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Air China to Start Chengdu-Tokyo Non-stop Flight
2011-03-09Air China has announced that its southwest branch is scheduled to launch a non-stop flight service on the route linking Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, and Tokyo on April 3, 2011. The cou...
China Plans Beijing-Taipei Highway
2011-03-09According the draft 12th Five-Year Plan, the national highway network will have two new highways: the Lhasa to Golmud section of the Beijing Tibet Highway and the Fuzhou to Taipei section of the Beij...
Crowne Plaza Paragon Xiamen Awarded Five Stars
2011-03-08Crowne Plaza Paragon Xiamen opened in May 2008 has been officially ranked as a five-star hotel by China's National Tourism Administration, becoming the first five-star Crowne Plaza-brand hotel on the ...
TravelSky Teams Up With EHi Car Service Company
2011-03-08China TravelSky Holding Company has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China's eHi Car Service Company. The agreement covers both self-drive car hire and chauffeur-driven cars, and is Tr...
Hefei to Have 23 Five-Star Hotels within Three Years
2011-03-08The municipal government of Hefei, the capital of Anhui province, has renounced it plans to add more than 10 five-star hotels within the next three years, increasing the number of five-star hotels in ...
Sunshine Hotel Zhangjiajie to Open Its Doors
2011-03-07Sunshine Hotel Resort Zhangjiajie in the northwest of Hunan will hold its grand opening in March 30, 2011. The 500-room hotel has been developed by Hunan Xiangtou Yangguang Group as a five star st...
Hainan Airlines to Launch Beijing-Zurich Flight
2011-03-07Hainan Airlines, China's fourth largest carrier, recently announced that its plan to launch an air service between Beijing and Zurich in Switzerland on May 31, 2011. The new service will be the air...
Canada's Delta Hotels Opening China Rep Office
2011-03-07The Canadian high-end hotel management company Delta Hotels and Resorts recently announced that it will open a representative office in China. The company says it aims to enhance its brand recognit...
Hainan Airlines Opens Sanya-Xi'an-Xining Route
2011-03-04Hainan Airlines recently launched a route from Sanya to Xining via Xi'an, cutting hours off the travel time between Sanya and the capital of Qinhai Province. The outbound flight leaves Sanya at 08:...
World's Largest Buddha College Built in China's Henan Province
2011-03-03According to the Henan Commercial Newspaper, Henan Buddha College, the world's largest buddhist college, held its first entrance examination from Feb. 25 to Feb. 27, 2011. The Henan Buddha College ...
Cathay Pacific Raises Fuel Surcharges for Mainland Routes
2011-03-02According to Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways recently, it had received approval from the Hong Kong government to raise fuel surcharges on passenger fares by 10% to 15% in March as a result of h...
Mainland Visits to Hong Kong Top 2.5m in January 2011
2011-03-02The Hong Kong Tourism Board recently announced that visitor arrivals to Hong Kong in January 2011 increased by 21.5% year on year to 3.59 million. The growth was driven by the increased in arrivals...
Fujian to Invest CNY12 Billion into Tourism Sector
2011-02-25The Fujian provincial government recently announced that it will invest CNY12 billion in six key tourism projects in 2011. The six key projects upgrading A-level scenic spots and star hotels, deve...
China Eastern to Launch Yinchuan-Kunming-Dubai Flight
2011-02-25The government of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Yunnan subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines to start a Yinchuan-Kunming-Dubai service on March 27...
HKIA Records Double-digit Traffic Growth in January
2011-02-24Hong Kong International Airport recorded double-digit growth in all three air traffic categories in January of 2011. During January 2011, passenger volumes surged to 4.3 million and cargo throughput r...
China to Pilot Individual Tourist Scheme in Q2 2011
2011-02-24According to Shao Qiwei, the chairman of the Cross-Strait Tourism Exchange Association, in a pilot scheme the Chinese government is expected to start allowing residents from several pilot cities to tr...
Singapore Airlines Adds Extra Singapore-Hong Kong Flight
2011-02-24Singapore Airlines has announced the increase of a seventh daily flight between Singapore and Hong Kong, making the territory its busiest point outside of Singapore. The new service will commence o...
New Century Signs Three New Five-star Hotels
2011-02-23New Century Hotels and Resorts signed three hotel management contracts at the beginning of the 2011 Chinese Lunar New Year: Zongjun New Century Hotel Haicheng, Henghui New Century Hotel Luohe, and San...
Air New Zealand to Increase Flights to China
2011-02-23Air New Zealand Limited is scheduling to add two new flights to its current China service in 2011 to meet the increasing market demand. Currently Air New Zealand operates three flights to Shanghai ...
Shanghai to Become World-famous Tourist City
2011-02-22The municipal government of Shanghai, China's financial and business center, recently revealed that it aims to turn the city into a world-famous tourist city during the 12th Five Year Plan period from...
