Number Of Chinese Outbound Tourists To Increase By 12%
A report issued by MasterCard International forecasts that for the second half of 2008, the number of Chinese outbound tourists is expected to increase by 12%.
Haikou To Have 32 Hotels Above Four-star Level By 2011
The Haikou municipal government has said that the number of hotels at and above four-star level in the city is expected to reach 32 by 2011.
Rates At Beijing Star-grade Hotels Decrease By 6%
Xiong Yumei, vice director of Beijing Tourism Bureau, said in a press conference held in the Beijing International Media Center that the booking volume of star-grade hotels in Beijing increased by 1% but rates went down six percentage points from the end of May 2008.
Hong Kong Approved To Open Wholly Owned Travel Agencies In Mainland China
According to the Supplement V of the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement signed in Hong Kong in July 29, 2008, Hong Kong travel agencies are allowed to set up their wholly owned travel agencies in Chinese mainland.
Hotel Nikko Signs Management Contract In Guangzhou
The Guangzhou Ruiyin Cyberport Hospitality Company, JAL Hotels Company, and BTG-Nikko International Hotel Management Company just held a management signing ceremony for the Hotel Nikko in Guangzhou.
Chinese Travel Agencies Punished In Shandong
China's Shandong Provincial Tourist Complaint Center has issued a notice that in the first half of 2008, there were 133 travel agencies around the province that had been punished for violating regulations, including two that had their qualifications revoked.
Beijing To Have 12,000 More International Hotel Rooms In 2008
Driven by Beijing tourism development and the 2008 Olympic Games, more than 12,000 guestrooms of hotels under international management are expected to be launched in Beijing market in 2008 — a record number.
Beijing's Inbound Tourist Numbers Continue To Decrease
According to official statistics, Beijing welcomed a total of more than 1.87 million inbound tourists in the first half of 2008, a 5% decrease from the same period of last year.
GreenTree Inn Opens New Outlet In Chongqing
GreenTree Inn has announced that it has opened a new outlet in Nanping, Chongqing.
Hanting Acquires Two Hotels In Shanghai
Hanting Hotels has acquired two hotels in Shanghai and will rebrand them with the group's high-end brand.
Taking A Wide Hotel View In Shanghai
William Hall, general manager of the Hotel Equatorial Shanghai, is originally from Britain but has spent most of his working life overseas; working first in France, then the U.K., before coming to Asia and working in Malaysia, Vietnam and now in Shanghai.