Air China Reaches 100 IET Partners
Air China and Air Berlin launched interline electronic ticketing in late April, making Air Berlin Air China's 100th IET partner worldwide.
China Eastern Opens Scheduled Flight To Singapore
China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited opened a scheduled flight from Xi'an to Singapore in late April.
New General Manager For Pullman Shanghai Skyway
Accor has announced the appointment of Klaus D. Gottschalk as the general manager of Pullman Shanghai Skyway, the first Pullman hotel in Shanghai.
Egencia Expands In China's Online Trip Management Market
Egencia, an affiliate of Expedia which is engaged in online business trip management services, has opened a branch in Shanghai.
New General Manager At Grand Mercure Shenzhen
Accor has appointed Stephane Barbazan as the general manager of the Grand Mercure Oriental Ginza Shenzhen.
Rognoy To Head Radisson Plaza Hotel Tianjin
Carlson Hotels Worldwide has appointed Norwegian national Kjell Rognoy as general manager of Radisson Plaza Hotel Tianjin, which is scheduled to open by the middle of 2009.
Xinjiang Tries Border Travel With Surrounding Countries
China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region, which has many border crossings, is trying to run cross-border travel with the surrounding countries in Central Asia to promote bilateral economic and cultural exchanges.
China Sets Goals For Tourism Industry
China has set goals for its tourism development in 2009 and aims at receiving 1.85 billion tourists for domestic travel, 50 million for outbound travel, 132 million tourists for inbound travel and a total tourism income of CNY1.23 trillion.
Mennetret Takes Over At Novotel Wuhan Xinhua
The Accor Group has appointed Gilbert C Mennetret, a French citizen, as the general manager of Novotel Wuhan Xinhua.
Marketing MICE Cruises In China
Cruises have gradually gained acceptance from Chinese tourists as a new vacation product, and after several years of marketing promotion and cultivation by some famous international cruise companies, the Chinese cruise tourism market is showing great potential and companies from Amway, through Lenovo, to Unilever are using cruises as a venue for MICE events.
CNTA: China's Inbound Tourist Numbers Continued To Decrease In October
The latest statistics issued by the China National Tourism Administration indicate that in October 2008, the number of inbound tourists to China was 11,220,000, a decrease of 3.22% compared to the same month of 2007.