Singapore's Keppel Group is planning to build a yacht club in Modao Island, Shenwan town, Zhongshan, Guangdong province.

The Macau SAR government has outline a plan for the development of its World Heritage core area and it will replan the old town around the ruins of St. Paul's to maintain its historical and cultural value and to improve the quality of its tourism offerings.

According to a document published by Yangjiang Municipal Government it will encourage and reward investment in five-star and higher hotels with the aim of attracting the development of high-star rated hotels in Yangjiang, Guangdong province.

Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of Martin Verpoorten as the general manager of The Astor Hotel, a Luxury Collection hotel in Tianjin that is scheduled to open mid 2010.

Michael Beechey has been appointed as the general manager of Crowne Plaza Shanghai Pudong.

Following an initiative by Nanjing, 12 Chinese cities — Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Xi'an, Chengdu, Qingdao, Suzhou, Wuxi, Guilin, Sanya and Huangshan — have set up the Tourism Quality Assurance Cities Alliance.

According to the website of the French journal Les Echos, Air France and China Southern Airlines intend to set up a joint venture company to operate air routes from Paris to Guangzhou and it expected that the new company will be formally launched in October 2010.

Renaissance Shanghai Putuo Hotel, which is scheduled to open in May 2010, has announced the appointment of a new general manager and a new director of marketing.

Kelvin Zhou has been appointed director of sales and marketing at Kempinski Hotel Suzhou.

Hong Kong's Wing On Travel (Holdings) Limited has announced that it will sell a 90% stake in its travel agency business, and has already signed a conditional sales and purchase agreement.