China Economic ReviewStarting December 1 this year, the hotel industry in Shandong province will gradually phase out disposable amenities, according to a document issued by the local government. Then from June 1, 2011, all hotels in the province will officially have to charge for disposable amenities, which include disposable toothbrushes, toothpaste, slippers, combs, shampoo and soap. The […]
China’s first direct flight to Australia’s Brisbane has started operating this week from Guangzhou. Flights to Brisbane depart Guangzhou at 9 p.m. and arrive at 7:45 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, while return flights leave Brisbane at 9:15 a.m. and arrive in Guangzhou at 4:20 p.m. every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Brisbane, capital of […]
In Australia, Gold Coast tourism operators are arranging classes on Chinese culture to cater for the boom in visitors from China. Martin Winter of the Gold Coast Tourism said the Chinese cultural training sessions have been attended by representatives of the city’s major hotels and other members of the tourism industry recently. "We are required […]
The 2010 Xiamen International Boat Show opened Friday as part of the 2010 Xiamen Ocean Week. Over 140 yachts of well-known brands are on display and, as is always true with yachts, they cost serious money. According to the organizing committee, the exhibition area on land is 20,000 square meters, up by one-third from last […]
The St. Regis Lhasa Resort, the first international luxury hotel in Lhasa, the regional capital, covers nearly 32,000 square meters and is a green hotel. Wang Songping, deputy chief of the region’s Tourism Administration, said, "The opening of St. Regis ends Tibet’s history of no luxury hotels. Shangri-La Hotel and InterContinental Hotel will be built […]