Accor's economy brand Ibis continues its rapid expansion in China with the opening of two new Ibis hotels in two popular travel destinations near Shanghai: Ibis Changshu and Ibis Hangzhou.

Langham Hotels International announced that the group will invest RMB10 billion in the Chinese market to develop comprehensive hotel projects over the next five years.

Home Inns recently opened a new outlet in Guantai Road, Dongguan and has a plan for six more outlets which are scheduled to open in the city after the Spring Festival. These new hotels will be located on Guancheng, Changan, Humen and Changping.

G T Jeyaseelan has been appointed general manager for SriLankan Airlines' operations in China.

The Eurail Group is giving more options to travellers wanting to explore the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

Cindy Zhang has been appointed director of sales and marketing at Crowne Plaza Chengdu.

Qatar Airways announced plans to serve the southern Chinese industrial port city of Guangzhou from the start of the summer flying season to further cement its position in one of the world's fastest growing economies.

The Beijing Tourism Bureau has begun to accept applications for 4A travel agencies and will send some its personnel in secret to assess these applicants.

Chinese online travel service provider Ctrip.com has been sued by its competitor Pek Golden Holiday Travel Co., Ltd. for using such exaggerated wordings as "the largest scale" and "a leading travel service provider in China."

The Dubai government's holding company, Dubai World, has announced that it will cooperate with entertainment, hotel and gambling group Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. to build at least three hotels in the Middle East and Asia with a total investment of more than US$5.1 billion.