Louvre Hotels-Golden Tulip To Build Two Hotels On Hainan
Paris-based Louvre Hotels-Golden Tulip Hospitality Group announced recently that it has signed an agreement with a Chinese developer to build two hotels on the international tourist island.
Hong Kong To Build Asia's First Toy Story Themed Park
Hong Kong's Disneyland has said that it plans to partner with the Disneyland Paris to build the first Toy Story Amusement Park in Asia before the end of 2011.
Dinner With The Stars At Hilton Beijing Wangfujing
Hilton Beijing Wangfujing recently organized an event dubbed 'Seven Courses, Six Maestros, Five Stars, One Night Only' which featured six world-renowned chefs who traveled from around the world for the event. The chefs preparing the banquet were: one-Michelin-star chef Karlheinz Hauser; Eric Hara, the executive chef of The Oak Room at The Plaza, New York; […]
Taiwan's Formosa International Hotels To Acquire Regent Brand
Formosa International Hotels Corporation has announced that it will acquire the Regent luxury hotel business from Carlson and the Rezidor Hotel Group AB at a price of USD56 million.
China Southern Seeks Cooperation With Air France
According to the website of the French journal Les Echos, Air France and China Southern Airlines intend to set up a joint venture company to operate air routes from Paris to Guangzhou and it expected that the new company will be formally launched in October 2010.
SAS Announces Better Connections From China To Northern Europe
A new partnership between CPH, Copenhagen's airport, and SAS has reduced the minimum connection time at Copenhagen from 40 to 30 minutes means that SAS can offer more and quicker connections from China to Scandinavia.
China's Airport Authorities Suggest Seven Day Transit Period
In group discussions at the Third Session of the 13th Beijing People's Congress, both Capital Airports Holding Company and Beijing Tourism Administration suggested extending the transit without visa period to seven days from the current 24 hours to increase the number of inbound tourists visiting Beijing.
Singapore Airlines Launches Singapore-Hong Kong A380 Service
Singapore Airlines has launched a new service between Singapore and Hong Kong using Airbus A380 superjumbos.
Air China Hubei Branch Flies On June 25
Air China's Hubei branch will see the departure of its first flight on June 25 at Wuhan Tianhe Airport.
Two Executives Join New Crowne Plaza Shenyang Parkview
Two top executives have been appointed to the Crowne Plaza Shenyang Parkview, which is scheduled to open later this year.
Managing Grand Mercure In Vibrant Shanghai
Thierry Goepfert, general manager of the Grand Mercure Baolong Hotel in Shanghai, is a 30-year hospitality industry veteran with Accor group. Since starting his career in Sofitel Paris he has worked as general manager of hotels in 15 different counties across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.