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China Southern Carries Most Passengers In 2005

China Southern Airlines flew a record 44.12 million passengers in 2005, marking the largest single year passenger total carried in the airline's 27 year history. China Southern Airlines also moved more freight than any other airline in China, as cargo volume grew 42% to 774,550 metric tons in Year 2005. China Southern's traffic growth can […]

CYTS Announces New RMB100 Million Investments

China Youth Travel Service (CYTS) announced that it will open a subsidiary in Shanghai. CYTS will invest RMB80 million in the new company and also provide RMB20 million to its Beijing subsidiary Beijing CYTS Chuangge Technology Company. According to Zhang Lijun, a director at CYTS, the Shanghai company will open after Spring Festival and will […]

Wan Hao Voted 2005 Best Hotel Chinese Restaurant

Readers of Modern Weekly International voted Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant of JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai as one of the best Chinese restaurants in Shanghai.  This is the second consecutive year readers of Modern International Weekly have voted Wan Hao for the same accolade. Director of Food and Beverage, Mark van der Wielen; Chinese Executive Chef […]

Are The Golden Week Holidays A Shame Of The Nation?

Each year Chinese can look forward to three one-week periods of holiday called the Golden Weeks. The first falls during the Chinese Lunar New Year; the second starts on May 1; and the third falls on October 1. However the one-week holidays were only started in 1999, and already there is talk of ending the […]

Sheraton Suzhou Wins Best Hotel Management Award

Sheraton Suzhou Hotel and Towers won The Best Hotel Management Award at the Suzhou Tourism Conference held recently in Suzhou. Daniel Aylmer, General Manager of the hotel received the award at the awards ceremony.

Beijing's Chang An Club Awarded Best In China

Chang An Club proudly received its award for “Best Private Members Club in Chinaâ€? at a Gala Presentation in Shanghai. The Award was presented by Hurun Report, an organization that surveys China’s leading companies and individuals. A nationwide survey resulted in Chang An Club winning its category by a wide margin.

Starwood To Manage New Westin In China

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide and Zhejiang Nine Dragons Development have signed an agreement for Starwood to manage The Westin Zhejiang Resort at Nine Dragon Hill.

Travelocity Acquires Full Ownership Of ZUJI

In a move that further strengthens its global presence and positions it for additional growth in the Asia-Pacific region, Travelocity has acquired complete ownership of ZUJI, the leading online travel company in the Asia-Pacific region. ZUJI includes operations in Australia, Hong Kong, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan.