Information for March, 2006
  • US Investors Seek Opportunities In Chinese Hotel Market

    March 30, 2006 By admin

    Jones Lang LaSalle says US investors are set to plough capital into Asia in the coming years as investment into the hotel sector continues to undergo rapid globalization.


  • M2B World Travel Establishes Foothold in China Market

    March 30, 2006 By admin

    U.S.-based Amaru and its subsidiary, M2B World Travel, announced the signing of an agreement with one of China's top two travel service providers, a move that will further fortify the offerings of the company's soon-to-be launched broadband travel platform in its position as a global internet travel destination for consumers.


  • Grandview Offers Timeshare And Fractionals In China

    March 30, 2006 By admin

    Grandview of China, LLC has announced it has entered into an exclusive agreement with Shenyang Sing Feng Da Tour Consultation and Service Ltd. to provide its expertise in the establishment and development of timesharing and fractional property laws, oversight, enforcement, licensing, training as well as selling, managing and developing vacation exchange trade to Liaoning Province.


  • Shanghai Ranks First In Catering Retail

    March 30, 2006 By admin

    Eastern Shanghai has replaced southern Guangzhou as China's top city in catering retail in 2005, according to the statistics issued by the Ministry of Commerce.


  • Helping Chinese Travelers Find Destinations Online

    March 30, 2006 By admin

    With so many choices for travel destinations, travel agents, airline companies, and hotels, vacationing in China can frustrate both foreign and domestic travelers. Creating an easy way for travelers to pinpoint the best deals from thousands of choices is Fritz Demopoulos's mission. He has co-founded Qunar.com, a Beijing-based meta-search engine for the travel sector in [...]


  • Preparing For The Outbound Chinese Travel Market

    March 30, 2006 By admin

    For travel agencies and overseas tourism bureaus, the urge to grab Chinese travelers is just as intense as international consumer products' desire to have each of the 1.3 billion Chinese buying their products. Dollar signs appear in the minds of travel professionals when they think of planeloads of Chinese disembarking in their nations. Outbound Chinese [...]


  • Ritz-Carlton To Open First China Resort In Sanya

    March 30, 2006 By admin

    The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company continues its presence and expansion into China with the 2008 opening of its first resort, situated on an exclusive site along the South China Sea.

    The Ritz-Carlton, Sanya, with expansive views of Yalong Bay, in Hainan Province, will include 451 rooms, suites, and private villas, as well as a 30,000 square foot [...]


  • Air Macao Launches Flights Between Macao And Hangzhou

    March 30, 2006 By admin

    Starting March 27, Air Macao will launch four regular flights per week between Macao and Hangzhou and would share the code on this line with Xiamen Airlines.


  • China World Hotel Donates Funds To Charity

    March 29, 2006 By admin

    The staff and management of China World Hotel, Beijing has worked closely with clients and friends to raise money for Care for Children – China in an ongoing effort to find families willing to adopt orphans in China. During the hotel's recent Tree of Hope campaign, a sum total of nearly RMB70,000 was raised. Presiding [...]


  • TCL Golf Classic Returns To Sanya

    March 29, 2006 By admin

    With a total prize purse of US$1 million, the 2006 TCL Classic attracted more than 150 golfers from the Asian and European tour to be in Yalong Bay. Sanya Marriott Resort and Spa, for the second year, was announced as the official resort for the TCL Classic 2006.