Swire Hotels Launches With Properties In Greater China
Swire Properties announced the formation of Swire Hotels, and the opening of its first of four hotels in Greater China, beginning this summer with The Opposite House, Beijing, the first property to be managed by the new company.
HKTB Welcomes More Tourism Proposals
The Hong Kong Tourism Board says it welcomes the various tourism-related proposals announced by the Financial Secretary John C Tsang in his Budget Speech on February 27.
Hong Kong Tourism Arrivals Up In January
Figures released by the Hong Kong Tourism Board showed that visitor arrivals in January 2008 reached 2,518,566, 16.2% more than in the same month in 2007.
Macau To Provide 38,000 Hotel Rooms
According to the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau of Macau, as of the fourth quarter of 2007, there were a total of 23 hotel projects under construction and another 33 waiting for approval around the city.
Alliance Unveils Top Chinese Tourism Cities
Aiming at Olympic business opportunities, ten domestic hot tour cities have founded a tourism cooperation alliance in order to launch more attractive itineraries around China on the basis of rich tourism resources.
Gulf Air To Open Bahrain To Shanghai Route
Gulf Air will open a non-stop route from Bahrain To Shanghai starting from June 16 this year.
China Merchants Bank Launches Travel Credit Card With Mangocity.com
China Merchants Bank and Chinese travel website Mangocity.com have formally launched a joint credit card.
eLong Will Take Three Measures To Reduce Gap With Ctrip.com
Cui Guangfu, CEO of eLong.com, has told local media that the Chinese Internet travel company will take three measures in the future to reduce the gap between them and their rival Ctrip.com.
Capital International Airport Terminal 3 Opens
Terminal 3 of Beijing Capital International Airport was formally opened on February 29.
Dutch Government Official Comes To Beijing
Dutch State Secretary of Health, Welfare and Sports Mariette Bussemaker was welcomed by Thomas Fischer, hotel manager of Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center, during her recent official visit to Beijing.
Milan To Have New Air Connection To Chinese Tourists
Air China will launch a new non-stop service from Shanghai to Milan, effective from March 30, 2008.