The five-star Grand Central Hotel Dalian Pictures Shanghai will celebrate its grand opening in July, 2009.
For MICE-related activities, the 353-room hotel features a floating oval ballroom within the hotel building — the Shanghai Grand Ballroom Dalian Pictures.
Adjacent to the pedestrian walkway of Nanjing Road and centered at the business and leisure center of Shanghai, Grand Central Hotel Dalian Pictures is close to the city's top attractions such as The Bund and People's Square.
4.29.2009
China Travel Eastern Airlines Releases 2008 Annual Results
China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited has released its 2008 annual report which shows a net loss of nearly CNY14 billion for China Travel.
The operating income of 2008 was CNY41.842 billion, representing a decrease of 3.9% over 2007, with net loss CNY13.928 billion. The airline's total liabilities reached CNY84.249 billion, of which current liabilities were CNY54.076 billion, an increase of CNY18.200 billion over the previous year; non-current liabilities were CNY30.120 billion, an increase of CNY2,700 million China Travel.
The international air transport market has shrunken due to the global financial crisis, inflicting heavy losses on the company's international business. Domestic market also suffered in the fierce competition caused by the impact of serious natural disasters, emergencies and the financial crisis.
Earlier China Eastern Airlines has signed a development finance agreement with China Development Bank, under which CDB will offer CNY30 billion to China Eastern as financing.
The operating income of 2008 was CNY41.842 billion, representing a decrease of 3.9% over 2007, with net loss CNY13.928 billion. The airline's total liabilities reached CNY84.249 billion, of which current liabilities were CNY54.076 billion, an increase of CNY18.200 billion over the previous year; non-current liabilities were CNY30.120 billion, an increase of CNY2,700 million China Travel.
The international air transport market has shrunken due to the global financial crisis, inflicting heavy losses on the company's international business. Domestic market also suffered in the fierce competition caused by the impact of serious natural disasters, emergencies and the financial crisis.
Earlier China Eastern Airlines has signed a development finance agreement with China Development Bank, under which CDB will offer CNY30 billion to China Eastern as financing.
4.27.2009
The Case Of Two CITS Closed In Shanghai China Travel
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has published a notice concerning the expansion of Spring Airlines's business scope making it the first private airline company in China to obtain traffic rights to Hong Kong and Macau China Travel.
After 13 years of effort, Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport in Fujian province has open approval from the Chinese State Council.
The airport began to apply to open in 1996, and has temporarily opened several times. The opening of the airport will promote the cross-Strait economic and trade cooperation and exchange, and bring more opportunities to Quanzhou city.
The notice said that Spring Airlines' application to expand its business scope has already passed the primary examination of CAAC East China Regional Administration.
Its business scope will expand from domestic air passenger and cargo transport to passenger and cargo transport services for domestic (including Hong Kong and Macau), Shanghai or other designated areas to neighboring countries.
It is also learned that the company will launch a route from Wuhan to Sanya for the coming Labor Day holiday on May 1.
The legal representative of USA CITS Yu Jun used to work in a travel agency subsidiary of CITS. Yu registered the USA CITS in February 2003 in the USA, and set up a representative office in Hangzhou in August 2004. In July 2005, USA CITS gained the registered trademark ownership in the USA of the global design, which is exactly the same as that of CITS China Travel.
After 13 years of effort, Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport in Fujian province has open approval from the Chinese State Council.
The airport began to apply to open in 1996, and has temporarily opened several times. The opening of the airport will promote the cross-Strait economic and trade cooperation and exchange, and bring more opportunities to Quanzhou city.
The notice said that Spring Airlines' application to expand its business scope has already passed the primary examination of CAAC East China Regional Administration.
Its business scope will expand from domestic air passenger and cargo transport to passenger and cargo transport services for domestic (including Hong Kong and Macau), Shanghai or other designated areas to neighboring countries.
It is also learned that the company will launch a route from Wuhan to Sanya for the coming Labor Day holiday on May 1.
The legal representative of USA CITS Yu Jun used to work in a travel agency subsidiary of CITS. Yu registered the USA CITS in February 2003 in the USA, and set up a representative office in Hangzhou in August 2004. In July 2005, USA CITS gained the registered trademark ownership in the USA of the global design, which is exactly the same as that of CITS China Travel.
4.25.2009
Shanghai Plans To Lower Hotel Operation
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.
At a symposium for expatriates in Shanghai's tourism sector, Dao Shuming, the administrator of the Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration, revealed that public utilities fees, cable TV fees, and satellite TV fees might be included in the measures to lower hotels' costs China Travel.
According to Dao the issues of electricity charges and cable TV fees have already been solved after consultation with relevant departments. Christophe Lajus, the general manager of the Crowne Plaza Fudan Shanghai, suggested that the basic rate for satellite TV fees should be adjusted to 50% or 55% of the hotel's occupancy rate instead of the current 90%.
At a symposium for expatriates in Shanghai's tourism sector, Dao Shuming, the administrator of the Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration, revealed that public utilities fees, cable TV fees, and satellite TV fees might be included in the measures to lower hotels' costs China Travel.
According to Dao the issues of electricity charges and cable TV fees have already been solved after consultation with relevant departments. Christophe Lajus, the general manager of the Crowne Plaza Fudan Shanghai, suggested that the basic rate for satellite TV fees should be adjusted to 50% or 55% of the hotel's occupancy rate instead of the current 90%.
Guilin Cooperates With World Tourism Organization
Guilin Municipal Tourism Bureau has entered into an agreement with the World Tourism Organization for sharing Internet information.
According to the agreement, UNWTO will create an English webpage and place a "Guilin Tourism" button icon on its official website to introduce Guilin to global tourists. This is
the first time that a Chinese tourism city has had an English webpage on UNWTO's official website.
In addition, Guilin Municipal Tourism Bureau and UNWTO will cover each other's events on their websites with column links on homepages; meanwhile the two will exchange travel
news and information, deliver each other's travel information on their homepages, and link the sources. The two will also jointly work on the planning and promotion of some
events on their sites.
Furthermore, UJNWTO will have a "UNWTO/PATA Tourism Trends and Research Conference, Guilin" icon on its website, and recommend tourism resources, products and important events
in Guilin in its corresponding columns with the same design style as UNWTO's official website.
According to the agreement, UNWTO will create an English webpage and place a "Guilin Tourism" button icon on its official website to introduce Guilin to global tourists. This is
the first time that a Chinese tourism city has had an English webpage on UNWTO's official website.
In addition, Guilin Municipal Tourism Bureau and UNWTO will cover each other's events on their websites with column links on homepages; meanwhile the two will exchange travel
news and information, deliver each other's travel information on their homepages, and link the sources. The two will also jointly work on the planning and promotion of some
events on their sites.
Furthermore, UJNWTO will have a "UNWTO/PATA Tourism Trends and Research Conference, Guilin" icon on its website, and recommend tourism resources, products and important events
in Guilin in its corresponding columns with the same design style as UNWTO's official website.
Crowne Plaza Shanghai Opens New Wing
The Crowne Plaza Shanghai on Panyu Road has opened a 15-floor new wing featuring rooms of at least 40 square meters, each of which is fitted up with wooden furniture in a simple
palette of buff and brown China Pictures.
For business travelers there is a large working desk, complete with stationary, and an ergonomic chair. Rooms are equipped wit a 37-inch or 42-inch widescreen LCD TV and the
bathrooms are equipped with a separate shower and a spacious double bathtub. The Club Premier Corner includes a super large arched window opening to an unobstructed view of
Xinhua Road. The Club Suite is furnished with a separate sitting room and walk-in closet China Pictures.
For MIICE there is a 500 square meter column-free grand ballroom and function rooms on the second and third floors, plus new food and beverage outlets including Circles Cafe and
Yue Ting Chinese Restaurant.
palette of buff and brown China Pictures.
For business travelers there is a large working desk, complete with stationary, and an ergonomic chair. Rooms are equipped wit a 37-inch or 42-inch widescreen LCD TV and the
bathrooms are equipped with a separate shower and a spacious double bathtub. The Club Premier Corner includes a super large arched window opening to an unobstructed view of
Xinhua Road. The Club Suite is furnished with a separate sitting room and walk-in closet China Pictures.
For MIICE there is a 500 square meter column-free grand ballroom and function rooms on the second and third floors, plus new food and beverage outlets including Circles Cafe and
Yue Ting Chinese Restaurant.
4.24.2009
Fraser Suites Enters Suzhou's Highest Building
Frasers Hospitality Pte Ltd. has signed an agreement with SPG Land, the developer of Global 188 Tower in Suzhou Industrial Park, for the management of Frasers Suites Suzhou Serviced Apartment, making it Frasers' thirteenth property in China Travel.
The 282-meter-high Suzhou Global 188 Tower is a mixed-use property with a construction area of 180,000 square meters, including 49 stories of serviced apartments and 46 stories of composite office.
The complex will be composed of a commercial center, serviced apartments, an office building, and a clubhouse. The apartments are expected to be finished by May 2009, while the whole building will be completed in 2010 in China Travel.
The 282-meter-high Suzhou Global 188 Tower is a mixed-use property with a construction area of 180,000 square meters, including 49 stories of serviced apartments and 46 stories of composite office.
The complex will be composed of a commercial center, serviced apartments, an office building, and a clubhouse. The apartments are expected to be finished by May 2009, while the whole building will be completed in 2010 in China Travel.
4.23.2009
Hotel customer contact center in China.
Starwood Opens Largest Hotel Customer Contact Center In China
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has announced that it will shortly open what it says will be the largest dedicated
Scheduled to open at the end of April 2009 this customer contact center will be located in the city of Guangzhou and
will be equipped with the latest state-of-the-art contact center technologies and infrastructure to give support to
Starwood's guests, customers and hotels China Pictures.
According to Qian Jin, Starwood's senior vice president of operations for China and Taiwan, the opening of a dedicated
hotel customer contact center in China is a testimony to the importance and potential of this region to Starwood. Qian
added that with 47 hotels currently operating in Greater China and over 60 hotels under construction to date, with more
to be signed, this customer contact center would play an important role in helping the group connect with their
customers and offering them quality customer care China Pictures.
Patricia Neo, Starwood's senior director for Asia Pacific, customer contact centers, stated China is currently home to
the largest number of Starwood hotels outside of North America, and has the largest pipeline of new hotels outside of
the United States. She added that Starwood was thrilled to be able to offer an unprecedented level of service and
support to one of the world's fastest growing regions, and firmly believed that this would play a critical role in the
growth of the region.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has announced that it will shortly open what it says will be the largest dedicated
Scheduled to open at the end of April 2009 this customer contact center will be located in the city of Guangzhou and
will be equipped with the latest state-of-the-art contact center technologies and infrastructure to give support to
Starwood's guests, customers and hotels China Pictures.
According to Qian Jin, Starwood's senior vice president of operations for China and Taiwan, the opening of a dedicated
hotel customer contact center in China is a testimony to the importance and potential of this region to Starwood. Qian
added that with 47 hotels currently operating in Greater China and over 60 hotels under construction to date, with more
to be signed, this customer contact center would play an important role in helping the group connect with their
customers and offering them quality customer care China Pictures.
Patricia Neo, Starwood's senior director for Asia Pacific, customer contact centers, stated China is currently home to
the largest number of Starwood hotels outside of North America, and has the largest pipeline of new hotels outside of
the United States. She added that Starwood was thrilled to be able to offer an unprecedented level of service and
support to one of the world's fastest growing regions, and firmly believed that this would play a critical role in the
growth of the region.
Grand Roof
Roofs are very important to Chinese architecture. Palaces had particularly impressive elaborate roofs. The distinctive roof of Chinese architecture involves a great deal of symbolism. Symbolism is present in the colors and tiers of the eaves, roofing materials and roof top decorations.
Yellow, regarded as an auspicious color, was exclusively used by the imperial families of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Imperial roofs are certainly brilliant gold or imperial yellow.
Yellow, regarded as an auspicious color, was exclusively used by the imperial families of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Imperial roofs are certainly brilliant gold or imperial yellow.
4.22.2009
Stone/Bronze Lions
Lion is a special animal to Chinese people. A pair of stone or bronze lions, a male and a female,
can often be seen in front of the gates of traditional buildings. The male lion is on the left
with his right paw resting on a ball, and the female on the right with her left paw fondling a
cub.
can often be seen in front of the gates of traditional buildings. The male lion is on the left
with his right paw resting on a ball, and the female on the right with her left paw fondling a
cub.
GreenTree Inn Introduces Mobile WAP Reservation Platform
GreenTree Inn has launched a mobile phone WAP reservation platform China Travel.
Mobile phone Internet users can visit wap.998.com, and input their destination city and check-in time, or just search and find a specific hotel, and then book a room. The WAP site is tailor-made in accordance with mobile phone users' actual situation, so the pages are much cleaner and simpler than ordinary web pages. It is claimed that it will only take about five minutes to book a hotel anywhere within the group.
In addition to the reservation service, the platform also offers downloads of e-vouchers and hotel information view services.
Now guests can book GreenTree Inn hotels through the call center, via the Internet, and on the WAP platform that make up the central reservation system.
Mobile phone Internet users can visit wap.998.com, and input their destination city and check-in time, or just search and find a specific hotel, and then book a room. The WAP site is tailor-made in accordance with mobile phone users' actual situation, so the pages are much cleaner and simpler than ordinary web pages. It is claimed that it will only take about five minutes to book a hotel anywhere within the group.
In addition to the reservation service, the platform also offers downloads of e-vouchers and hotel information view services.
Now guests can book GreenTree Inn hotels through the call center, via the Internet, and on the WAP platform that make up the central reservation system.
Ramada To Open Its Largest Hotel In China
Wyndham Hotel group has just announced two new Ramada hotels in China: the world's largest Ramada hotel, the 1,000-room Ramada Hotel & Suites Boao in Hainan province, and the 548-room Ramada Huangshan in Anhui province.
Currently under development on Hainan Island just off the south coast of mainland China, the upscale, 24-story Ramada Hotel & Suites property is expected to open in December 2010. The hotel is being developed by Hainan Baolian City (Boao) Company, a subsidiary of the Shanghai Baolian Real Estate Company, which is also developing the 337-room Shanghai Wyndham Baolian.
The new hotel will feature oversized rooms and suites, three full-service restaurants, a lobby bar, 1,150 square meters of meeting space, a swimming pool, gym and other recreational facilities.
The hotel is part of a larger plan by the developer to transform more than two square kilometers of the city's ocean front real-estate into an upscale resort destination that will feature multiple retail and entertainment spaces.
Owned and operated by Huangshan Xinhui Investment Company, the newly constructed eight-story Ramada Huangshan hotel is the Ramada brand's first hotel in Anhui province. Located on the south bank of the Xin'an River, an area famous for the Yellow Mountains and other natural wonders, the property will feature oversized rooms and suites; a multi-lingual staff that is fluent in English, Japanese and Cantonese; a full-service restaurant specializing in Western cuisine; meeting and conference facilities capable of accommodating up to 600 guests; a fitness center and express check-out. All guest rooms and suites will feature 26 inch flat-screen televisions and free high-speed Internet access.
Currently under development on Hainan Island just off the south coast of mainland China, the upscale, 24-story Ramada Hotel & Suites property is expected to open in December 2010. The hotel is being developed by Hainan Baolian City (Boao) Company, a subsidiary of the Shanghai Baolian Real Estate Company, which is also developing the 337-room Shanghai Wyndham Baolian.
The new hotel will feature oversized rooms and suites, three full-service restaurants, a lobby bar, 1,150 square meters of meeting space, a swimming pool, gym and other recreational facilities.
The hotel is part of a larger plan by the developer to transform more than two square kilometers of the city's ocean front real-estate into an upscale resort destination that will feature multiple retail and entertainment spaces.
Owned and operated by Huangshan Xinhui Investment Company, the newly constructed eight-story Ramada Huangshan hotel is the Ramada brand's first hotel in Anhui province. Located on the south bank of the Xin'an River, an area famous for the Yellow Mountains and other natural wonders, the property will feature oversized rooms and suites; a multi-lingual staff that is fluent in English, Japanese and Cantonese; a full-service restaurant specializing in Western cuisine; meeting and conference facilities capable of accommodating up to 600 guests; a fitness center and express check-out. All guest rooms and suites will feature 26 inch flat-screen televisions and free high-speed Internet access.
4.21.2009
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 China Travel.
It is reported that the Tianjin Tourism (Holding) Corporation has signed cooperation agreements with over 40 travel agencies. They will arrange 20 charter flights, 10 special tourism trains and 18 international cruises to Tianjin, which are expected to bring an additional 350,000 domestic and foreign tourists to the city this year China Travel.
Tianjin is said to have a great potential for tourism resources, indicating a promising future of tourism. The city is reported to aim to do more on in-depth tourism to attract more tourists and build itself into a tourist destination.
It is reported that the Tianjin Tourism (Holding) Corporation has signed cooperation agreements with over 40 travel agencies. They will arrange 20 charter flights, 10 special tourism trains and 18 international cruises to Tianjin, which are expected to bring an additional 350,000 domestic and foreign tourists to the city this year China Travel.
Tianjin is said to have a great potential for tourism resources, indicating a promising future of tourism. The city is reported to aim to do more on in-depth tourism to attract more tourists and build itself into a tourist destination.
4.20.2009
Introduces Real-time Flight Inquiry Service of China travel
Chinese online travel service provider Mangocity.com has introduced a real-time flight query service based on Feeyo.com's dynamic flight data China Travel.
Now, users of Mangocity.com can see a "Dynamic Flight Information button" in the Travel Tools section on the homepage of the website. Meanwhile, on its Domestic Airline Ticket channel, there are also links to the dynamic and real-time flight query page. Travelers can choose the cities of departure and destination or just input the flight number to retrieve dynamic information on flights in China.
Besides, terminal information is also available on Mangocity.com for cities that have more than one terminal, for example Beijing, Shanghai, and Wuhan for the greater convenience of people who are waiting for flights or are meeting inbound passengers.
According to Mangocity the dynamic and real-time flight query service not only allows travelers to book tickets online, but also satisfies the need for related information, which ensures a better service for travelers China Travel.
Now, users of Mangocity.com can see a "Dynamic Flight Information button" in the Travel Tools section on the homepage of the website. Meanwhile, on its Domestic Airline Ticket channel, there are also links to the dynamic and real-time flight query page. Travelers can choose the cities of departure and destination or just input the flight number to retrieve dynamic information on flights in China.
Besides, terminal information is also available on Mangocity.com for cities that have more than one terminal, for example Beijing, Shanghai, and Wuhan for the greater convenience of people who are waiting for flights or are meeting inbound passengers.
According to Mangocity the dynamic and real-time flight query service not only allows travelers to book tickets online, but also satisfies the need for related information, which ensures a better service for travelers China Travel.
4.18.2009
Village Inn Appears In Dujiangyan
China's first chain village inns will open in May 2009 in Dujiangyan, Sichuan China Travel.
It is learned that the Chengdu Hongjie Tourism and Holiday Company has signed a cooperation agreement with the local government to set up a management company to develop village tourism of Daguan Town. The management company will rent houses from local farmers and change them into standard hotel rooms. To date, two farmers of Chaping Village have become the first contractors.
The village inn plan will help with the marketing and of management of village tourism in Dujiangyan, and will greatly improve the local tourism infrastructure. "We hope to make Daguan the modal village of village tourism for Chengdu through the village inn plan," a local government official said.
The price for a standard room is expected to be RMB100 per day, and dining facilities will be built in areas where there are more rooms. It is estimated that the village inn plan will double or triple local farmers' annual income China Travel.
The first batch of over ten guest rooms will open during the Labor Day holiday in May. It is hoped that the chain village inns will attract about 100 local farmers in three years to join the plan, with more than 1,500 rooms.
It is learned that the Chengdu Hongjie Tourism and Holiday Company has signed a cooperation agreement with the local government to set up a management company to develop village tourism of Daguan Town. The management company will rent houses from local farmers and change them into standard hotel rooms. To date, two farmers of Chaping Village have become the first contractors.
The village inn plan will help with the marketing and of management of village tourism in Dujiangyan, and will greatly improve the local tourism infrastructure. "We hope to make Daguan the modal village of village tourism for Chengdu through the village inn plan," a local government official said.
The price for a standard room is expected to be RMB100 per day, and dining facilities will be built in areas where there are more rooms. It is estimated that the village inn plan will double or triple local farmers' annual income China Travel.
The first batch of over ten guest rooms will open during the Labor Day holiday in May. It is hoped that the chain village inns will attract about 100 local farmers in three years to join the plan, with more than 1,500 rooms.
4.16.2009
Hebei Travel
Hebei Province surrounds the capital Beijing. It covers a total area of 197693 square kilometers. Its provincial capital is Shijiazhuang City. It is 283 kilometers away from Beijing in the north, adjoins Tianjian and abuts on the Bohai Sea in the east, holds in the mouth the two provinces of Shangdong and Henan in the southeast and the south, lies at the back of Taihang Mountains and neighbors Shanxi Province in the west, has a common boundary with the Mongolia Autonomous Region in the northwest and the north and borders on Liaoning Province in the northeast China Travel.
The topography of Hebei Province is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. It slopes from the northwest to the southeast with complicated and varied landforms. It is the sole province with seashore China Travel.
The topography of Hebei Province is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. It slopes from the northwest to the southeast with complicated and varied landforms. It is the sole province with seashore China Travel.
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