丽思卡尔顿酒店亚太区启动第五届“亚洲微笑周”

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为亚洲偏远地区的患者提供矫正外科手术

以每一次微笑改变人生

THE RITZ-CARLTON HOTELS OF ASIA LAUNCHES FIFTH ANNUAL SMILE ASIA WEEK REGIONAL FUNDRAISER TO CHANGE LIVES, ONE SMILE AT A TIMEInitiative Supports Missions To Provide Reconstructive Surgeries For Patients In Remote Areas Across Region

丽思卡尔顿酒店亚太区荣幸宣布将启动第五届2018“亚洲微笑周”为微笑亚洲组织筹集慈善捐款。“亚洲微笑周” 是由丽思卡尔顿品牌发起的一年一度的资金筹集倡议活动，迄今为止，“亚洲微笑周” 已经为微笑亚洲慈善机构共筹集了180多万美元善款为患有唇腭裂等面部畸形的儿童和成人提供免费手术，改变了他们的人生。

微笑亚洲是世界各地独立慈善机构组成的联盟，活跃于孟加拉国、不丹、柬埔寨、中国、中国香港、印度、印度尼西亚、日本、老挝、中国澳门、马来西亚、蒙古、缅甸、菲律宾、新加坡、韩国、泰国、东帝汶、美国和乌兹别克斯坦。联盟派遣医疗志愿者为医疗条件匮乏的偏远地区的患者，尤其是儿童，提供外科治疗，进行矫正、整形外科手术，使他们的生活变得更美好。

2018年“亚洲微笑周”将于5月7日至13日开展。作为丽思卡尔顿酒店品牌倡导关注全球环境和社会责任的“社区足迹”计划的活动之一，超过10,000名来自亚太区25家丽思卡尔顿酒店的绅士淑女将积极参与“亚洲微笑周”活动。

万豪国际大中华区豪华品牌区域副总裁博瑞恩先生 (Mr. Rainer Burkle) 表示“丽思卡尔顿‘社区足迹’计划集中了全球各个丽思卡尔顿酒店的资源以及绅士淑女的专业志愿服务，为丽思卡尔顿酒店所在社区的重大问题尽一己之力。很荣幸在2018年“亚洲微笑周”之际， 我们的绅士淑女能够再次分享我们的技能和资源，为这份有意义的事业贡献一臂之力，同时，我们鼓励更多的客人加入我们，共同为这个世界再添福祉。”

2018年“亚洲微笑周”期间，北京丽思卡尔顿酒店的饼房厨师长白帆女士将呈现独具风味的树莓芝士蛋糕。宾客在北京丽思卡尔顿酒店微信商城或官方网站www.smileasia.org订购这些美味蛋糕即可为本次倡议活动提供支持，同时可在香溢餐厅领取蛋糕。“亚洲微笑周” 期间的蛋糕销售收益将直接捐赠给微笑亚洲慈善机构。

自发起倡议五年以来，亚洲微笑周项目已资助了超过2,000例外科手术，使得数以千计的患者和他们的家人的生活得到改善。亚太区丽思卡尔顿酒店的100多名绅士淑女们以非医疗志愿者的身份，前往偏远地区，加入援助任务。今年，超过30次医疗援助将在中国、印度、印度尼西亚、乌兹别克斯坦、柬埔寨、缅甸和孟加拉国开展。

关于微笑亚洲组织

微笑亚洲®是一个由多家独立慈善机构组成的国际医疗慈善联盟组织。主要是为唇腭裂患儿及其他有面部残疾的孩子提供免费手术和治疗。微笑亚洲在全球20个国家开展项目与活动，其中13个为亚洲国家。截至目前为止，该联盟已实施近70,000例手术。上述活动由新加坡国际微笑行动机构主导，该公司亦是“微笑亚洲”组织的国际秘书处。该机构受新加坡当地管理局的监管。垂询更多信息，请访问www.smileasia.org。

关于社区足迹计划

“社区足迹”计划（Community Footprints）是丽思卡尔顿酒店集团的社会与环境责任计划，旨在通过集团的服务信念、长期规划以及商业运营，实现“增加全球公民”的承诺。这项承诺的主旨是关注儿童健康及环境责任，并减少饥饿与贫困。欲了解更多信息，请访问www.communityfootprints.com 或关注丽思卡尔顿社区足迹Twitter账号：www.twitter.com/RitzCarltonCSR。

关于北京丽思卡尔顿酒店

北京丽思卡尔顿酒店于2007年12月开业。位于CBD商业核心区，距北京首都国际机场45分钟车程，名胜古迹和文化地标皆近在咫尺。秉承经典丽思卡尔顿风格，酒店共拥有305间豪华客房，6家餐厅及酒吧，包括巴罗洛意大利餐厅，玉中餐厅，香溢全天候餐厅，丽思卡尔顿酒吧 ,大堂吧和大卫杜夫会所。其它设施包括丽思卡尔顿水疗中心，健身中心，室内游泳池，1100平方米的会议空间，648 平方米的宴会厅和北京唯一一座酒店式独立婚礼堂。

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关于丽思卡尔顿酒店集团

丽思卡尔顿酒店集团总部位于美国马里兰州切维切斯，目前在全球30余个国家和地区运营超过90家酒店，并在世界各地开发兴建40多个酒店及住宅项目。丽思卡尔顿礼赏®会员现可将会籍与万豪礼赏奖励计划®及SPG俱乐部®合并关联，快速获得会籍匹配，无条件转移积分，同时尊享多重礼赏计划。查询详情或预订，请访问集团网站 www.ritzcarlton.com 或中文官网 www.ritzcarlton.cn；如欲查阅集团新闻稿，请浏览 news.ritzcarlton.cn ；您可以#丽思卡尔顿回忆# (#RCMemories) 为题，在相关社交媒体上开展实时对话。丽思卡尔顿酒店集团为万豪国际酒店集团（纳斯达克上市公司）全资子公司。

The Ritz-Carlton hotels of Asia Pacific are proud to support Smile Asia for the fifth consecutive year with Smile Asia Week 2018, the annual regional fundraising initiative by the luxury brand that has raised more than US$1.8 million so far for the global charity, which offers free, life-changing surgeries to children and adults with facial deformities such as cleft lips or palates.

Smile Asia is a global alliance of independent charities with activities in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Timor-Leste, United States and Uzbekistan. It deploys medical volunteers to offer surgical care to patients, especially children, living in remote and medically-inaccessible areas in the region to perform corrective and reconstructive surgeries which have the power to transform their lives for the better.

Smile Asia Week 2018 will run from 7-13 May, with more than 10,000 Ladies and Gentlemen from 25 Ritz-Carlton hotels across Asia-Pacific participating in the initiative as part of the brand’s Community Footprints program, which promotes global environmental and social responsibility.

“The Ritz-Carlton Community Footprints program mobilizes the resources and skills-based volunteer efforts by the Ladies and Gentlemen of Ritz-Carlton hotels around the world to make a difference in issues that are important to their communities,” said Rainer Burkle, Area Vice President, Luxury, Greater China, Marriott International. “With Smile Asia Week 2018, we are glad to once again share our skills and resources to help this very worthwhile cause, and at the same time inspire our customers to join us in our efforts to make the world a happier place.”

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Pastry Chef Wendy Bai at The Ritz-Carlton,Beijing creates limited-edition cakes that will be offered for sale, and members of the public can support this initiative by ordering Roseberry Cheese Cakeat WeChat Storeof The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing or via the www.smileasia.org website. All proceeds from the sales of cakes during Smile Asia Week 2018 will go directly to Smile Asia.

Since the start of the initiative five years ago, the Smile Asia Week program has supported over 2,000 surgeries that have improved the lives of thousands of patients and their families. More than 100 ladies and gentlemen of The Ritz-Carlton hotels Asia-Pacific have also participated on mission trips across the region as non-medical volunteers. This year, over 30 medical missions will take place in China, India, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Cambodia, Myanmar and Bangladesh.

About Smile Asia

Smile Asia® is global alliance of independent charities that offer free surgeries to children with facial deformities, including cleft lip and palate. It has activities in 20 countries and program delivery in 13 Asian countries. Till date, the charities under Smile Asia have delivered nearly 70,000 surgeries combined. Smile Asia® is represented by The Smile Mission as its International Secretariat. It is a Singapore-registered charity and adheres to local regulatory requirements. For more information, visit www.smileasia.org.

About Community Footprints

With a commitment to “Expand Global Citizenship,” The Ritz-Carlton social and environmental responsibility program, Community Footprints, is embedded into the company’s service values, long-range plan and business operations. This commitment is focused on children’s well-being, environmental responsibility and hunger and poverty relief. For more information, visit www.communityfootprints.com, or follow The Ritz-Carlton Community Footprints on Twitter: www.twitter.com/RitzCarltonCSR.

About The Ritz-Carlton Beijing

The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing, is centrally situated in one of Beijing’s most thriving business area – China Central Place, within the heart of the city’s central business district, the hotel is 30 minutes away from the Beijing International Airport and offers easy access to the city’s historical and cultural landmarks. In a classic Ritz-Carlton style, timeless and elegant, the hotel, designed by HBA design consultants, features 305 well-appointed guest rooms, five exquisite award winning restaurants and bars including Barolo serving authentic Italian Cuisine, Yu serving fine Cantonese Cuisine, Aroma serving world cuisine throughout the day, The Ritz-Carlton Bar, The Lobby Lounge. Other exclusive facilities include The Ritz-Carlton Spa, fitness centre, indoor pool with balcony, 1,100 square-meter meeting and conference space, 648 square-meter Ballroom and the only wedding chapel inside a hotel in Beijing.

For more information, or reservations, please visit:

http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/Beijing/Default.htm

About The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., of Chevy Chase, MD., currently operates more than 90 hotels and 40 residential properties in more than 30 countries and territories. The Ritz-Carlton is proud to participate in the industry’s award-winning loyalty program, Marriott Rewards® which includes The Ritz-Carlton Rewards®. Members can now link accounts with Starwood Preferred Guest® at members.marriott.com for instant elite status matching and unlimited points transfer. For more information or reservations, visit the company web site at www.ritzcarlton.com, for the latest company updates, visit news.ritzcarlton.com and to join the live conversation, use #RCMemories and follow along on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAR).