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Hong Kong Visitor Arrivals Up 18% in October

2010-12-02

According to Hong Kong Tourism Board, visitor arrivals to Hong Kong in October 2010 rose 18% year on year to 3.26 million. The sustained growth momentum in overall arrivals was led by the rise of m...

New World Haikou Hotel Set to Open in 2014

2010-12-01

New World Hotels recently announced that it will open its hotel in Haikou in 2014: a move to reinforce its strategic expansion plans in mainland China. New World Haikou Hotel will be a 350-room, mu...

Hainan Airlines Launches Beijing-Toronto Flight

2010-12-01

Recently Hainan Airlines held an inauguration ceremony at Toronto Pearson International Airport for its direct Beijing to Toronto flight: following the landing of the inaugural flight. With this fl...

Nanchang Airport Gets Three New Routes

2010-11-30

According to Nanchang Changbei International Airport, new flights from Nanchang to Wenzhou, Wuhan, and Hefei will be launched as part of its winter and spring flight schedule. The Civil Aviation Ad...

Record Attendance for Hong Kong's Ocean Park in 2010

2010-11-30

Hong Kong's Ocean Park has revealed that it has recorded a highest-ever tourist numbers and revenue in the fiscal year ending June 2010. During the period from July 2009 to June 2010, the park rece...

CTS Announces Expansion Plans for 2011

2010-11-29

China Travel Service Head Office recently revealed that it plans to develop its traditional inbound and outbound travel business and expand its presence in the medium- and high-end market. Chen Ron...

Sichuan's Tourism Income Hits CNY160.3 Billion in 2010

2010-11-29

According to Sichuan Tourism Administration, Sichuan province has generated a record CNY160.3 billion in tourism revenues in the first 10 months of 2010, 28.3% more than in the same period the previou...

China Southern Launches Nanyang-Beijing NanYuan Route

2010-11-26

According to China Southern Airlines' Henan branch, the company will start operating round-trip direct flights on a route linking Nanyang and Beijng NanYuan Airport from December 1, 2010. The new r...

Construction Commences on Wutai Mountain Airport

2010-11-26

The municipal government of Xinzhou in Shanxi province has revealed that construction of Wutai Mountain Airport has started and it is expected to be complete in 2012. With a total investment of CNY...

Shanghai Airport Authority Announces Latest Figures

2010-11-26

Recently Shanghai Airport Authority released statistics about its passenger traffic, cargo output and aircraft movements for October 2010. The company said in a statement that October passenger tra...

Taiwan to Get 5.4 Million Tourists in 2010

2010-11-25

According to the Tourism Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, the number of tourists visiting Taiwan is expected to hit a record 5.4 million this year, which shows an increase ...

British Airways to Launch Direct London-Shanghai Flight

2010-11-24

British Airways has revealed in Beijing that it will launch direct flights from London to Shanghai, as part of its efforts to expand its presence in the Chinese market. According to Ashley Cowen, B...

TravelSky Technology Signs Service Agreement with Sichuan Airlines

2010-11-24

TravelSky Technology Limited, a provider of information technology solutions for China's air travel and tourism industries, has reached a strategic cooperation agreement with Sichuan Airlines Company ...

Boutique Series by Kosmopolito Debuts in Mainland China

2010-11-23

Kosmopolito Hotels International Limited has announced the launch of Yue @ Century Park in Shanghai, which is a move marking its official entry into the Chinese mainland market. The design-led hote...

Xiamen Airport Tops 10 Million Passengers This Year

2010-11-23

Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport has handled 10.94 million passengers in the first 10 months of 2010, reaching the 10 million barrier a month earlier than last year. In October, the airport throu...

El Al Increases Beijing-Tel Aviv Flight Frequency

2010-11-22

El Al Israel Airlines has decided to increase frequency of flights linking Beijing and Tel Aviv from the previous three a week to four a week. According to industry analysts, the move is aimed at m...

CITM 2010 Kicks Off in Shanghai

2010-11-22

The opening ceremony of the 2010 China International Travel Mart was held at Shanghai's New International Expo Center on November 17. CITM is organized by the China National Tourism Administration,...

OCT Eyes over 25 Million Tourists in 2010

2010-11-19

OCT Enterprises Company, one of the largest state-owned real estate developers in China, has revealed that it expects the number of tourists visiting its scenic spots and staying its hotels will excee...

Qinghai Province Invests CNY4.28 Billion on Tourism

2010-11-19

The Qinghai Tourism Bureau has revealed that the provincial government of Qinghai has invested CNY4.28 billion into tourism projects in the first three quarters of 2010. Of the total investment, CN...

New World Hospitality Outlines Plans for Expansion in China

2010-11-19

Hong Kong-based New World Hospitality has revealed an expansion and re-branding plan with an investment of over USD1.1 billion across three distinct brands including four new hotels in China. Leadin...