Owner: China travel news URL:http://china-travel-news.blogspot.com/ Join Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:01:35 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: China travel news blog with rss feed Site statistics:Click here
China as the next tourism ticket 2007-06-04 16:20:00 Standing atop the Empire State Building and looking out on the expanse of glinting skyscrapers and miniature yellow taxicabs, Lili Ma had no doubt that New York was the place to be on her vacation from China
.
Earthquake kills three, injures 300 in south-western China 2007-06-03 07:46:00 Beijing - A strong earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck an area of south-western China
's Yunnan province early Sunday, destroying houses, killing at least three people and injuring about 300.
Read more:Earthquake
Tourism officials scope out hotspots on road to China 2007-05-29 17:30:00 The group has visited and inspected infrastructures, services and tourist sites in Yunnan Province including Kunming, Tali, Shilin, Lijiang and the road from Shilin to Hekou, the international border gate linking Viet Nam and China Read more:Tourism
, officials
Qantas to offer new China flights 2007-05-29 03:54:00 Qantas will offer new direct flights
between Melbourne and Shanghai twice a week in a move intended to catch a greater share of the Chinese tourist market.
Read more:China
, Qantas
China travel web firm Qunar eyes Japan 2007-05-26 20:16:00 Qunar.com, which bills itself as China
's third-largest travel search engine firm, said on Tuesday it was hoping to finalize talks over a possible joint venture in Japan
by the end of this year.
China opens domestic travel market to foreign travel agencies 2007-05-26 20:06:00 China's entry to the World Trade Organization opens new opportunities in tourism. China has announced it will soon “fully open” its domestic travel market to foreign-owned travel agencies
. Four months ahead of China’s scheduled November deadline under terms set by its entry into the World Trade Organization.
Read more:China
U.S., China To Expand Air Travel, Cooperate on Clean Energy 2007-05-24 18:21:00 Further liberalization of aviation and financial services and greater collaboration on clean energy technologies are among "tangible results" of high-level bilateral talks between the United States and China
, according to U.S. officials.
Read more:Travel
, Expand
, Clean
, Energy
China - Home Inns and Outs 2007-05-22 18:26:00 It'll set you back the equivalent of roughly $20 a night to stay at one of the 145 Home Inns & Hotels (Nasdaq: HMIN) locations in China
. That's cheap, but Home Inns isn't. The value-minded lodging specialist posted its first-quarter results last night, and it didn't make the pricey shares any more reasonable.More..
China to become 3rd biggest travel destination 2007-05-21 11:38:00 China is likely to replace the United States as the world's third most popular tourism destination next year, a United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) official said. At present, China ranks fourth, after France, Spain and the United States. More...
Read more:China
ICT launches an 'alternative' travel guide to Tibet 2007-06-07 17:39:00 The report is published at a time when tightened travel restrictions in Tibet
counter the impression that Beijing is seeking to convey of increased openness in the run-up to the Olympics.
China trade deal opens airline routes 2007-06-06 17:48:00 Chinese and U.S. Government negotiators have reached an agreement to increase the number of passenger flights between the two countries, including the award of an additional non-stop flight from the U.S. to China
by August. The pact also calls for adding 13 new flights through 2012, up from three by 2010, and lifts some restrictions on cargo flights.
Read more:routes
China Travel - Dreamblogue 2007-06-11 16:22:00 Our dream is to travel in 2007 to every mainland province in China
. During this journey, it is our intention to chronicle the everyday lives of ordinary Chinese citizens.
Read more:Travel
Beijing Travel - Major Tourist Attractions 2007-06-09 17:14:00 Beijing is the capital of china and is one of the most visited cities in Asia. It offers tourists an almost limitless number of places to see and things to do. It is a very busy metropolis that mixes modern living with ancient history unlike any other city in the world.
Read more:Travel
, Beijing
, Major
, Attractions
2007 China travel and tourism economic research 2007-06-13 17:02:00 The "2007 China
travel and tourism economic research," published by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) earlier this year, shows that in 2007, China's personal travel expenses are expected to reach approximately 900 billion Yuan, making up 10.1 percent of the total amount of personal, individual consumption. By 2017, China's personal travel expenses will reach 3.5 trillion Yuan, making up 11.5 percent of the total amount of personal, individual consumption.
When in China 2007-06-17 17:42:00 Ben Green could not be more excited to be heading to China
at the end of the month. There is just one problem: His double bass — imagine a 35-pound, 6-foot violin — is too big to bring on the plane.
China increase travel options into Tibet 2007-06-19 18:03:00 As reported in the Independent, China
aims to increase the number of foreign travelers visiting the Chinese controlled territory to six million - double what it is now. Last year saw the inception of a new high-speed rail link between Tibet
and China, which is supposed to be completed by 2010. In between now and then, China also want to open up Tibet to more commercial flights in order to reach their targets.
A new bridge will make if possible to travel from China to Thailand 2007-06-25 19:00:00 China, Thailand
and Laos agreed to build a bridge
across the Mekong River linking Chiang Khong in northern Thailand with the Lao town of Houayxay. The bridge is the final link in a new road system through the Mekong region that will make it possible for the first time to travel by land from China's southwestern Yunnan province through Laos to Thailand.
Read more:China
A new search tool for China travel packages, has been launched. 2007-06-23 17:19:00 The new search tool, called “Travel Deals Search”, is offered by Qunar.com, the largest travel search engine in China
, which extends the travel search services from air tickets and hotels to a broad range of travel packages, enabling consumers to search for virtually all online travel products. Leveraging Qunar’s “Travel Deals Search”, consumers can complete direct, extensive transactions with travel services providers, which will significantly improve the efficiency of the online travel service sector, enhancing the presence of the online travel service market in the Chinese travel industry.
Direct flights from Manila to four destinations in China 2007-06-27 16:25:00 CEB pegged one-way fares from Manila
to Guangzhou, Xiamen and Macau at P888, exclusive of surcharges and government tax. Manila to Shanghai fares go for P1,888. Seat sale at these prices will run from today (June 28, 2007) to July 4, 2007 and can be used for travel until December 15, 2007.
Read more:Direct
, flights
, China
Take a Breather From Beijing on A Tropical Island 2007-07-06 18:39:00 Beijing? Check. Shanghai? Check. The Great Wall and Forbidden City? Can't miss. They are all worth the trip, beacons of China's 5,000-year-old civilization, and the Olympic Games are coming in summer 2008 to further enrich the mix. But here is something you or your travel agent may not have thought of as part of China tourism: beach time.
Read more:Breather
, Beijing
, Tropical
, Island
Air Ticket Agents Improve After-Sales Service 2007-07-08 18:28:00 The 21 air ticket agents are Foreign Enterprise Aviation Service
, CTS Head Office, Huaxia Aviation Service, CITS Head Office, Huabei Yuntong, Tianyi Baode, China Youth Travel Service, Aobote, Shenzhou Travel Service, Civil Aviation Business Building, China Travel International Ltd, Xinhua Aviation Service, Yangguang Zhilv, Kunpeng Zhilv, Xianglong Aviation Service, Tianyuan Aviation Service, Feima Aviation Service, Huayi Logistics, Pengjun Aviation Service, Beijing Freight, and Anzhen Aviation Service.
Read more:Ticket
, Improve
, Sales
Voyage to China - Travel Impressions 2007-07-13 18:07:00 The trip from Macau to Guangzhou can be made by a bus of Kee Kwan Motor Road Company. It drops you at an outpost where after completing the immigration procedures, you go to an underground bus park, where you are taken by a Kee Kwan tourist bus coach to Guangzhou after a two-hour drive. Our hotel in Guangzhou was along a main road, which further away turned pedestrian in the evenings, with lots of young Chinese couples wandering among the shops or having food in the numerous pavement restaurants. At the riverfront, in the opposite direction, lots of Chinese can be found sitting on the benches or playing kites. The Shamian Islands can be reached from the centre by the underground railway, while the Pearl River separating the mainland to Shamian Island can be crossed by ferry. In the Yuexin Park there are lakes, flowers and music, with a splendid view of the mountain in the distance. The China
Export Commodity Fair is nearby
Read more:Voyage
, Travel
, Impressions
CHINA'S TRAVEL EXPLOSION 2007-07-12 16:29:00 The U.N. World Tourism Organization predicts that China could very well surpass Spain as the second most popular destination after France by 2010. Beijing alone – the host for the 2008 Summer Olympics – is expecting to have over 4.4 million overseas and 150 million domestic tourists.
China Travel: Journey to Kashgar 2007-07-10 17:12:00 The tour included the Great Wall and Terra Cotta Warriors, two of China
's world heritage sites. Included in the itinerary were visits to a myriad of shops and points of interest such as Beijing's "Hutongs" (old neighborhoods), Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City.
Read more:Travel
, Journey
Recommend Site To A Friend
