<p>The St. Regis Hotel opened Saturday in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, confirmed Guo Yan, chairman of the hotel's investor, Yungao International Hotel.<br /><br />Wang Songping, deputy chief of the tourism bureau of Tibet, said construction of two other hotels - the Shangri-La and the Intercontinental -ould start later this year, Xinhua reported.<br />There will be five five-star hotels in the region by 2015, Wang said.<br /><br />Tibet has abundant tourism resources but is short of facilities. The international hotels coming to Tibet would help promote tourism in the region, he said.<br /><br />Tibet expects 15 million tourists per year by 2015, which would generate income up to 18 billion yuan ($2.7 billion).</p>
<p>The St. Regis Hotel opened Saturday in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, confirmed Guo Yan, chairman of the hotel's investor, Yungao International Hotel.<br /><br />Wang Songping, deputy chief of the tourism bureau of Tibet, said construction of two other hotels - the Shangri-La and the Intercontinental -ould start later this year, Xinhua reported.<br />There will be five five-star hotels in the region by 2015, Wang said.<br /><br />Tibet has abundant tourism resources but is short of facilities. The international hotels coming to Tibet would help promote tourism in the region, he said.<br /><br />Tibet expects 15 million tourists per year by 2015, which would generate income up to 18 billion yuan ($2.7 billion).</p>