China Travel News

China's top population official has ruled out any changes to the one-child policy for at least the next decade because the country is about to experience another baby boom, Xinhua news…

Ritz-Carlton has opened its new property in Guangzhou, company's fourth property in mainland China.The Ritz-Carlton, Guangzhou - the 70th property in The Ritz-Carlton portfolio - is near…

Achim Bruckner has been named General Manager of the Kempinski Hotel Suzhou China. Brueckner has more than seven years experience with the Le Meridien Hotels in the Middle East, Seychelles…

China will launch "the most luxurious train in the world" to ply the route from Beijing to Tibet on September 1. According to a Xinhua report quoting the operator, the "interior of the…

The Opposite House, a new contemporary hotel will open this summer in Beijing's vibrant Sanlitun district - the first of a number of hotels being developed in China, Hong Kong and the UK by…

China's annual parliamentary season kicked off amid huge security this week, with tens of thousands of police and an army of volunteers manning the streets in what an AFP report said was a…

Chinese online travel operator Ctrip.com has posted a net profit of 398 million yuan (US$55 million) in 2007, up two-thirds compared to the previous year.For full year 2007, business…

The Presidential Plaza Beijing has been renamed The Presidential Beijing and the Seagull Hotel in Shanghai is now The Seagull on the Bund.

The first stage will see five airlines moving their operations there, including British Airways and Qantas, before a further 19 move to complete the transfer on March 25, the airport said in…

Formosa International Hotels Corporation plans to open 20 outlets with 15 in Taiwan and the remainder in mainland China under three brands of its "Silks" name - Grandsilks, SilksPlace, and…

Big foreign brand names continue to dominate as top brands for the affluent Chinese consumer, with the environment and quality being key factors determining brand choice, according to a…

The General Administration of Civil Aviation of China is reforming the charges for airlines using China's domestic airports from March 1.It said once implemented, foreign airlines and…

Airbus has begun to get more private aviation orders from customers in China and are expecting more this year."China has been leading the world in economic growth in recent years and…

Millennium and Copthorne has signed a management agreement to run a hotel in Wuxi that open mid-2008.Millennium Wuxi Hotel is close to Shanghai and caters to a predominantly Japanese…

Over 21.6 million Chinese tourists are expected to make trips in the first half of 2008, according to a report  by MasterCard Worldwide. The report said the Asian-Pacific outbound markets…

China's travel agencies have lost 70% of their forecast sales during the Lunar New Year holiday because of the snowstorms that disrupted travel plans.According to a Bloomberg report,…

Japanese investigators have found traces of pesticide on more packages of Chinese-made dumplings as a team from China arrived in Tokyo amid a widening food poisoning probe.AFP reported…

China's worst snowstorms in 50 years are creating havoc as millions of Chinese head back home for the Chinese New Year. The bad weather, which started on 10 January, could not have come at…

China issued a severe weather warning on Monday, with further heavy snows expected. AFP reported that the heaviest snowfalls in 50 years left hundreds of thousands stranded ahead of the…

The Ascott Group (Ascott) is to manage a 219-unit serviced residence, to be named Ascott Shenzhen Maillen, in Shenzhen, China. The serviced residence is targeted to open in the second half…

Chinese citizens visiting Ecuador will be exempted from visa requirements from February 15. They are allowed to remain in Ecuador for a maximum of 90 days.