SECTOR BRIEF

Sharp rise for online travel booking in China

China's online travel booking sector has seen major growth in recent years. >>more...

SECTOR BRIEF

Tourism boom boosts new projects

The current tourism boom in China is bringing in its wake new tourist attraction projects. >>more...

SECTOR BRIEF

Two more Marriotts in Tianjin

Marriott International plans to open its third Renaissance-branded hotel and first Marriott Executive Apartments property for extended stay travelers in Tianjin later this year, under a management agreement with Tianjin Tianbin Real Estate Development. >>more...

SECTOR BRIEF

Ctrip.com: never undersold

Chinese online travel service provider Ctrip.com has announced that it will compensate consumers for any differences in online booking prices. Extensive inquiries around the world suggest that this is the only travel service provider making such an offer. >>more...

SECTOR BRIEF

China speeds up for Expo

China will provide speedy visa processing for visitors to the upcoming World Expo, as well as more hotel space with help from surrounding cities. >>more...

SECTOR BRIEF

20 more Three Gorges 'floating luxury hotels'

Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality will build 20 more five-star luxury liners in three years, expanding the fleet to 34 in an aim to boost tourism of the picturesque Three Gorges on the Yangtze River. >>more...

SECTOR BRIEF

Holding hotel rates for Expo

This year’s World Expo in Shanghai – which runs May 1 to Oct. 31 — will most likely mean somewhat higher hotel rates in the city. But
there will not be the monstrous charges that happened at Hainan over the Spring Festival. >>more...

SECTOR BRIEF

China to stimulate world travel

Although the financial crisis of 2009 greatly affected all sectors of the travel industry, the World Travel Trends report released in Berlin predicted a slight recovery from some regions, including a strong boom originating from China. >>more...

SECTOR BRIEF

Asia eclipses America in aviation

Last year Asia eclipsed North America as the world’s largest aviation market. >>more...

SECTOR BRIEF

Eight most popular theme parks in China

In the past few decades, China has opened several dozen theme parks in a wide array of styles and motifs. >>more...

COLUMN

Into Sichuan

Graham Earnshaw walks west from Shanghai when he has the time, always starting from the last place he stopped. This month we find him at the eastern edge of Sichuan Province >>more...

COLUMN

Pearly Paddies

Graham Earnshaw walks west from Shanghai when he has the time, always starting from the last place he stopped. This month we find him at the western edge of Chongqing Municipality >>more...

COLUMN

You're welcome

Graham Earnshaw walks west from Shanghai when he has the time, always starting from the last place he stopped. This month we find him in the eastern part of the Sichuan basin >>more...

COLUMN

Shaolin's kung fu monks head for the market

MALCOLM MOORE: The Shaolin Temple is forming a joint venture to list in Hong Kong or Shanghai in 2011 >>more...

COLUMN

Land of the pomelo

Graham Earnshaw walks west from Shanghai when he has the time, always starting from the last place he stopped. This month we find him near Liangping town in Chongqing Municipality >>more...

COLUMN

Cleanup time

Graham Earnshaw walks west from Shanghai when he has the time, always starting from the last place he stopped. This month we find him near Fuping town in Chongqing Municipality >>more...

COLUMN

Tobacco road

Graham Earnshaw walks west from Shanghai when he has the time, always starting from the last place he stopped. This month we find him near Wuyiqiao Village in Chongqing Municipality >>more...

COLUMN

Good night, Isabella

Graham Earnshaw
walks west from Shanghai when he has the time, always starting from the last place he stopped. This month we find him in the village of Sanzhengpu, Chongqing >>more...

COLUMN

Joining Isabella

Graham Earnshaw walks west from Shanghai when he has the time, always starting from the last place he stopped. This month we find him near Huangni Village in Chongqing municipality >>more...

COLUMN

Blue eyes

Graham Earnshaw walks west from Shanghai when he has the time, always starting from the last place he stopped. This month we find him on the outskirts of Wanzhou City, Chongqing municipality >>more...