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China to support Tibet to become major world travel destination

China’s top tourism authority will help the country’s Tibet Autonomous Region to become a a major world travel destination. According to a cooperative agreement signed Wednesday between the National Tourism Administration (NTA) and the government of Tibet, the NTA will expand assistance to Tibet and help the region further open up its tourism market. The [...]

China reveals plan to develop Hainan into global tourism destination

The Chinese government said on Monday that it aims to build the southern island of Hainan into a top international tourism destination by 2020. The country also plans to develop the only tropical island province to be a platform for international economic cooperation and cultural exchanges, according to a statement of the State Council, or [...]

New premium Ascott serviced residence is part of the iconic Raffles City Beijing development

CapitaLand’s wholly-owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), is celebrating the opening of its fifth serviced residence in Beijing, Ascott Raffles City Beijing. This marks the first time an Ascott serviced residence has partnered with a Raffles City. Raffles City is an iconic integrated lifestyle development comprising a retail mall, an office tower [...]

Heritage city in north China a paradise for world’s photographers

An old man with a leather apron is riding a bike, on the back of which stand two poles,. From each pole hangs a bag full of trash. Click. Ali Paczensky from Germany agency Fotofinder GmbH records the moment with his camera. He looks at the picture on the screen with a smile and says, [...]

Value-Priced Visits To China, The Philippines Offer Surprising Luxury Within Modest Budget

With international travel at its lowest point in seven years, prospective travelers are oft surprised to learn that hip travel agencies are recommending this recessionary period as the best time for long-haul travel to Asia. With countries such as China and the Philippines leading the pack, these once-in-a-lifetime journeys are becoming extremely value oriented in [...]

Mainland China tourists to Taiwan expected to reach 600,000

The Chinese mainland and Taiwan expected cross-Strait tourism to attract at least 600,000 mainland tourists this year, Monday’s China Daily reported. The ambitious target comes one year after the island was opened up to mainland tourists. About 383,300 mainland tourists visited the island in the past year, according to the Cross-Straits Tourism Association (CSTA) in [...]

Millennium & Copthorne Hotel in Wuxi, China to open soon

Millennium & Copthorne has opened its latest hotel in China, the Millennium Wuxi hotel in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, Eastern China. The hotel is located within the exclusive residential enclave of Court of Eastern Peace development, in the heart of the Wuxi New Development District. It is across from the Kodak factory and counts as its [...]