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Le Meridien Announces Three New Hotels in Greater China
2010-08-02Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts has announced that it is open three new hotels in Greater China: in Taipei, Zhengzhou, and Xi'an. Le Meridien Taipei, is slated to open in October 2010, to be followe...
Shaolin Temple Kicks Its Way into UNESCO Heritage List
2010-08-02Home of Chinese Kung Fu and Zen Buddhism, China' s Shaolin Temple is now part of humanity' s cultural heritage, UNESCO has announced at its 34th meeting in Brasilia on Saturday. The historical ar...
China Promotes Nationwide Online Train Ticketing
2010-07-30China's Ministry of Railways has announced that it is planning to offer an online ticket-booking service across the country, as part of its efforts to update the train ticket selling system of China. ...
Hong Kong reports record tourist numbers in first half 2010
2010-07-30The Hong Kong Tourism Board has reported that the number of tourist arrivals in the SAR hit a record 16.86 million in the first half of 2010- up 23.1% from the previous year. The report adds that Jun...
Qinghai Lake: Long lasting journey beyond cycling race
2010-07-29The Qinghai Lake International Cycling Race has just finished, though the gorgeous scenery of Qinghai Lake is still attracting tourists from all over. With a 15 degree average temperature in summer, i...
Flooded World Heritage Grottoes in Central China Re-open to Tourists
2010-07-29The World Heritage-listed Longmen Grottoesof Luoyang in China's Henan Province re-opened to tourists Tuesday, three days after floods forced authorities to close the site. The 1,500-y...
Korean Air to Launch Shanghai-Pyongyang Direct Flights
2010-07-28Korean Air Lines Company, the national flag carrier of South Korea, is planning to launch direct tourist charter flights linking Shanghai to Pyongyang in North Korea, with effect from August 6, 2010. ...
Shanghai Expo Attracts 32 Million Visitors in Three Months
2010-07-28According to official statistics, 32 million visitors have been attracted to the Shanghai World Expo during the period from its opening on May 1 to July 25, 2010. The organizers say that the number o...
Sixth Cross-Strait Travel Fair to Open in Xiamen
2010-07-28The Sixth Cross-Strait Travel Fair will be open on September 9, 2010 in Xiamen, a coastal city in southeastern China's Fujian province. The six-day fair, with the theme of "Cooperation and Win-win fo...
China Southern Launches Nanning-Taipei Direct Flights
2010-07-27China's largest carrier, China Southern Airlines Company, recently launched regular direct flights on the route linking Nanning,the capital city of Guangxi, and Taipei, further enhancing communication...
Pilot Tourism Standardization Scheme Launched in Sichuan
2010-07-27According to the National Tourism Administration, southwest China's Sichuan Province has become the first province to launch a pilot tourism standardization scheme in China. In the next one and half ...
Hebei to Actively Promote Tourism Industry
2010-07-26According to reports in local media, as part of its efforts to accelerate the development of the tourism industry in the province, Hebei plans to invest several hundred billion yuan to develop 120 bou...
Hilton Opens Luxury Hotel at Beijing Airport
2010-07-26Hilton Hotels has celebrated the grand opening of Hilton Beijing Capital Airport hotel and conference facility at Terminal 3 of Beijing Capital Airport. Hilton Beijing Capital Airport, which owned by...
Macao's Visitor Arrivals Soar 30.6% in June
2010-07-26Macao's visitor arrivals in June significantly went up by 30.6 percent over the same period of last year to 2.415 million, according to the figures released on Friday by Macao's Statistics and Census ...
Macao's Visitor Arrivals Soar 30.6 Percent in June
2010-07-26Macao's visitor arrivals in June significantly went up by 30.6 percent over the same period of last year to 2.415 million, according to the figures released on Friday by Macao's Statistics and Census ...
Beijing-Saipan Charter Flights Launch Soon
2010-07-23The Beijing-based travel agency Century Tours has announced that it is going to launch an exclusive direct charter flight service from Beijing to Saipan soon. The company says that the service is esp...
Shanghai Airports Report 48% Increase in Passenger Traffic
2010-07-23Shanghai Airport Authority recently announced that June 2010 passenger traffic rose by 48.37% year on year to 3.558 million, and cargo traffic increased 35.92% to 267,900 metric tons. A statement fro...
China Southern to Launch Guangzhou to Lagos Route
2010-07-22China Southern Airlines, the nation's largest carrier, is scheduled to launch flights linking Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, and Lagos in Nigeria on October 10, 2010. The service, the ...
Track-laying Begins on Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway
2010-07-22On July 19, 2010 China's Ministry of Railways held a ceremony in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, to mark laying of the first tracks for the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway. The 1,318-kilometer-long hig...
HK People's Spending on Mainland Travel Up 8.5%
2010-07-22Hong Kong residents' arrivals in the Chinese mainland totaled 70.6 million last year, and their spending also rose to 31.8 billion HK dollars (4.09 billion U.S. dollars), up 8.5 percent on 2008, the C...
