset Boulevard, in June 2019, Sanya (China) in 2020 
and most recently Toronto, is inspired by a simple idea: those that travel the 
world should also care about it, it is, after all, 1 world. 1 Hotels upholds 
this vision by channeling nature through design and culinary partnerships while 
connecting with the local community and taking sustainable steps to make a big 
difference. All 1 Hotel properties are among the first hotels in the world to 
become Sharecare Health Security VERIFIED(R) with Forbes Travel Guide. The 
comprehensive facility verification helps ensure that guests and travel 
planners can book with confidence at properties that have appropriate health 
safety procedures in place. Additionally, the properties have earned the WELL 
Health-Safety Rating through the International WELL Building Institute, which 
focuses on operational policies, maintenance protocols, stakeholder engagement 
and emergency plans to prioritize the health and safety of our team members and 
guests. The brand is expanding with properties under development in Nashville, 
Hanalei Bay, San Francisco, Cabo San Lucas, Paris, London, Copenhagen, Elounda 
Hills and Melbourne. Additional information can be found at: 1hotels.com.( 
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About SH Hotels & Resorts
SH Hotels & Resorts, an affiliate of global private investment firm Starwood 
Capital Group, is a sustainable hotel brand management company that operates 1 
Hotels, a nature-inspired lifestyle brand that launched in 2015 with properties 
in South Beach and Manhattan and now includes Brooklyn Bridge, West Hollywood, 
Sanya (China) and the recently opened Toronto with projects in development in 
Nashville, Hanalei Bay, Cabo San Lucas, Paris, London, San Francisco, Mission 
Bay, Elounda Hills and Melbourne; Baccarat Hotels & Resorts, a luxury brand 
that made its debut in March 2015 with the opening of its flagship property in 
New York, with projects under development in Brickell (Miami), Florence, Macau 
and Bordeaux; and Treehouse Hotels, which premiered in London in 2019 and with 
projects under development in Manchester and Brickell (Miami).  Leveraging its 
marketing, design, operational and technological expertise, SH Hotels & Resorts 
is the force behind some of the most groundbreaking and dynamic hotel brands in 
the world.

About Sunshine Insurance Group Co., Ltd.
Established in July 2005, Sunshine Insurance Group Co., Ltd. has since become a 
new force in China's financial industry, ranking among the top 500 enterprises 
and top 100 service enterprises in China after five years in service. The group 
currently has a number of professional subsidiaries including property 
insurance, life insurance, credit guarantee insurance, asset management, 
medical health, and internet finance. Driven by humanities and technology, 
Sunshine Insurance Group effectively integrates its insurance and investment 
resources, continuously developing products that meet customer needs and 
striving to build strong market expansion, customer service, risk management 
and asset management capabilities. Sunshine Insurance is committed to "giving 
people sunshine" by adhering to the corporate vision of "building a humane and 
dynamic financial and insurance service group".

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