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China expects record number of travelers in October "golden week"
2009-09-29China's road, railway, civil aviation, and waterway transport sectors expect to carry a record 565 million people during the National Day holiday, according to the country's transportation departments...
Marriott International signs new hotels in China
2009-09-28Marriott International has announced the signing of 21 management contracts for hotels and resorts in its Asia-Pacific Region, including major new properties in China. Two luxury JW Marriott Hotels ...
Two more Pullman Hotels to open in China
2009-09-28Following its announcement in August 2009 that it is to open two new Pullman hotels in Shanghai, Accor has announced that it will open two more upscale hotels in Wuxi and Tianjin, respectively. Pullm...
Free bus service for Expo visitors
2009-09-25More than 100 free shuttle buses will drive visitors from pavilion to pavilion, and ferries will carry them across the Huangpu River to ensure convenient transportation throughout the site of the 2010...
Empark Grand Hotel Guiyang opens its doors
2009-09-25Empark Grand Hotel, a five-star standard hotel, has opened in Jinyang New District, Guiyang. Empark Grand Hotel is located at Jinyang New District, the political, cultural and residential center of G...
Tianjin Declaration Signed At China Tourism Industries Festival
2009-09-24At the recent China Tourism Industries Festival, 31 Chinese provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions jointly signed the Tianjin Declaration to confront the financial crisis and boost the deve...
Home Inns plans 200 hotels for 2010
2009-09-24Sun Jian, the CEO of Home Inns Hotels Management, has told local media that the company is expecting to open 200 hotels in 2010, especially in second-tier Chinese cities. Sun made this statement at ...
Accor to open two new Mercure Hotels in Beijing
2009-09-23Accor has announced that it is expanding the Mercure brand with five new openings committed for Asia, of which two will be in Beijing. Mercure Beijing Downtown will be a new 357-room hotel (including...
Tiens Sego Hotel opens in Tianjin
2009-09-23The Tiens Sego Hotel — the first four-star flagship and training hotel of the Sego Hotel Management Company — has opened in the new Tiens International Health Industrial Park, in the Wuqing Developmen...
More than 4,000 heritage sites found in Xinjiang: white paper
2009-09-22More than 4,000 cultural relics sites had been found in China' northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region by 2008, said a white paper issued here Monday. Among them, 58 were listed as key spots of...
Dali forges link with Nantou County in Taiwan
2009-09-22Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture Tourism Industry Association Scenic Spots Branch has signed an agreement on friendly cooperation with Nantou County in Taiwan to develop tourism. The related department...
Changsha alies with five foreign cities
2009-09-21Changsha, the capital city of Hunan province in central China, has signed cooperation agreements with Washington DC and Annapolis in the USA, Vienna in Austria, Rome in Italy, and Rio de Janeiro in Br...
Chinese travel guide for Melbourne issued
2009-09-21Australia's Tourism Victoria, China UnionPay, and AirAsia Berhad have jointly issued a brochure about visiting Melbourne — the capital of, and largest city in, the State of Victoria. The 40-page pock...
Dragonair launches new service from HK to Guangzhou
2009-09-21Hong Kong Dragon Airlines recently launched a scheduled round trip flight from Hong Kong to Guangzhou scheduled. Two flights are arranged each day for this route. Flights KA782 and KA786 depart from ...
Changsha Allies With Five Foreign Cities
2009-09-18Changsha, the capital city of Hunan province in central China, has signed cooperation agreements with Washington DC and Annapolis in the USA, Vienna in Austria, Rome in Italy, and Rio de Janeiro in Br...
Premium site coverage unveiled in Shanghai Expo
2009-09-18Visitors to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo will receive a maximum of 1 billion yuan (US$146.43 million) liability insurance in a single accident at the Expo site from the People's Insurance Company of C...
2009 Airport awards announced
2009-09-17Winners of the 2009 World Routes Airport Marketing Awards for outstanding airports were announced on September 14 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Athens won the award for best airport in ...
AirAsia X briefs airports to become a new hub
2009-09-17Malaysian airline, AirAsia X, launched a best practice session Monday at World Routes in Beijing, providing tips and advice to airports in how best to position themselves to become the next 'hub of ch...
NY, London to boost travel between two cities
2009-09-16New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and London Mayor Boris Johnson announced on Tuesday a two-year tourism agreement to boost travel between the two cities. The cities will provide each other with ou...
Beibuwan Bay Tourism Development Program approved
2009-09-16The guideline for the development of tourism and the boosting of international tourism cooperation of Beibuwan Bay, the Beibuwan Bay Tourism Development Program, has gained the approval of a committee...
