China's Huatian Group Invests In Tourism
At a group development strategy seminar, Huatian Group revealed that it will aim to be listed in the top 100 hotel brands in the world in the next five years.
The Lalu Enters Mainland China
Construction has started on The Lalu Qingdao, a USD1 billion investment by the Taiwan Shining Group.
Chongqing To Build Five CNY10 Billion Tourism Projects
News from the marketing department of Chongqing Municipal Tourism Administration is that, starting in 2010, the city will build five key tourism projects with investment of CNY10 billion each.
Tianjin Increases Investment For Five-star Hotel Renovation
News from Tianjin Municipal Tourism Administration is that Tianjin will invest CNY10.2 billion this year to rebuild and renovate 20 star-rated hotels of the city.
HNA Signs Deal With China Mobile For Information System
Chinese travel company HNA Group has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Mobile Communications Corporation in Beijing for working on aviation information technology, corporate information application programs and communication outreach services.
Ctrip.com Acquires ezTravel
Ctrip.com announced at its analyst conference call for the second quarter that it has acquired Taiwan's largest travel website, ezTravel, and plans to enter the Taiwan tourism market.
ELBA Hotel Enters Yantai University
Yantai University has entered into an agreement with ELBA Hotel Group (China) for a new hotel inside the university.
New South Wales To Set Up Office In Shanghai And Guangzhou
At the Advance Asia 50 Summit it was announced that the Australian State of New South Wales will set up offices in Shanghai and Guangzhou to promote business and tourism cooperation between China and New South Wales, including Sydney.
Hong Kong To Spend HKD50 Million To Improve Tourism Facilities
Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Yvonne Choi has disclosed to the local media that the Tourism Commission will invest HKD50 million this year to improve the tourism facilities in Hong Kong.
Tibet Arranges CNY46 Million For Tourism Recovery
The Tibet Autonomous Region is said to have arranged CNY46 million in 2008 to rejuvenate its tourist industry that was hit by the March 14 riots.
China's Catering And Lodging Retail Sales Up 25.1% In November 2008
Statistics from China's Ministry of Commerce showed that China's catering and lodging industry realized retail sales of CNY137.66 billion in November 2008, a year-on-year increase of 25.1%, but a decrease of 6.6% compared with that of October 2008.