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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...
Fuzhou Westin Hotel Slated to Open in December
2010-07-21Westin Hotels and Resorts recently announced that The Westin Fuzhou Minjing is scheduled to open for business on December 23, 2010. The 378-room luxury hotel is located in the business hub of downtow...
Beijing Tourism Sector Reports CNY128.4 Billion Revenue
2010-07-21Beijing, the capital city of China, is reporting tourism revenues of CNY128.4 billion for the first half of 2010: an increase of 14.4% over the same period in the previous year. In the period...
First Royal Caribbean Showroom Opens in Beijing
2010-07-21China Youth Travel Group and U.S.-based Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited have opened their first cruise showroom in Beijing's Asian Games Village. Royal Caribbean International, one of the company's m...
China Sees 3.95 Million Overseas Tourists in First Half of 2010
2010-07-20China saw overseas tourist arrivals increase to 3.95 million in the first half of this year, according to figures released by the Beijing General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection. The to...
Taiwan Further Eases Rules for Mainland Tourists
2010-07-20Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council has announced that it will ease restrictions on mainland residents going to the island via the Mini Three Links, with effect from July 18, 2010. The new policies wil...
Fairmont Hotels Launches Chinese-Language Website
2010-07-20Fairmont Hotels and Resorts recently launched its first simplified Chinese-language website to allow guests to book rooms and services online. The newly-launched website offers information about Fair...
As Shanghai Sizzles, Expo still the Hottest Attraction
2010-07-19On Sunday, around 474,000 people braved the heat to visit the Shanghai World Expo, bringing the total number of visitors to the Shanghai event so far to more than 29 million. The hot weather is expec...
Macao to Hold International Fireworks Display Contest in September
2010-07-19The 22nd Macao International Fireworks Display Contest, which will feature teams from 10 nations and regions, will be held in September this year, the Tourist Office of the Macao Special Administrativ...
China's Tibet, Nepal to promote Himalaya tourism
2010-07-19Northwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region will work closely with Nepal to boost the tourism industry in the Himalayan region, officials said Friday. "To start with, we'll jointly launch day tours alo...
Hong Kong Introduces "Geo-gourmet Dishes" to Promote Geopark
2010-07-19On Friday, the Hong Kong government and local restaurants launched a variety of gourmet dishes inspired by geological concepts such as volcanicity and superposition, to promote the city's geological t...
China Eastern Reports Highest-ever Passenger Load Factor
2010-07-19Recently, China's third largest airline China Eastern Airlines said that its passenger load factor reached 80.1% in June 2010 — the highest level ever. And its cargo load factor was 59.7%. In the fir...
Mainland Visits to Hong Kong to Grow by 40%
2010-07-19According to industry analysts, the number of Chinese mainland tourists to Hong Kong is expected to hit a new high in the period from mid-July 2010 to the end of August 2010. In the summer of 2010, t...
Visa-free Tourist Arrivals Hit 22,359 in Hainan
2010-07-19According to official figures released by the local government, southern China's Hainan province had received 1,096 visa-free tour groups, with a total number of 22,359 tourists by July 10, 2010. In ...
Shangri-La to Debut Traders Brand in Hong Kong
2010-07-16Following the opening of Traders Hotel, Hong Kong, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is planning to open the Traders Hotel brand in Hong Kong on August 1, 2010. Previously operating as Hotel Jen...
Ascott to Open New Serviced Residences in Xi'an and Shenzhen
2010-07-16With its recent expansion into Chengdu with the opening of Somerset Riverview, Chengdu, in April 2010, the Singapore-based Ascott Group has secured contracts to manage two more serviced residence prop...
Hainan Airlines to Launch Non-stop Beijing-Phuket Route
2010-07-15Hainan Airlines is about to launch non-stop flights on the route linking Beijing and Thailand's Phuket on July 31, 2010. This is the first and only domestic carrier to offer such a service. The fourt...
Luxury Peninsula Arcade Unveiled in Shanghai
2010-07-15The Peninsula Shanghai recently opened the Peninsula Arcade — billed as the most exclusive shopping destination in Shanghai. The arcade features 25 international luxury boutiques, two of which have a...
China Takes Steps to Develop Cultural Heritage Tourism
2010-07-14The China National Tourism Administration and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage have signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement to jointly enhance cooperation and consultation in t...
