TripAdvisor Launches Chinese Website
Tourism review website TripAdvisor has officially launched its Chinese website at Daodao.com, offering Chinese travelers local information, reviews and recommended hotels.
Tianjin Builds Tourist Destinations
The Summit Meeting on The Construction For Tourist Destinations In Tianjin and The Signing Ceremony For The Tourist Cooperation Agreements was held in the Sheraton Tianjin Hotel to discuss Tianjin's future as a tourist destination.
CNTA Publishes Details For Regulation On Travel Agencies In China
The Chinese National Tourism Administration has promulgated the Implementation Details for Regulation on Travel Agencies to clarify the rules in the Regulation on Travel Agencies which was published in March.
Four Aviation Service Providers Punished For Illegal Operations
Four aviation service companies in Hainan province have been punished by the Hainan Provincial Tourism Inspection Corps for providing travel agency services illegally.
Guangdong Travel Agency Invests in Outbound Travel
Guangdong based Nanhu International Travel Agency from has signed with several airline companies and contracted a total of about 200 charter flights for outbound travel.
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.
Get Closer Party At Pullman Beijing South
Around 100 guests from various corporate segments, travel agencies, MICE organizers and the media industry attended the recent 'Get Closer' gathering party at the 434 room Pullman Beijing South.
Fujian Classifies Travel Agencies Into Three Categories
Fujian province has passed a local standard for the Classification and Evaluation on Service Quality and Credit of Travel Agencies and plans to enact the rule on May 1, 2009.
Guangdong Travel Agencies And Banks Offer Travel On Installment Plan
According to media in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, travel service providers in Guangdong are cooperating with banks to offer payment by installment travel services and other travel payment service such as zero initial payment, zero interest, and zero service charge to stimulate the local tourism market.
CNTA: Illegal Travel Agencies Outnumber Legal Ones
Zhang Jianzhong, the director of the Policy and Regulation Department of China National Tourism Administration, has disclosed to local media that the number of illegal travel agencies in China is triple to those of legal ones.
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.