Intercontinental launches 'made for China' hotels

The InterContinental Hotel Group's China strategy came in for a fair bit of criticism and scrutiny last year after opening a luxury hotel in Tibet.

However, its latest Chinese venture is far less controversial.

The company's chief executive Richard Solomons told our Shanghai correspondent John Sudworth about his plan to open 100 specifically "made-for-China" hotels, under an entirely new brand name; Hualuxe.