China Lodging Group, Limited Schedules First Quarter 2015 Earnings Release on May 14, 2015 U.S. Eastern Time

SHANGHAI, China, April 28, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- China Lodging Group, Limited (Nasdaq:HTHT) ( "China Lodging Group" or the "Company"), a leading and fast-growing multi-brand hotel group in China, today announced that it is scheduled to release unaudited financial results for first quarter ended March 31, 2015 after the US market closes on May 14, 2015.

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

China Lodging Group's management will host a conference call at 9 p.m. ET, Thursday, May 14, 2015 (or 9 a.m. on Friday, May 15, 2015 in the Shanghai/Hong Kong time zone) following the announcement. To participate in the event by telephone, please dial +1 (855) 500 8701 (for callers in the US), +86 400 120 0654 (for callers in China Mainland), +852 3018 6776 (for callers in Hong Kong) or +65 6723 9385 (for callers outside of the US, China Mainland, and Hong Kong) and entering pass code 2896 8713. 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 21, 2015. Please dial +1 (855) 452 5696 (for callers in the US) or +61 2 9003 4211 (for callers outside the US) and entering pass code 2896 8713.

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.huazhu.com.

About China Lodging Group, Limited

China Lodging Group, Limited is a leading and fast-growing multi-brand hotel group in China. The Company provides business and leisure travelers with high-quality, and conveniently-located hotel products under seven brands, namely, Joya Hotel, Manxin Hotels & Resorts, JI Hotel, Starway Hotel, HanTing Hotel, Elan Hotel and Hi Inn. For more information, please visit the Company's website: http://ir.huazhu.com.

CONTACT: Ida Yu

         Sr. Manager of Investor Relations

         Tel: 86 (21) 6195 9561

         Email: ir@huazhu.com

         http://ir.huazhu.com