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Sol Melia Opens Its First Luxury Hotel In China

2010-02-08

Spanish brand Melia Hotels Resorts has announced the opening of the first flagship Grand Melia hotel in China. Gran Melia Shanghai opened recently as a luxury five-star hotel with 686 guest rooms. L...

Antaeus Group Set To Build First Casino Hotel In China

2010-02-08

According to a report in Sina.com, Antaeus Group has started construction of its Mangrove Tree Resort in Sanya Bay and, having had changes to its design, is expected to be the first branded casino hot...

Codeshare Gives Turkish Airlines’ China Destinations Access To Spanair Network

2010-02-05

A new codeshare agreement, effective from February 1, 2010, enables Turkish Airlines to use its code "TK" on domestic flights operated in Spain by Spanair. Dr. Temel Kotil, Turkish Airlines' chief ex...

Jetstar First Foreign Carrier To Fly From Singapore To Shantou

2010-02-05

The budget airline Jetstar has become the first foreign carrier to fly from Singapore to Shantou in Guangdong province. Jetstar will operate the new route as a three times weekly A320 return service ...

Gannan Grassland listed one of China's most beautiful prairies

2010-02-04

The Gannan Grassland in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwestern Gansu Province, was chosen as the fourth on the list of China's six most beautiful grasslands. The Organizing Commit...

Furama Hotel Dalian Joins Worldhotels

2010-02-04

Furama Hotel Dalian, a five-star luxury hotel, has joined Worldhotels as a new Deluxe Collection affiliate enabling guests to guests benefit from Worldhotels' extensive selection of partnerships, incl...

China Eastern To Launch Kunming-Dubai Route

2010-02-04

China Eastern's Yunnan Branch will start operating an international air route between Kunming and Dubai from February 22, 2010. Flights are scheduled for Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. Flights M...

Shandong wants to put tourists in the driver's seat

2010-02-03

A proposed master plan for Shandong Self-Drive Tours, drawn up by the Shandong Provincial Tourism Planning and Design Institute, has been approved and will be implemented soon. The first self-drive t...

Changzhou Sets Up Tourism Promotion Center

2010-02-03

The Changzhou Tourism Promotion Center and Changzhou Chunqiu International Tourism Plaza opened on the same day in downtown Changzhou, Jiangsu province. The Changzhou Tourism Promotion Center is the ...

Beijing To Develop 62 Tourism Valleys In Five Years

2010-02-03

Beijing is planning to develop tourism in 62 valleys with different characteristics in five years, to meet the varied needs of Beijing citizens. According to Chen Tao, the deputy director of Beijing ...

Hebei Launches Online Virtual Travel Experience

2010-02-01

Hebei Tourism Administration has launched its online virtual travel experience system on Hebeitour.com.cn. As a supplement to traditional travel, this online travel area is a virtual platform combini...

Traveling To Chongqing For Golf

2010-02-01

Peter Ball is the director of instruction for Nicklaus Academies China. He is responsible for the training of golf instructors at the National Training Centre in Beijing as a well as the golf instruct...

Juneyao Airlines Expands Jiangxi Aviation Market

2010-01-28

Juneyao Airlines Company will enter the Jiangxi aviation market by launching scheduled flights from Nanchang to Shanghai. The flights will be operated daily from February 1, 2010. Flights will leave ...

Shandong To Launch First 863 Tourism Project

2010-01-28

The Shandong Tourism Administration has been given responsibility for the "development and demonstration of a digital travel service system based on a highly-trusted network", a tourism project under ...

Turkish Airlines Celebrates Ten Years In Shanghai

2010-01-27

Turkish Airlines recently marked the tenth anniversary of its first flight from Istanbul to Shanghai with a gala celebration at the Shanghai Radisson New World Hotel. Since its inaugural flight in 20...

CNTA Publishes Tourist Satisfaction Survey Result For 2009

2010-01-27

China's National Tourism Administration has published its National Tourist Satisfaction Survey results for 2009: its first annual tourist satisfaction survey. The survey showed that the comprehensive...

Le Meridien Xiamen Has Soft Opening

2010-01-26

With the soft opening of Le Meridien Xiamen, Starwood now has seven Le Meridien hotels in the Greater China region. Developed by Dalian Wanda Group, Le Meridien Xiamen Hotel is the only international...

Chongqing Will Have Three Flights Each Week To Singapore

2010-01-26

From March 2010, the Chongqing to Singapore international air route will have three flights each week. To strengthen exchanges between Chongqing and the ASEAN Free Trade Area, the Chongqing governmen...

China Southern And China Eastern Codeshare To South Korea

2010-01-20

China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines have announced that they will cooperate by codesharing on the Beijing to Seoul and Shanghai Pudong to Seoul routes. By codesharing, the two airlines...

Japan Visas Easier For Chinese Tourists

2010-01-19

To attract 30 million tourists to visit Japan in 2010, the Japanese government is considering further easing of restrictions on visas for Chinese tourists. The Japanese newspaper Sankei Shimbun repor...