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	<title>China Hospitality News</title>
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	<description>Corporate and Leisure Travel Planning for Hotels, Airlines, Meetings, and Events in China</description>
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		<title>Chinese Passenger Assistants Serve On SriLankan Airlines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SriLankan Airlines now has a Chinese language assistant on board each flight.
Captain Milinda Ratnayake, head of service delivery at SriLankan, said that the airline was constantly looking for ways and means to further enhance the level of convenience and comfort of its passengers; and the introduction of Chinese passenger assistants would greatly assist Chinese passengers, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/21/8968-chinese-passenger-assistants-serve-on-srilankan-airlines/</link>
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		<title>CNTA Proposes National Leisure Program To Boost Chinese Tourism Market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Zhu Shanzhong, director of the marketing and communications department of the China National Tourism Administration, said in Shanghai that CNTA has proposed a national leisure program to encourage more Chinese citizens to participate in domestic tours and to promote the Chinese tourism market.
The latest statistics indicate that in 2007, China's total tourism revenue was USD150 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/21/8966-cnta-proposes-national-leisure-program-to-boost-chinese-tourism-market/</link>
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		<title>Fewell Takes The Helm At Swissotel Kunshan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stephen Fewell has been appointed general manager of Swissotel Kunshan.
Fewell has more than 20 years of hospitality experience gained from senior management positions in Australia and China. In 1987 he was a member of the pre-opening team with Grand Hyatt Melbourne as operations manager. He worked in a number of senior executive posts before coming [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/21/8960-fewell-takes-the-helm-at-swissotel-kunshan/</link>
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		<title>Rinck New President Of Hilton Hotels &#8212; Asia Pacific</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Martin Rinck has been appointed president of Hilton Hotels for Asia Pacific, based at the company's regional headquarters in Singapore.
He joins Hilton Hotels Corporation from Carlson Hotels where he was president and managing director of Carlson Hotels Worldwide for Asia Pacific. Prior to this role, Rinck had a series of senior executive posts with groups [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/21/8953-rinck-new-president-of-hilton-hotels-asia-pacific/</link>
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		<title>Li Takes Over At Days Inn Business Place Yinfong Beijing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Harry Li has been appointed general manager of Days Inn Business Place Yinfong Beijing.
Li has had a hospitality career of more than 20 years with major international hotel chains such as Gloria Hotels, Holiday Inn, Days Hotel, and Howard Johnson International Group. His most recent position was director of sales and marketing of Days Hotel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/21/8949-li-takes-over-at-days-inn-business-place-yinfong-beijing/</link>
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		<title>Traders Fudu Hotel Runs Cooking Class For City's Ladies Circle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Traders Fudu Hotel, Changzhou recently launched its first cooking class for expatriate members of the city's "Ladies Circle". The hotel's chef, Zhang Fu Jiin, taught the participants how to prepare two Huaiyang dishes. The purpose of the cooking class was to share Chinese cuisine cooking skills with ladies from all over the world.
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		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/20/8970-traders-fudu-hotel-runs-cooking-class-for-citys-ladies-circle/</link>
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		<title>Holiday Inn Shifu Guangzhou Welcomes Yu</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Patty Yu has been appointed as director of sales of Holiday Inn Shifu Guangzhou. 
With more than 12 years experience in the hospitality industry, Yu will be responsible for business development, marketing strategies, revenue management, and public relations. Prior to her new role at Holiday Inn Shifu Guangzhou, Yu was the associate director of sales [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/20/8946-holiday-inn-shifu-guangzhou-welcomes-yu/</link>
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		<title>New DOSM Joins InterContinental Qingdao</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Peter M van Peborgh-Gooch has been appointed as director of sales and marketing of InterContinental Qingdao. 
A British national, Gooch has twenty years of hospitality industry experience with leading international hotel brands such as InterContinental Hotels and Resorts, Ritz-Carlton，and the Savoy Group in operations, and sales and marketing. Prior to joining InterContinental Qingdao, Gooch held [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/20/8943-new-dosm-joins-intercontinental-qingdao/</link>
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		<title>HNA Group Invests In New Civil Airport Project In Yingkou</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The HNA Group, China Minmetals Corporation, and the Yingkou government have signed a strategic cooperation frame agreement to construct a civil airport in Yingkou, Liaoning.
According to the agreement, the project will be built to the 4C level, and the first-phase plan is to meet the requirements of handling 150,000 to 300,000 passengers per year, with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/20/8941-hna-group-invests-in-new-civil-airport-project-in-yingkou/</link>
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		<title>China Signs Strategic Cooperation Agreement On Tourism With USA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shao Qiwei, director of China Tourism Association, and Roger Dow, president of the Travel Industry Association of America have signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Shanghai on tourism between China and the United States.
Meanwhile, ten provincial or municipal tourism bureaus including Shanghai, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Shandong in China have signed cooperation agreements on tourism with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/20/8937-china-signs-strategic-cooperation-agreement-on-tourism-with-usa/</link>
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		<title>MGTO Promotes Macau Tours In Malaysia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Macau Government Tourist Office has held a tourism promotion event in Malaysia launching more flexible premium plans to attract local travel agents to promote Macau tours.
Joao Manuel Costa Antunes, director of the Macau Government Tourist Office, and 50 Malaysian travel agencies, attended the event.
This kind of event has been held in Malaysia by MGTO [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/20/8934-mgto-promotes-macau-tours-in-malaysia/</link>
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		<title>The Bahamas: Emerging MICE Destination For China</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vincent Vanderpool Wallace, the Bahamanian minister of tourism and aviation, has visited Beijing to introduce the Bahamas to Chinese tourists.
Vincent said that the Bahamas attaches great importance to the Chinese market, and from this August, Chinese citizens have been able to apply for directly for visas at the Embassy of The Bahamas in Beijing and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/19/8919-the-bahamas-emerging-mice-destination-for-china/</link>
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		<title>China Unveils Tourism Promotion Emblems For World Expo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The tourism promotion slogans, emblems, and images for the 2010 World Expo have been unveiled at a press conference held in the Shanghai World Financial Center.
Shao Qiwei, director of China National Tourism Administration; Zhao Wen, vice mayor of Shanghai; and Zhong Yanqun, fulltime deputy director of the Shanghai 2010 World Exposition Executive Committee, attended the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/19/8901-china-unveils-tourism-promotion-emblems-for-world-expo/</link>
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		<title>Three Chinese Airlines Decrease Surcharges On International Routes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Following China Southern Airlines' decrease of surcharges on its international flights, Air China and Hainan Airlines have also announced adjustments to the surcharges on international routes.
According to Ctrip.com, from November 10, Air China has decreased the surcharge on routes from China to Europe from the original CNY1,100 to CNY900, and that for routes from China [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/19/8899-three-chinese-airlines-decrease-surcharges-on-international-routes/</link>
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		<title>Renaissance Shanghai Yuyuan Hotel Appoints New Top Management</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The top management of the Renaissance Shanghai Yuyuan Hotel has been strengthened by the appointment of two new executives to lead its management team.
General manager Juergen Sterkau hails from Germany and has been with the Marriott International group for 20 years. He has 24 years of experience working in hotels around the world: in Germany, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/18/8880-renaissance-shanghai-yuyuan-hotel-appoints-new-top-management/</link>
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		<title>Seashine Tourism Group Opens New Star-grade Hotel In Xiamen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Seashine Tourism Group has announced that it has opened the Xiamen Seashine Hotel Palace in Xiamen.
The new hotel has been renovated from the original Huadu Hotel and Seashine Tourism Group has invested CNY80 million to renovate it to four-star standards. Located on the Xiahe road, the hotel has 209 guestrooms.
This is the first time [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/18/8887-seashine-tourism-group-opens-new-star-grade-hotel-in-xiamen/</link>
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		<title>Delta Settles In Shanghai Pudong Airport's Terminal 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Following the completion of the merger of Delta with Northwest Airlines, the new airline has announced that it has formally settled in Terminal 2 at Shanghai Pudong International Airport from November 16, 2008.
The new airline called Delta Air Lines is headquartered in Atlanta and will pool the routes previously operated by each airline.
Delta Air Lines [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/18/8884-delta-settles-in-terminal-2-at-shanghai-pudong-airport/</link>
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		<title>HKTB Targets MICE, Opens Hong Kong Exhibitions Office</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Hong Kong Tourism Board has announced the establishment of its Meetings and Exhibitions Hong Kong Office to enhance MICE promotions, aiming to improve Hong Kong's competitive position in the global MICE sector.
Local media reports that the Hong Kong government has earmarked an additional HKD150 million in its 2008-09 financial budget for the HKTB to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/18/8878-hktb-targets-mice-opens-hong-kong-office-for-meetings-and-exhibitions/</link>
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		<title>Westin Beijing Chaoyang Welcomes New Hotel DOSM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Westin Beijing Chaoyang has appointed Marlene Fang as its director of sales and marketing.
Originally from Singapore, Fang has been in the hotel industry for over 20 years. She has worked mainly in sales and marketing, having started her career with The Westin Stamford and Westin Plaza in Singapore in the front office. She has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/18/8871-westin-beijing-chaoyang-welcomes-new-hotel-dosm/</link>
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		<title>Singaporean Park Hotel Group Acquires Grand Castle Hotel In Xi'an</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Park Hotel Group has extended its portfolio of properties in Asia with the acquisition of the Grand Castle Hotel &#8212; a five-star hotel located in Xi'an, Shaanxi.
The 10 story 338-room property, which will be re-branded as the Grand Park Xi'an, is located in the heart of the city's business, shopping and entertainment districts. A feature [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/18/8864-singaporean-park-hotel-group-acquires-grand-castle-hotel-in-xian/</link>
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		<title>IHG Unveils A Bright Pearl In Qingdao</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The newest international brand hotel in Qingdao's tourism market, the InterContinental Qingdao, has been formally opened.
The InterContinental Qingdao has an predominant  location in the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center.  The hotel is close to a high-end shopping mall and Qingdao's business center. According to IHG, it aims to offer high quality services and is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/17/8856-like-a-bright-pearl-in-qingdao/</link>
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		<title>Air Pacific To Open Nonstop Route To Hong Kong</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fiji's international airline Air Pacific has announced that it will terminate the service from Fiji's tour destination Nadi to Tokyo in the first quarter of 2009, and will launch a nonstop route from Nadi to Hong Kong instead.
Patrick Wong, director of the Fiji Visitors Bureau, said that this is to meet the development requirements of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/17/8854-air-pacific-to-open-nonstop-route-to-hong-kong/</link>
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		<title>Shanghai Travel Agencies Launch 30 Itineraries For World Expo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To take advantage of business opportunities of the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, 54 international and over 800 domestic travel agencies have launched 30 itineraries for World Expo.
These 30 itineraries include tour products with themes of sightseeing in Shanghai; new Jiangnan tours combined with the tourism resources of ancient water towns in Jiangnan; boutique itineraries [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/17/8852-shanghai-travel-agencies-launch-30-itineraries-for-world-expo/</link>
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		<title>W Hotels Enters China With The Opening of W Hong Kong</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Starwood Hotels &#38; Resorts Worldwide has brought its W Hotels brand into China with the grand opening of W Hong Kong.
Located in a new waterfront skyscraper in the heart of Kowloon's new commercial, entertainment and cultural district, W Hong Kong features 393 guest rooms, including 42 suites. The hotel also introduces Asia's first Bliss Spa [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/17/8850-w-hotels-enters-china-with-the-opening-of-w-hong-kong/</link>
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		<title>Beijing: Imprecise Terms Not Allowed In Tour Contracts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the Beijing Municipal Tourism Bureau, Beijing's domestic tour contract criterion prescribes that travel agents are not allowed to use fuzzy language to describe the hotels' star levels &#8212; meanwhile Shanghai is soliciting advice for similar tour contract criteria. 
The domestic tour contract criterion that Beijing has currently implemented regulates that neither hotels nor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/14/8844-beijing-imprecise-terms-not-allowed-in-tour-contracts/</link>
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		<title>Qantas Airways Expands Flight Networks In China</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Qantas Airways has announced that it will expand its flight networks in China.
The company will cooperate with China Eastern Airlines to codeshare daily round-trip flights from Shanghai to Chengdu, and Xi'an.
Currently, Qantas Airways operates ten flights a week between China and Australia, including seven flights to Shanghai, and three to Beijing. Through the code-sharing cooperation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/14/8842-qantas-airways-expands-flight-networks-in-china/</link>
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		<title>Sanya Hotel Rates Rise For Increasing Meeting Groups And Leisure Tourists</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to reports from major resorts in Sanya, their quoted rates have recently increased by more than 50% compared to the same period of last year, due to the increasing number of meeting groups and leisure tourists visiting Sanya. 
Fang Xinhai, director of Haikou Association of Travel Services, told local media that a variety of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/14/8840-sanya-hotel-rates-rises-for-increasing-meeting-groups-and-leisure-tourists/</link>
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		<title>Xiamen Issues New Regulation On Star-grade Hotel Renovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Xiamen Municipal Planning Bureau and Xiamen Municipal Bureau of Land Resources and Housing Management have jointly issued a new regulation on approval standards for application for rebuilding and renovating four- and five-star hotels.
The regulations prescribe that rebuilding or renovation applications must be for hotels with at least four- and five-star certified qualifications. In addition [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/13/8830-xiamen-issues-new-regulation-on-star-grade-hotel-renovation/</link>
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		<title>Hong Kong Develops New Tour Products Links To Mainland China And Taiwan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[James Tien, chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, told local media that Hong Kong will develop new multi-destination tour products connecting mainland China and Taiwan.
According to an agreement signed between mainland China and Taiwan the current arrangement for cross-strait weekend charter flights will be changed to regular flights starting on any day. To adapt [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/13/8826-hong-kong-develops-new-tour-products-links-to-mainland-china-and-taiwan/</link>
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		<title>Huatian Hotel To Acquire 100% Share Of Changchun Huatian Hotel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Hunan Huatian Great Hotel Company has announced that it will acquire a 100% share of Changchun Huatian Hotel for CNY400 million.
Spokesperson Tang Jinjun from Huatian Hotel told local media that it was one of the company's strategic plans to purchase the Changchun Huatian Hotel and develop in the northeast China market. He added that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/en/2008/11/13/8824-huatian-hotel-to-acquire-100-share-of-changchun-huatian-hotel/</link>
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