News from the National Civil Aviation Conference says that CAAC is next year planning to cancel the limit on air ticket discounts and to make a government guidance price for fuel sales.

The China National Tourism Administration has announced its theme for 2006: 2006 China Country Travel.

China Southern Airlines has participated in its first anti-hijacking drill staged at the new Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport.

Super 8 Hotels China has announced the official opening of the Super 8 Hotel Yibin Lu Neng this week.

The International Youth Hostel Federation will open its first directly managed hostel in Shanghai next month and initiate the direct management pattern in full scale in the city by acquiring back the franchised outlets currently operating there.

China's budget air service provider Spring Airlines has been sending a series of short messages recently to passengers telling them not to take their own food, particularly nuts with shells, on board Spring Airline's flights.

China Southern has recruited 30 flight attendants from South Korea. All the 30 women have arrived at China Southern's base in Guangzhou and will undergo a 7-week training program during the New Year and Spring Festival.

Abacus International announced the opening of its fourth China office in Shenzhen, and reiterated that China is the key driver for the region's travel growth over the next decade.

Presidential Plaza Hotel General Manager Gerhard Fasching helped children with a lucky draw during a night of festivities to celebrate Christmas at the hotel.

The football team at Sofitel on Renmin Square recetly swept the Xian Hotels Football Competition. The event is a city competition organised every year with participation from five top joint-venture hotels in Xian.