Travel News

Here we share all sorts of China travel news. We offer news on sites, Chinese culture, Chinese history, restaurants, and so much more. We hope that you find this interesting, and if you are planning a China tour, that it helps with your plans. If you have any questions on the information you find in our China news, or on China travel, please feel free to contact us. Our team will do everything in its power to assist you.

Maritim's first Aian hotel to open in Beijing

2009-09-16

German-based Maritim Hotels, which focuses on providing conference facilities and accommodation in one venue, is planning to open its first hotel in Asia — the Maritim Hotel You-Town Beijing. Schedul...

Idul Fitri mass exodus season kicks off in Indonesia

2009-09-15

Despite the absence of government's affirmation on the exact day of Idul Fitri festivity this year, the mass public traveling period out of the capital city has commenced on Monday. Hundreds of peopl...

Swire Hotels schedules second HK opening

2009-09-15

East, a new 345-room business hotel from Swire Hotels, is slated to open at One Island East, in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, in January 2010. According to Brian Williams, the managing director of Swire Hot...

Sri Lanka's first six-star hotel to accommodate tourists by 2011

2009-09-14

The Department of Government Information said in the statement that the laying of the foundation stone for the hotel took place on Dajbay Island in Kalpitiya, about 165 km north of the capital Colombo...

Chongqing given incentive to enter Ningbo

2009-09-14

At the Chongqing-Ningbo Week held in Chongqing, Ningbo Tourism Administration signed a cooperation agreement with the Chongqing tourism authorities. The two will encourage an increase in the number o...

High-speed rail system on track for 2012 start

2009-09-11

A high-speed rail network covering 13,000 kilometers is scheduled for completion in three years, cutting train journey times considerably. A trip between Shanghai and southwest China's Chongqing, for...

New Pan Pacific Hotel to open in Suzhou

2009-09-11

Pan Pacific Hotels Group is set to have another hotel in China next year, when the 484-room Sheraton Suzhou Hotel and Towers will be rebranded as Pan Pacific Suzhou in January 2010. The hotel is owne...

Xinjiang tourism hard hit again by needle attacks

2009-09-10

The tourism industry in China's far western Xinjiang has been hard hit again by a string of bizarre needle stabbings in its capital Urumqi, a local official said Wednesday. The Urumqi riot on July 5,...

HK to establish direct air links with Laos

2009-09-10

Hong Kong signed an air services agreement with Lao People's Democratic Republic here on Wednesday, setting up the legal framework for the establishment of direct air links between the two places. Ac...

Later hotel check-out time gets mixed reception

2009-09-09

Some city hotels have agreed to later check-out time from this week, while others are worried the practice may adversely affect arriving guests. The China Tourism and Hotel Association over the weeke...

Hollyear Hotel welcomes new member in Loudi

2009-09-09

Hollyear Hotel, a branch of Hollyear International, now has a new member — Pengtai Hollyear Hotel in Loudi, Hunan province. Jointly invested in by Loudi Pengtai Real Estate Company and Hollyear Inves...

Air China to launch Beijing-Tokyo Haneda flight

2009-09-09

On October 25, 2009, Air China will launch a new route from Beijing to Tokyo Haneda Airport, which is 16 kilometers away from downtown Tokyo. Two flights will be scheduled daily for the Beijing-Haned...

A roundtrip route from Quanzhou-Manila

2009-09-08

Shenzhen Airlines Ltd has launched a roundtrip route from Quanzhou in Fujian province to Manila, the capital city of The Philippines. This is the first international route from Quanzhou Jinjiang Airpo...

Cities in China to promote barrier-free tourism

2009-09-08

In Guangyuan, Sichuan, a group of 12 neighboring cities in Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, and Ningxia have signed a framework agreement on strategic cooperation in tourism development and they will collabor...

Sheraton Dameisha Resort celebrates five stars

2009-09-08

Sheraton Dameisha Resort has been granted its official five-star hotel certificate and a five-star hotel plaque by the China National Tourism Administration. This makes it the first five-star Hotel i...

Huatian Group To Manage New Hotel In Loudi

2009-09-07

Hunan Huatian Industrial Holding Group has been commissioned to manage Loudi Huatian Hotel which is invested in by Hunan Jiulong Trade Company. The 60 meter-high 13 story hotel boasts a total of 156 ...

EU Emission Rules Increase Costs For Chinese Airlines

2009-09-07

Chinese airline companies are subject to higher costs as a result of the new European Union Emissions Trading Scheme. Since the European Commission did not publish the list of airlines which will hav...

High-tech park embraces low-tech transport

2009-09-04

Zhangjiang High-Tech Park plans to make 5,000 rental bikes available by the time World Expo starts next year to help the white-collar workers commute between the park and the nearest Metro station. P...

Overland tour of 'The Road of Asia' begins

2009-09-04

The 16th Asian Games, part of the worldwide Olympic movement and governed by the Olympic Council of Asia launched the overland route of "The Road of Asia" on Thursday. Yuan Yue, deputy director of th...

China landscape association launches parks website

2009-09-03

The National Park of China website, npachina.com, which is sponsored by the China Landscape and Historic Sites Association, has been officially launched. NPA aims to provide details of historical sit...