H World Group Ltd

The following table illustrates the key milestones of our history and business development: Year Milestone 2005 We launched the first HanTing Hotel in Kunshan, Suzhou. 2008 We launched our budget hotel product, HanTing Hi Inn , which was subsequently rebranded as Hi Inn . 2010 Our ADSs were listed on the NASDAQ Global Selected Market. We launched the first JI Hotel in Shanghai. 2012 We acquired a 51% equity interest in Starway HK, a midscale hotel chain, and expanded our offering to four hotel brands. We changed our Chinese trade name from HanTing Hotel Group to HuaZhu Hotel Group . 2013 We acquired the remaining 49% equity interest in Starway HK. We adopted the first proprietary cloud-based property management system in China. 2014 We entered into agreements with Accor, to join forces in the Pan-China region to develop Accor brand hotels and to form an extensive and long-term alliance with Accor. We offered the first automated self-check-in or check-out kiosks in China, featuring advanced technologies such as facial recognition. 2016 We completed our transaction with Accor. We adopted a centralized procurement system, leveraging our Internet of Things technology, which allows all hotels across the network to make bulk purchases of hotel supplies. 2017 We completed the acquisition of all of the equity interests in Crystal Orange, which operated hotels under the brands Crystal Orange Hotel and Orange Hotel . We issued US$475 million of 0.375% convertible senior notes due 2022. 2018 We changed our name to Huazhu Group Limited, or Huazhu.