Sheraton Suzhou Hotel & Towers has recently appointed Philip Zhao as their new director of sales and marketing.

John Rice has been appointed general manager of China World Hotel, Beijing.

Daniel Chen has been appointed director of operations at Swissotel Kunshan.

Benny Chung is the new general manager of Holiday Inn Downtown Hefei.

The Korea Tourism Organization has formally established a new travel office in Shenyang.

The state of Lower Saxony in Germany has held a tourism promotion event in Beijing.

To help in the fight against global warming and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Ctrip.com has announced that it has launched a carbon offset program in China.

Howard Johnson has appointed two new members to the management team at the Howard Johnson Tech Center Plaza Hefei.

Samii Zhou is the assistant to the general manager of ABB Beijing Drive Systems. She is responsible for arranging schedules for the company's president and dealing with daily affairs, as well as organizing and planning meetings.

Andrew Musa has been appointed general manager of the Holiday Inn Tian An Wuhan City Centre.