China Lodging Group, Limited Schedules First Quarter of 2011 Earnings Release on May 10, 2011 U.S. Eastern Time

SHANGHAI, April 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Lodging Group, Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT) ( "China Lodging Group" or the "Company"), a leading economy hotel chain operator in China, today announced that it is scheduled to release unaudited financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 after the US market closes on May 10, 2011.

The earnings release will be available on the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.htinns.com/releases.cfm .

China Lodging Group's management will host a conference call at 9 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, May 10, 2011 (or 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 in the Shanghai/Hong Kong time zone) following the announcement. To participate in the event by telephone, please dial +1 (866) 405 2350 (for callers in the US), +86 10 800 361 0157 (for callers in China Mainland), +852 2561 8854 (for callers in Hong Kong) or +65 6723 9388 (for callers outside of the US, China Mainland, and Hong Kong) and entering pass code 6126 6857.  Please dial in approximately 10 minutes before the scheduled time of the call.

A recording of the conference call will be available after the conclusion of the conference call through May 17, 2011. Please dial +1 (866) 214 5335 (for callers in the US) or +61 2 8235 5000 (for callers outside the US) and entering pass code 6126 6857.

The conference call will also be webcast live over the Internet and can be accessed by all interested parties at the Company's Web site, http://ir.htinns.com .

About China Lodging Group, Limited

China Lodging Group, Limited is a leading economy hotel chain operator in China. The Company provides business and leisure travelers with high-quality, and conveniently-located hotel products under three brands, namely, HanTing Seasons Hotel, HanTing Express Hotel, and HanTing Hi Inn. As of December 31, 2010, the Company had 438 hotels and 50,438 rooms in 65 cities across China.

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