News from the Mianyang Tourism Bureau of Sichuan province is a reconstruction plan for the city's tourism which was damaged by 2008 earthquake.

As a result of the increasing influence of the global financial crisis and taking advantage of its ability to extend its network through its membership of Star Alliance Air China, one of the largest airline companies in China, plans to reduce its investment on international routes.

In the ongoing global financial crisis China, with its large travel market, has become a target destination for foreign travel service providers looking for business.

The 44-floor Television Cultural Tower in Beijing housing the new 241-room Mandarin Oriental Hotel, which was due to open in the summer of 2009, was gutted by fire on February 9,  the last night of the Chinese New Year.

Three famous Chinese film stars, Fan Bingbing, Fang Zhongxin, and Zhong Liti, stayed at the Sheraton Changsha Hotel during the traditional Chinese Spring Festival period. During her stay Fan was welcomed by the hotel's director of sales and marketing, Henry Zhang.

The China National Tourism Administration and the National Bureau of Statistics of China have jointly released statistics on the performance of China's travel market during the recent Spring Festival holiday.

China Southern plans to offer a total of 57,408 flights during the upcoming Spring Festival period, which represents an increase of 15.5% over the same period of 2008.

The Beijing Tourism Administration has initiated measures to stimulate the city's tourism market during the coming Spring Festival.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China has asked all aviation service providers in the country to be fully prepared for the Spring Festival air transportation period by not only ensuring transport safety, but also keeping the passengers worry-free.

To facilitate passengers booking tickets during the Spring Festival period, Sichuan Airlines has launched a credit card telephone payment service in cooperation with the third party payment service provider YeePay.com.