Mainland Tourists To Taiwan Exceed 20,000 During Golden Week
The number of mainland tourists traveling to Taiwan during the week-long 2010 National Day holiday hit 20,271, with daily numbers of nearly 2,900 visitors.
Pilot Tourism Standardization Scheme Launched in Sichuan
According to the National Tourism Administration, southwest China's Sichuan Province has become the nation's first province to launch a pilot tourism standardization scheme.
CTS Hong Kong Slated To Take Over 20 Hotels
News from from China National Travel Service (HK) Group is that the group will be one of the major enterprises that are authorized to take over hotels from central enterprises that do not have hotels as one of their primary businesses.
China's State Council Publishes Plans For Hainan Tourism
China's State Council has issued a plan for pushing forward the building of Hainan into an international tourism island.
State Council Regulations For Management Of China's Airports
China's State Council has published Regulations On The Management Of Civil Airport, specifying the obligations of airport management bodies.
Tibet Tourism Resumed On April 5
Ba Zhu, director of Tibetan Tourism Bureau, has disclosed to the local media that Lhasa in Tibet resumed receiving tourists on April 5 and it will receive about one hundred overseas tour groups in early April.
China's Domestic Travel Agencies Allowed To Provide Inbound Services
The State Council Legislative Affairs Office and the China National Tourism Administration have held a press conference on a regulation titled "Provisions for Travel Agencies", which will be enacted on May 1, 2009, allowing Chinese domestic travel agencies to provide inbound travel services.
China Curtails Trips Abroad On Public Money
Responding to the economic downturn, the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council have jointly issued a circular on stopping travel abroad using public funds.
China Eastern Gets Confirmation To Raise CNY3 Billion Fund
In line with the support measures announced by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, China Eastern Airlines has announced that its parent company China Eastern Air Holding Company has received approval from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council for its application for a state-owned capital operating budget.
Starwood Names Management For New Shanghai Properties
Sheraton Shanghai Hotel & Residences, Pudong and Four Points by Sheraton Shanghai, Pudong have together put executives in place for joint management of the Starwood properties.
CAAC To Support Medium And Small Domestic Airports
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has announced that the management regulation for domestic medium and small airports and regional flights' allowance and the loan discount policy have been approved by State Council.