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Air Canada Expands China Service

With the unveiling of a new bilateral air agreement between China adn Canada, Air Canada has announced extensive plans for expansion of its passenger and freight services to China.

Air China And Dragonair Increase Cooperation

Dragonair will operate codeshare services with Air China from two additional points in China–Hangzhou and Wuhan–from May 15. The agreement brings the number of routes on which the two airlines codeshare to seven. Our codeshare relationship with Air China continues to deepen, bringing the twin benefits of greater choice and increased accessibility to our customers, […]

TEDA Acquires Majority Stake In Guangdong Travel Agency

TEDA Travel Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to acquire a majority share in Guangdong Province Tinma International Travel Agency Limited. The company expects the deal to close within 90 days. With over 20 years of experience in the Chinese travel industry, Tinma has become a prestigious Provincial-level travel agency. With its seven locations […]

First Raffles Hotel Planned For Beijing

The Beijing Hotel, which is part of the Beijing Tourism Group, will be rebranded and Raffles International will manage two of the four blocks of the Beijing Hotel under Raffles International's luxury Raffles brand. After a period of renovations and refurbishment, it will be re-launched as the Raffles Beijing Hotel in 2006.

Kerry Center Hosts Colombian Delegation

The President of Colombia Alvaro Uribe Perez was welcomed warmly by Shangri-La's Kerry Centre Hotel General Manager Darren Gearing upon Perez's arrival at the hotel during the recent visit to Beijing. Perez was in Beijing to meet with his Chinese counterpart on a range of trade and social issues.

Shangri-La Plans Second Hotel For Inner Mongolia

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts will open a hotel in Hohhot in China's Inner Mongolia in late 2007. The Shangri-La Hotel, Hohhot will be the second hotel for the chain in the Inner Mongolia region, following the Shangri-La Hotel, Baotou opening mid 2007.

St. Regis Hotel, Shanghai Adds Additional Ladies Floor

In response to the increasing demand from female travelers for safer and more female-friendly accommodation, St. Regis Hotel, Shanghai has added an additional Ladies-only floor to cater to the needs of women. St. Regis Hotel, Shanghai now has three Ladies floors. The first two floors were launched two years ago after the hotel had conducted […]

Marriott Holds China Sales Mission

The Marriott China Sales Mission 2005 was recently held in Beijing. General Managers and Directors of Sales and Marketing from around 30 Marriott branded hotels were in attendance to listen to the needs of traveling executives in China. Not only did Marriott International update guests on their developments and latest programs, the hotel chain also […]

Hainan Publishes Tourism Blacklist

Hainan's Industry and Business Bureau and the Hainan Quality Supervision Department have conducted a comprehensive check over travel-related shopping spots and have compiled a list of those locations which cheat travelers.