China Economic ReviewAnother luxury hotel in Beijing opened last month – the 10-storey Marco Polo Beijing in the city's financial district. The hotel contains 296 guest rooms and suites and is located at Xidan intersection close the headquarters of the Bank of China. The Marco Polo Hotel Group, a subsidiary of The Wharf (Holdings), has seven properties […]
Up to 1,000 mainland Chinese tourists a day will be allowed to visit Taiwan from January 1, 2002. The relaxation in policy is to be conducted on a trial basis but was welcomed by the island's tourism industry as long overdue. A ban remains on direct travel between the mainland and Taiwan. Currently, mainland citizens […]
China's railway authorities have launched a 'luxury' train service on one of its most popular routes, between Beijing and Shanghai. The new train has cabins for two people with sliding doors and a washroom, instead of the usual open cabin for four to six people. Additional services and facilities include movies, climate control, reading lights […]