China Travel News

China's tourism industry has recovered from the snow chaos that hit the country's southern and central areas over last month's Spring Festival, an official has said.Shao Qiwei, China…

AirAsia has confirmed that it will launch flights to Ho Chi Minh next month and then Hong Kong and Haikou in May 2008.

The high-speed rail link connecting Shanghai and Hangzhou will be completed by 2010, railway officials were quoted saying by China Daily. The express link will allow travelling speeds of…

China's inflation accelerated to the fastest pace in 11 years in February as food and energy prices jumped, Bloomberg reported. Consumer prices climbed 8.7 percent from a year earlier after…

Tourism authorities in the US state of Houston have launched a campaign to attract Chinese tourists that banks on the appeal of superstar basketball player Yao Ming. The "My Houston"…

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,…