China Hotel and Tourism NewsChina Economic Review's Hotel and Tourism News and UpdatesMacau hires tourism help- September 17, 2008 The Macau Government Tourist Office has appointed travel PR specialist Hume Whitehead to promote the territory, a special administrative region of China, as a business and tourist destination. This will not be an easy task. The region is already best known for its casinos, but Hume Whitehead will be selling Macau as a multi-faceted destination by ...http://www.chinaeconomicreview.com/hotels/2008/09/18/macau-hires-tourism-help.html Olympics increases Chinas global tourists- September 16, 2008 According to a survey released by the Nielson Company China has become even more of a global tourist attraction after the Beijing Olympics. The survey said the Olympics not only built up China&8217;s image but also served as an advertisement for China&8217;s tourism. The online survey was conducted on consumers in 16 countries and regions before the ...http://www.chinaeconomicreview.com/hotels/2008/09/17/olympics-increases-chinas-global-tour... Taiwan Minister hopeful about additional cross-strait flights- September 15, 2008 In Taiwan the Minister of Transportation and Communications has said he hopes the number of tourists coming to Taiwan from the mainland will increase through more direct flights and flight routes across the Taiwan Strait. Mao declined to elaborate on how many more tourists he hopes to see, but he was quoted as saying in a ...http://www.chinaeconomicreview.com/hotels/2008/09/16/taiwan-minister-hopeful-about-additio... Hotel group launches budget hotel alliance- September 14, 2008 The 7 Days Inn Group has formed a trans-regional alliance of domestic branded budget hotels in China. The alliance is to provide a unified marketing platform for the medium and small scale budget hotel chain brands in China. This seems a most excellent idea. Zheng Nanyan, chief executive officer of 7 Days Inn, said the alliance focuses ...http://www.chinaeconomicreview.com/hotels/2008/09/15/hotel-group-launches-budget-hotel-all... China business travel prospects- September 11, 2008 According to the American Express Business Travels second survey of corporate travel management service in China, the country will become the world&8217;s third-largest market for corporate travel within five years. The survey shows that the spending on international business travel by China approximates $4.2 billion a year, which is 17% of the Asian market for ...http://www.chinaeconomicreview.com/hotels/2008/09/12/china-business-travel-prospects.html 80% netizens against cancelling National Day golden week- September 10, 2008 According to an online survey carried out by sina.com, one of the country&8217;s largest online communitie, the cancellation of the National Day golden week is opposed by most netizens. Some 78.31% of the 49,422 respondents thought cancellation of the National Day golden week will leave them less time for traveling or family reunions, as the paid ...http://www.chinaeconomicreview.com/hotels/2008/09/11/80-netizens-against-cancelling-nation... Shangri-La says hotel occupancy may dip- September 9, 2008 Shangri-La Asia, the region&8217;s biggest luxury-hotel operator, may book fewer rooms this year as rising airfares and a slumping world economy hurt tourism. In an earnings report the hotel group said, &8216;It is generally considered unlikely that hotels will experience the high levels of occupancies witnessed in 2007.&8217; Shangri-La&8217;s net income fell 15% to $135.7 million in ...http://www.chinaeconomicreview.com/hotels/2008/09/10/shangri-la-says-hotel-occupancy-may-d... China approves outbound tour groups to North Korea- September 8, 2008 China will allow its travel agencies to organize tour groups to the Democratic People&8217;s Republic of Korea (DPRK) of North Korea as the Chinese government has decided to grant approved destination status to the neighboring country. China&8217;s National Tourism Administration (NTA) said group tours to the DPRK will start &8216;at an appropriate time after the two ...http://www.chinaeconomicreview.com/hotels/2008/09/09/china-approves-outbound-tour-groups-t... Tourism planning and development in Tibet- September 7, 2008 Trevor Sofield is the Foundation Professor of Tourism, University of Tasmania, Australia and he has written a long report on the future of tourism in Tibet. You can download the complete report HERE. A major commitment, supported by more than US$20 billion, has been made for the economic development of Chinas western provinces (the Western Development ...http://www.chinaeconomicreview.com/hotels/2008/09/08/tourism-planning-and-development-in-t... Chinese extravaganza uses valley as a backdrop- September 4, 2008 &8216;Zen Shaolin,&8217; is an outdoor spectacle and tourist attraction in Henan Province, China. The extravaganza, with a cast of 500, is staged after nightfall in a valley that sits before a huge mountain in central Henan Province, one of the cradles of Chinese civilization. For those who were dazzled by the opening of the Beijing Olympics ...http://www.chinaeconomicreview.com/hotels/2008/09/05/chinese-extravaganza-uses-valley-as-a... |