The Visitor Experience Is Impacted Before They Get To Your Door

Destination Marketing Organizations are tasked to promote their area and their Hospitality Community and to encourage Visitors to travel to their specific venues. An enormous amount of time and money is expended to frame the anticipated experience for that Visitor — the web site is filled with visions of pleasure, excitement and incentives; glossy publications […]

COTAFIC And Tralliance Expand Chinese Internet Tourism Presence

The Chamber of Tourism All-China Federation of Industry Commerce (COTAFIC) and Tralliance Corporation, the global Registry for .travel, announced at the International Hotel and Restaurant Association's 42nd Annual Conference that the COTAFIC will serve as a .travel authenticator, a relationship that will accelerate the marketing of Chinese tourist assets to travel consumers.

Shangri-La To Manage Two New Macau Hotels

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has signed a management agreement with developer Venetian Cotai Limited, a subsidiary of Venetian Macau Limited, to operate the Shangri-La Hotel, Macau and the Traders Hotel, Macau. Both hotels are scheduled to open in 2008.

New Online Purchase Rules Threaten Travel Bookings In China

Chinese online travel companies are complaining about the new circular issued this week from the People's Bank of China that requires that the value of a single online purchase should not be more than RMB1000 and that of daily accumulated purchases should not exceed RMB5000, except when the purchase is conducted with an e-signature.

Taiwan Denied Tourism Association Membership

Taiwan was denied membership in the South Pacific Tourism Organization (SPTO) following a speech by Chinese Ambassador Li Zhengjun urging SPTO members not to entertain Taiwan's application for membership.

90 Million Foreign Visits To China

Chinese tourism authorities report 90 million visits from foreigners from January to September this year, a 12% increase from the same period last year.