Jin Jiang Hotels Acquires US Hotel Group
Shanghai-based Jin Jiang International Hotels is accelerating its overseas expansion plan with the acquisition of USA-based Interstate Hotels & Resorts.
Five Countries To Promote Circum-Japan Sea Travel
Tourism departments from China, Russia, South Korea, North Korea and Japan have reached a consensus on a cruise route for cross-border travel.
Sanya To Reward Travel Agencies
To encourage the development of tourism in Sanya, and to encourage travel agencies to develop tourist source market, the Sanya government will reward travel agencies that have registered in the city and that have made outstanding contributions to Sanya's tourism.
ANEARG Establishes Tourism Sub-committee
A sub-committee of The Association of North East Asia Regional Governments has been set up in Zhengzhou, Henan province.
New Sea Route Connects Four Northeast Asian Countries
A new sea route that connects Sokcho in South Korea, Hunchun in China, Niigata in Japan, and Zarubino in Russia is expected to be launched on July 28, 2009.
Rautenberg Takes Over At Kempinski Hotel Suzhou
Alvaro Rautenberg has taken over the management of the Kempinski Hotel Suzhou — succeeding Achim Brueckner.
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.
Sanya To Promote Itself In Ten Countries And Regions
Sanya's tourism industry has agreed on a tourism marketing promotion plan for 2009, and it will focus on promoting the resort area in ten countries and regions.
Air Pacific To Open Nonstop Route To Hong Kong
Fiji's international airline Air Pacific has announced that it will terminate the service from Fiji's tour destination Nadi to Tokyo in the first quarter of 2009, and will launch a nonstop route from Nadi to Hong Kong instead.
Singh New General Manager At Kempinski Sanya
Kempinski Hotel Sanya has announced the appointment of Puneet Singh to the position of general manager.
Finnish Tourist Board Holds Tourism Promotion In Beijing
The Finnish Tourist Board has held a tourism promotion event in Beijing after it has been renamed Visit Finland.