Starwood Hotels and Resorts' The Luxury Collection brand has signed two deals to open the brand's first hotels in China.

According to the official website of China's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, in 2010 most central state-owned enterprises will start to divest their interest in, or reorganize the ownership of, hotels that are not part of their primary businesses.

China Eastern Airlines Jiangsu will launch two new international roundtrip routes from March 28, 2010, respectively Nanjing to Moscow via Shanghai, and Nanjing to London via Shanghai.

Ken Tang has been appointed as the general manager of Sunworld Dynasty Hotel, Beijing.

HJ International Hotel, the fourth five-star hotel in Houjie, Dongguan, has celebrated its soft opening.

Juneyao Airlines Company will enter the Jiangxi aviation market by launching scheduled flights from Nanchang to Shanghai.

Michael Li has been appointed as the director of sales and marketing of Le Meridien Shimei Bay Beach Resort & Spa, which is currently the third property managed by Starwood on Hainan Island.

The Shandong Tourism Administration has been given responsibility for the "development and demonstration of a digital travel service system based on a highly-trusted network", a tourism project under the National High-Tech Research and Development Program, which is also known as the 863 Program.

Hainan Tourism Group is planning nine key projects to change the current pattern of tourism in Hainan, which is strong in the south and east of the island, and weak in the north and west.

Turkish Airlines recently marked the tenth anniversary of its first flight from Istanbul to Shanghai with a gala celebration at the Shanghai Radisson New World Hotel.