China Eastern Adds Surcharge For International Routes
China Eastern Airlines has announced that it has adjusted its surcharge fees on its international long-distance routes from June 1, 2008.
Jet Airways To Open Shanghai Nonstop Routes
Jet Airways will open two daily nonstop routes from Shanghai to Bombay and San Francisco, respectively, from June 14, 2008.
Hainan Plans To Have Over 60 Five-star Hotels In Five Years
To expedite building Hainan into an international tourism island, the provincial government will introduce twenty famous international hotel management groups to the island in a bid to have more than 60 international five-star standard resort hotels on the island within five years.
Air France To Increase Flights From Shanghai To Paris
Air France will increase the number of flights from Shanghai to Paris from its original 12 a week to 14 on June 9, 2008.
China Southern And China Eastern To Decrease International Flights
To reduce transportation costs, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines have said that they plan to decrease their number of international flights, just weeks before the start of the Olympics.
China Signs Tourism MOU With Micronesia
In Beijing, the China National Tourism Administration and the Resource and Development Department of the Federated States of Micronesia have signed a memorandum of understanding on tourism development.
Shenzhen Airlines Opens New Route
News from Hebei Airport Management Group is that Shenzhen Airlines will open the Shenzhen-Shijiazhuang-Qinhuangdao route on June 5, 2008.
Hainan Airlines Applies For Three Additional International Routes
The Civil Aviation Administration Of China said that Hainan Airlines Company Limited has formally submitted an application for three additional fixed international passenger routes.
Starwood Names Management For New Shanghai Properties
Sheraton Shanghai Hotel & Residences, Pudong and Four Points by Sheraton Shanghai, Pudong have together put executives in place for joint management of the Starwood properties.
Moro Takes Grand Mercure Baolong Post
Andrea Moro is the new director of sales and marketing at the Grand Mercure Baolong Hotel, Shanghai.
The Chinese Hospitality Industry Responds To The Earthquake
Hotels donating part of their room revenue to relief funds; airlines re-assigning aircraft to flying relief workers to the disaster zone; hotel employees lining up to donate blood; these are just a few examples of how organizations and individuals in the hospitality and travel industry have responded to the earthquake disaster in Sichuan.