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China will receive 64 million tourists by 2010, ranking third in the world, according to Shao Qiwei, director of China National Tourism Administration.|
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China will actively take part in regional tourism cooperation in order to promote domestic tourism, said Shao Qiwei, director of China National Tourism Administration (CNTA).|
The photo shows staff from the Presidential Plaza Hotel Beijing during a Family Photo. Presidential Plaza Hotel Beijing will hold more events in September and October, including Staff Wall Painting, Staff Lucky Draw Events, and a GOGONUTS Pool Party which will be held on September 10, 2005. |
A series of events have been held to celebrate the fifth anniversary of operations at the Presidential Plaza Hotel Beijing.
Arnold Ruutel, President of the Republic of Estonia, recently came to Beijing for high-level government talks with China's leaders.|
As Tianmu Lake's North American office, OSA will provide free and confidential services to companies in these and other sectors seeking to enter the Chinese market by assisting them in their due-diligence process and providing networking opportunities with top-level government officials and relevant companies in the business community. Liyang's Mayor, George Gao, remarked 'After spending US$500 million on the regional infrastructure, we are prepared to work together with OSA to promote the development of the Tianmu Lake region. This partnership offers a unique opportunity for us to highlight the investment opportunities to North American companies and take advantage of OSA's expertise in investment promotion.' While its reputation is known among the local and regional population, funds have recently been allocated to develop Tianmu Lake into a destination for both domestic and international tourists, and specific attention is focused on promoting the opportunity for international investors to develop the tourism industry in order to support increasing demands. As part of the Tianmu Lake development process, 125 square miles of land have been designated for development. The results of the increased development and promotion of Tianmu Lake have been encouraging. From 2000 to 2004, the number of visitors to this area jumped from 1.1 million to 2.2 million. The district has hosted several competitive sporting events, conferences and festivals. |
Odell, Simms and Associates (OSA) announced that it has been awarded a two year contract to provide economic development services for the Tianmu Lake Tourist Resort District in Liyang City, Jiangsu Province. The resulting partnership will promote investment opportunities for North American business in the hotel, resort and tourism industries.|
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China Southern Airlines' loss was as high as RMB843 million in the first half of 2005, while it earned RMB333 million profit in the same period of in 2004.|
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Diane Curtis has been named the new Director of Sales and Marketing at Sheraton Sanya Resort. Previous to this position she worked in the Sheraton Hanoi Hotel.|
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A group of MBA students from my alma mater in the United States visited China a few months ago on a research trip to meet with Chinese government organizations and American companies. In Beijing they stayed at the 5-star Peninsula Hotel on Wangfujing Avenue and they said that getting online through the hotel's broadband system occurred without a hitch. They simply plugged their laptop computers into the terminals and their computers automatically found a connection.|
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Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has launched a new, proprietary sales and marketing training program called STAR, the Shangri-La Training for Aggressive Revenues.|
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Associates at Sheraton Suzhou Hotel and Towers are rising to a new challenge in August and September to celebrate the Right to Play campaign, in conjunction with UNICEF through the Check Out for Children fundraising initiative.
