Wu Gets New Position

After 17 years with the Holiday Inn Lido Beijing, Otto Wu has been promoted to Director of Sales and Marketing.

Beijing Municipal Bureau of Tourism Clarifies Harmful Detergents Warning

The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Tourist and the Beijing Tourism Association made a clarification this week, saying that after a thorough analysis, no star-grade hotels in Beijing except for the two sub-contracted restaurants at the Beijing International Hotel have been found to have bought the poisonous detergents reported last week.

China Eastern Sees Strong Passenger Growth

China Eastern Airlines says it carried 71% more passengers in October than it did in the same month last year, an acceleration from September's on-year growth of 55%.

Tennis Aces Land At Hilton Shanghai

ATP's World's No. 1 tennis player Roger Federer arrived in Shanghai for last weekend's Shanghai Tennis Masters Cup 2005. He was welcomed by Hilton Shanghai General Manager Volkmar Ruebel.

Dang Appointed GM At Westin Beijing Financial Street

Charlie Dang has been appointed General Manager of the Westin Beijing Financial Street. Previous to this appointment, Dang was the General Manager for Sheraton Dongguan Hotel and Sheraton Xian Hotel in China.

New Terror Warnings For Travelers In China

Just days after the United States Government announced and then retracted a warning about possible terrorist attacks at China's hotels, it now says it has received credible information that a terrorist threat may exist against official U.S. Government facilities in Guangzhou.