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Beijing: Tourism Revenue Exceeded CNY700 Million Over Mid-Autumn Festival

2010-09-29

According to Beijing Municipal Bureau of Tourism, the number of domestic tourists visiting the capital city reached up to 2.17 million during the three-day Mid-Autumn Festival from September 22 to Sep...

Sanya Received Nearly 90,000 Russian Tourists in 2010

2010-09-28

The Sanya Tourism Development Board has revealed that the number of Russian tourists visiting Sanya jumped 78.48% year on year to nearly 90,000 in the period from January to August 2010. Since the ...

Cathay Pacific Gets Approval to Raise Fuel Surcharges for October

2010-09-28

The Civil Aviation Department of Hong Kong SAR government has revealed that it has given Catay Pacific Limited approval for a 3% to 5% increase in fuel surcharges for October 2010. The fuel surchar...

First St. Regis Resort in China to Debut in Tibet This November

2010-09-27

According to Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, the St. Regis Lhasa Resort will be opened in November 2010. It will be the first St. Regis resort in China. Located on the Roof of the World, 3,6...

HK's Tourist Arrivals Grow 22% in August

2010-09-26

Tourism Board of Hong Kong revealed on Thursday that about 3.46 million visitors visited Hong Kong in August, rising 21.9 percent year-on-year due to a surge in mainland arrivals. Mainland arrivals...

Anyang Holds Courtyard Culture Travel Forum

2010-09-25

Recently, Anyang in Henan Province has held a Courtyard Culture Travel Forum, with attendees from the provinces of Shanxi, Hebei, Henan, and Shandong. Participants include representatives from the ...

Hainan Airlines to Open Direct Beijing to Cairo Route

2010-09-25

Hainan Airlines has announced that it will start a non-stop Beijing to Cairo route on November 5, 2010 in a bid to meet the demand for air travel between the two countries. The new service will be ...

Sanya Airport Ranked in Best 100 by ACI

2010-09-25

According to a recent report released by the Airports Council International, Sanya Phoenix International Airport is listed at the 62nd in the Airport Service Quality Survey in the second quarter of 20...

Ctrip Sets Up Travel Service Centers in Hong Kong and Sanya

2010-09-21

Ctrip.com, China's largest online travel booking company, has set up travel service centers in Hong Kong and Sanya, in a bid to offer better service levels to its customers. The travel service cent...

Hainan Airlines to Launch Non-stop Beijing-Bangkok Flight

2010-09-20

Hainan Airlines Limitedsaid that it plans to launch a non-stop Beijing to Bangkok route, starting on September 29, 2010. The carrier's move comes two months after the launch of its Beijing to Phuke...

China Airlines Joins SkyTeam

2010-09-17

China Airlines Ltd, Taiwan's flag carrier, has proclaimed that it has started the process leading to full entry into the SkyTeam airline alliance. The carrier said that the process is expected to b...

Asiana Airlines to Launch Chinese-only Flights

2010-09-17

Chinese media, Asiana Airlines Inc, one of South Korea's two major airlines, has revealed that it will soon start operating an Airbus A320 aircraft purely for Chinese passengers. Flights have been ...

Beijing Sees 23% Rise in Inbound Tourists In 2010

2010-09-16

According to Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics, the number of inbound tourists rose 22.9% year on year to 3.19 million in the first eight months of 2010, with growth exceeding 20% for six consecu...

Air China to Launch Direct Chengdu-Tokyo Flights

2010-09-15

Air China has decided to launch non-stop flights on Chengdu to Tokyo route on September 22, 2010. Flights CA423/4 will depart Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at 08:00 and arrive in Tokyo at...

Beijing Airport Reports 12% Growth in August Passenger Traffic

2010-09-15

Airport operator Beijing Capital International Airport Company has revealed that in August 2010 passenger traffic at the airport increased by 11.6% from a year earlier to 6.99 million. In the first...

Taiwan to Allow Individual Travel from Mainland China in 2011

2010-09-14

Taiwan schedules to allow individual tourists mainland China to travel to the region possibly on February 17, 2011, the time of the annual Lantern Festival. A senior official from the local govern...

Shenzhen Airport Passenger Traffic Up 12% in August 2010

2010-09-14

The operator of Shenzhen International Airport has published statistics on aircraft movements in August 2010. During August passenger traffic at Shenzhen Airport rose 11.9% from a year earlier to 2...

Hong Kong to Build Asia's First Toy Story Themed Park

2010-09-14

Hong Kong's Disneyland has revealed that it plans to partner with the Disneyland Paris to build the first Toy Story Amusement Park in Asia before the end of 2011. In the summer of 2010, children ar...

Chengdu to Invest CNY4 Billion on Heritage Expo

2010-09-13

The municipal government of Chengdu has decided to invest up to CNY4 billion to rebuild its intangible cultural heritage park. The new park will be renamed International Intangible Cultural Heritag...

Mangocity.com Builds New HQ in Shenzhen

2010-09-10

Mangocity.com, China's third biggest online travel service provider, recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its headquarters and its online travel research and development center in Nanshan Distr...