MasterCard is extending emergency assistance to cardholders affected by the earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean.

China Southern Airlines has taken delivery of its 20th, and final, new Boeing 737-700 series aircraft for its expanding operations in Zhuhai in Southern China.

Mr. Regis Catoire has been appointed General Manager at the Plaza Royale Hotel Beijing, posed to debut spring 2005.

Regis started his professional life in England as a dish washer and spent most of his lifetime outside France. He has spent extensive years in Asia and he enjoys making other people believe that he's more Asian [...]

Radisson SAS Hotel in Beijing is pleased to announce the promotion of Mac Karlsson as the General Manager. Mr. Karlsson, a Swedish national, has extensive international hospitality experience.

Donating to UNICEF's Check Out For Children Fund in the spirit of Christmas is The Westin Shanghai team, headed by UNICEF Ambassador Crystal Ma (2nd left) and General Manager, Peter Alatsas.

Sheraton Sanya Resort was awarded the Best Resort Hotel at this year's TravelWeekly China Travel Industry Awards Ceremony staged in conjunction with the China International Travel Mart (CITM) in Shanghai in November.

The Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan held its National Day celebration at the Grand Ballroom of Shangri-La's Kerry Centre Hotel Beijing.

To meet the growing product and service expectations of business and leisure travelers, and to gear up for the Olympic Games in 2008, the Crowne Plaza Beijing hotel will undergo an extensive renovation and be closed from January 1 to March 31, 2005.

A franchise agreement signing ceremony between Chang An Grand Hotel Beijing and Days Inn America (China) recently took place.

Qatar Airway has launched its new Dubai�Doha�Beijing service. He Yang Weiguo, Consul General of the People's Republic of China, hailed Qatar Airways' decision to add the new Beijing service to its existing Shanghai route as helping build Chinese-Gulf relations.