Information for February, 2005
  • Hilton International Announces China Appointments

    February 28, 2005 By admin

    Hilton International has announced the recent appointments of Sonny Ang as Director of Sales and Marketing for the National Sales Office in China and Jonathan Gell as Director of Business Development for the Hilton Shanghai.


  • Accor Names New Senior Vice President

    February 27, 2005 By admin

    Accor has announced the appointment of Brian Deeson as the new Senior Vice President Asia Pacific Greater China. In his new position, Mr Deeson will be based in Shanghai and assume responsibility for all business and leisure hotels in Greater China.


  • China World Hotel Earns Honor

    February 25, 2005 By admin

    China World Hotel, Beijing welcomes the New Year, 2005, with a triumphant milestone: for the tenth year running, the hotel has been awarded the Five-Star Academy Award by the prestigious American Academy of Hospitality Sciences.


  • American Airlines May Start China Flights In 2006

    February 23, 2005 By admin

    On the heels of similar tentative approval given to Continental Airlines, American Airlines will begin nonstop service from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai, China, on April 2, 2006, subject to government approval.  The announcement follows the tentative decision by the U.S. Department of Transportation to grant American the authority to fly to China from [...]


  • Continental Airlines Receives Tentative Approval To Operate Flights To China

    February 23, 2005 By admin

    Continental Airlines today announced that it has received tentative approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to initiate service to Beijing in the People's Republic of China from its hub at New York/Newark Liberty International Airport.


  • Individual Travel To Hong Kong And Macao Opens In Chongqing

    February 22, 2005 By admin

    Starting March 1, citizens in Chongqing can apply for an individual travel to Hong Kong and Macao. The new policy is applicable in 17 districts in Chongqing.


  • Giuliani Pays Visit To Beijing

    February 22, 2005 By admin

    The former New York City mayor Mr. Rudolph W. Giuliani, visited Beijing on Feb 4th to 6th, 2005. During the one and half day stay, he had paid a visit to the Mayor of Beijing Wang Qishan, the chairman of CPPCC Jia Qinglin, the Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, and the Chairman Liu Ming Kang of [...]


  • Elaine Chin Moves Up In Sheraton Dongguan

    February 20, 2005 By admin

    Sheraton Dongguan Hotel General Manager Mr. Charlie Dang recently announced the promotion of Ms. Elaine Chin as Director of Sales.


  • Swisstel Shares New Year's Greetings With Children

    February 20, 2005 By admin

    Swisstel Beijing pays serious attention to social responsibility and visited the Beijing Deaf Children Rehabilitation Center before the Chinese New Year to share good tidings with the youngsters.

    Many articles of clothing were donated to the disabled children including sport dresses, books and study necessities.
    The picture shows Mr. Arno Nicolussi Moretto, Hotel General Manager presenting the [...]


  • UK Changes Visa Applications for Chinese

    February 18, 2005 By admin

    The British Embassy in China has introduced a network of visa application centers across the country. Xinhua reports that the network covers not only the major cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, but also others including Shenyang, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Chengdu and Chongqing.