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Music festival to be unveiled in Macao

2009-07-22

The 23rd Macao International Music Festival (MIMF) will be held here between October 9 and November 8,which will feature performances by world-renowned artists, Macao' s Cultural Affairs Bureau announ...

Tibet posts record high of tourist arrivals in first half of the year

2009-07-21

Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region received a record high of 1.49 million domestic and international tourists in the first half of 2009, the regional tourism authorities said Monday. The regio...

China approves IPO of China International Travel Service

2009-07-21

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) granted approval to China International Travel Service Corporation Limited for an initial public offering (IPO) on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the se...

Ma'anshan publishes survey of Anhui tourism market

2009-07-20

The city of Ma'anshan has published its first consumer report on the tourism market in Anhui province and of the 1,617 people who took part in the survey, 1,468 said they were fond of traveling. Of ...

Holiday Inn Xi'an Greenland Century City Opens In August

2009-07-20

The 381-room Holiday Inn Xi'an Greenland Century City is due to open this August in the heart of the new CBD in the Xi'an High-Tech Industries Development Zone. The hotel features a variety of leisur...

Flights to be launched between Tokyo and Beijing

2009-07-17

An official of the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that from October 25, 2009, regular international passenger charter flights will be available from Tokyo ...

Solar eclipse shines on tourism

2009-07-17

Travel agencies, hotels, airlines and even online vendors are cashing in on the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century, which will pass across China next Wednesday. The July 22 eclipse, which will...

Cyprus tourist arrivals plunge 10.8 percent

2009-07-16

A total of 883,002 tourist arrivals were recorded in the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus during the first six months of 2009, a 10.8 percent plunge compared to the same period last year, the St...

Guilin to host World Tourism Trends Conference

2009-07-16

The World Tourism Organization (WTO) selected Guilin of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region as the permanent host city for the World Tourism Trends Conference, according to the Guangxi Tourism Bureau. H...

China Eastern Joins Hands With China Telecom

2009-07-15

China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited has inked a framework agreement on strategic cooperation with China Telecom Corporation. China Eastern will co-work with China Telecom on broadband network...

New World Hotel Dalian Celebrates Official Opening

2009-07-15

The five-star New World Hotel Dalian celebrated its grand opening on July 8, 2009, following its soft opening in March. Over 200 guests including the vice mayor of Dalian witnessed the grand opening ...

First direct charter flight launched from Guangzhou to Cebu

2009-07-14

China Southern Airlines has successfully launched a direct charter flight from Guangzhou in China to Cebu in The Philippines. This is the first direct flight to Cebu from Guangdong and South China. ...

Anhui: 15 hotels lose stars

2009-07-14

According to a recently published review briefing by Anhui Provincial Tourism Administration on star-rated hotels, the total profits of 433 star-rated hotels fell last year by 6.1%, the average room r...

Tianjin and Shanghai sign cooperation agreement

2009-07-13

Tianjin Tourism Administration and Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration have signed a tourism cooperation agreement on resource sharing, information exchange, and win-win cooperation. A tourism ...

Three mainland cities added to validate pass for Taiwan visitors

2009-07-13

Three mainland cities will be authorized to validate passes for Taiwan visitors entering the mainland, bringing the total to 20, according to the Ministry of Public Security Sunday. Xi'an, Changsha ...

China attaches great importance to climate change

2009-07-10

China has always attached great importance to climate change and has made constant achievements in energy saving and emission reduction in the past years, Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo said in L...

CAAC announces details for Taiwan flights

2009-07-10

The Civil Aviation Administration of China has announced a detailed distribution scheme for scheduled flights between Taiwan and mainland China. Altogether nine passenger airlines and two cargo airlin...

Madagascar opens first flight to China

2009-07-09

Air Madagascar has formally opened the first air route from Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, to Guangzhou. According to Monja Roindefo, the prime minister of the transitional governme...

Guangxi will star-rate travel agencies

2009-07-09

The Guangxi Travel Agency Quality Grading and Assessment Method has been officially implemented, meaning that in the future Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region will have star-rated travel agencies. Acco...

Monkey King makes stage magic

2009-07-08

Journeyto the West" featuring the fantastic Monkey King and his magical powers has been turned into a TV series, animation feature, Peking Opera and musical drama.But a "magical" stage play featuring ...