The Hua Ye Xiamen Hotel and Accor Asia Pacific Company Shanghai

The Hua Ye Xiamen Hotel and Accor Asia Pacific Company Shanghai Company have announced that, with effect from August 1, 2009, they have mutually agreed to discontinue using the Sofitel brand and related management services for the hotel currently named Sofitel Plaza Xiamen.According to reports in local media, the parting has been by mutual consent with the owners of Hua Ye Xiamen Hotel expressing their gratitude to AAPC Shanghai for its support in helping to establish Sofitel Plaza Xiamen as the city?s leading hotel. Markland Blaiklock, the senior vice president of Sofitel Asia Pacific, commented that Accor remained committed to the owners of Hua Ye Xiamen Hotel and to current and future collaborations. Great Wall ChinaCustomers traveling on any Singapore Airlines flight can now check in anywhere in the world using their mobile phones, with the airline?s latest technological innovation: SIA Mobile. In its first wave, SIA Mobile was launched for Singapore-registered mobile phones on April 7. It is now available on mobile phones registered anywhere in the world. Great Wall China China Travelsky will offer computer system service to Mondial Assistance China to build a bridge between travel insurance sales agents and Mondial Assistance China. This will enable China's outbound tourists to enjoy world-class travel insurance and assistance services. The first phase of development is being prepared now and is expected to put into operation by the first half of 2009. Mondial Assistance China is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mondial Assistance Group, a company specializing in travel insurance and roadside assistance services Great Wall China.