BTA: Travel Contract Must Contain Safety Clauses

The newly released Beijing Municipal Travel Agency Safety Management Rule (Trial) requires that security clauses should be woven through the entire content of the travel contracts signed between travel agencies and tourists.

Shanghai Hoteliers See Sinking revPAR

According to the HotelBenchmark Survey by Deloitte, room revenue per available room across the Asian region is up 14.1% to US$97 over figures in 2006, but Shanghai has slipped.

Net Revenue Climbs For Ctrip.com

Chinese online travel booking company Ctrip.com (CTRP) says net revenues climbed 52% year-on-year to RMB288 million as it reported its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007.

Staff Open Mercure Suzhou

Robert Murray, senior vice president Greater China, accompanied by Peter Lam, general manager of Mercure Suzhou Park Hotel & Suites, visited the hotel after the hotel soft opened on August 1, 2007.