China Lodging Group, Limited Schedules Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Earnings Release on March 9, 2011 U.S. Eastern Time

10/02/2011

SHANGHAI, China, Feb. 10, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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 fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010 after the US market closes on March 9, 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 8 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, March 9, 2011 (or 9 a.m. on Thursday, March 10, 2011 in the Shanghai/Hong Kong time zone) following the announcement. To participate in the event by telephone, please dial +1 (888) 830 9551 (for callers in the US), +86 10 800 152 1039 (for callers in China Mainland), +852 3002 1675 (for callers in Hong Kong) or +1 (408) 961 6560 (for callers outside of the US, China Mainland, and Hong Kong) and entering pass code HTHT. 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 March 17, 2011. Please dial +1 877 482 6144 (for callers in the US) or +1 617 213 4164 (for callers outside the US) and entering pass code 604 301 40.

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 September 30, 2010, the Company had 368 hotels and 42,750 rooms in 55 cities across China.

CONTACT: Ida Yu

         Investor Relations Manager

         Tel: 86 (21) 6195 9561

         Email: ir@htinns.com

         http://ir.htinns.com

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