Shanghai Plans To Lower Hotel Operation Costs
The Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration is consulting with the relevant departments to try to lower the operation costs of star-rated hotels in Shanghai to cope with the impacts of the global financial crisis.
Huangshan Tourism Industry Publishes Proposal For Self-Regulation
Three tourism units — Huangshan Tourism Hotel Association, Huangshan Municipal Travel Agency Association, and Huangshan Municipal Tour Guide Association — have jointly issued a proposal, calling on tourism companies to be self-disciplined and work to create a fair and orderly market for tourists.
Chinese Cities Work To Promote Domestic Travel
According to Chinese media, 186 Chinese cities will initiate a campaign on April 11, 2009, to jointly promote domestic travel.
Guizhou Will Protect Tourism Resource IPR
The Guizhou Provincial Government recently issued a guideline to strengthen the creation, application, management, and protection of tourism-related intellectual property rights.
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.
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.
CCTB And IBOT Make Big Steps In Chinese Market
The Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau and the Illinois Bureau of Tourism have made a big step in entering Chinese tourism market with the appointment of Aviareps Marketing Garden Ltd as their service promoters in China.
Industry Tourism Standards Evaluation Commission Set Up In Shanghai
An industry tourism standards evaluation commission, which is said to be the first of its kind in China, has been formally set up in Shanghai.
Taiwan Offers In-depth Travel Service For Mainland Tourists
Yao Ta Kuang, the chairman of the Travel Agent Association of Taiwan, has disclosed to the media that Taiwan travel agents are making efforts to launch in-depth travel services in Chinese mainland to enable mainland tourists to fully understand Taiwan.
Continental Airlines Inks Tourism Agreement With Shanghai
U.S. based Continental Airlines has signed a letter of intent with the Shanghai Tourism Bureau on jointly developing the tourism market.
A New Chapter For Hangzhou's Exhibition Business
Hangzhou is famous around the world for the West Lake, while the exposition which was named after the West Lake caught the attention of Zhejiang province and China and attracted the eyes of the whole world as soon as it was launched in 1929.