Travel Call Center Award For eLong
eLong.com has been recognized as this year's Best Call Center in China at the 2005 National Award Ceremony for Customer Care and Management Excellence.
Travel Industry Honored At Ceremony
The first Business Traveller China Awards were presented this past week in an exclusive gathering of the travel industry's executives from China and around the region.
Chinese Airlines Enhanced With 70 New Boeing Aircraft
Boeing has signed a deal to sell China 70 737-family planes in a deal worth US$4 billion.
Ningbo Nanyuan Group Enters Franchised Budget Hotel Business
The Nanyuan Group, a Ningbo-based enterprise that is engaged diversified businesses including hotel management, food, property and real estate, has opened a budget hotel outlet called Nanyuan Business Inn in Ningbo.
Best Western Signs Four New Hotels
Best Western has signed agreements with four hotels in mainland China this past October. This is the largest number that it has ever achieved in a single month.
Plans Proceed To Mend Badaling Tourist Attraction
The China Great Wall Protection Institute and the Badaling Great Wall Management Committee have united for the first time to collect public suggestions regarding the renovation of the damaged parts of the Badaling Great Wall, the most popular part of the Great Wall that lies within Beijing.
Hainan Scenic Spots To Adopt Price Control Policy
The Hainan Provincial Development and Reform Department has issued a circular requiring all scenic spots and travel operators within the province to set a maximum price limit to their entry tickets. The circular also sets criteria on the maximum commission to be taken by the travel agencies.
Qatar Airways Plans Hong Kong Flights Next Year
Qatar Airways has announced plans to launch scheduled flights to Hong Kong in the beginning of the Summer 2006 season.
You May Have Already Missed The Boat: A Destination Prescriptive
Most would agree that it is far easier to retain an existing customer than solicit a new one in the hospitality industry. As you embrace that current customer, you gain as much information as possible, so you are able to consistently fulfill their needs. It goes beyond demographics.
Italian Visa Center Opens In Shanghai
Italy has opened its first visa center in Shanghai. Chinese residents of Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui provinces who are applying for an Italian visa no longer need to queue in the long line at the Italian Consulate in Shanghai.
Starwood To Sell Real Estate Assets To Host Marriott
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide has reached a definitive agreement under which Host Marriott Corporation will acquire 38 properties from Starwood, possibly including hotels in China, in a stock-and-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.1 billion, including debt assumption.