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Monterey Park has become a hub for Chinese tourists, and with it hotel development

“Chinese immigrants continue to come in. The city has become very well known in China,” said Michael Huntley, the director of community and economic development in Monterey Park. “Visitors know that they will be able to find the traditional restaurants they like.”

Every year Chinese travelers spend on average $3,000 on trips to California, more than any other country’s visitors, according to the U.S. Office of Travel and Tourism Industries.

Well aware of the flow of tourism, Chinese investors are bringing in brand-name hotels like Courtyard by Marriott and DoubleTree by Hilton to Monterey Park.

Set to open next year, the six-story Courtyard by Marriott is on Atlantic Boulevard and Hellman Avenue. The six-story DoubleTree has been granted land use approvals, but developers have yet to submit construction drawings for the city to review. If built, the 180-room hotel will be located at 220 N. Atlantic Blvd. The project will include spaces for restaurants and retail stores, meeting rooms, fitness center and business center.

Aside from the two hotels, Chinese investors are pouring money into the city’s Town Centre development, a mixed-use project building 109 condominiums above spaces for stores.

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