Foreign travel agents will be allowed to set up franchise branches on the mainland this year, two years before China is required to do so under World Trade Organisation rules, reported HKiMail. Under the pilot scheme, large agencies from the US, Germany and Japan will be allowed to set up sole-proprietor branches this year to […]
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Hot spring resort for Zhuhai
Red chip company China Travel International Investment has announced plans to build China’s largest hot-spring resort in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, reported South China Morning Post. The company said it had signed an agreement with Zhuhai government to buy a 2.7 sq km site for Yn40m. Managing director Shen Zhuying said that the site was chosen […]
The police are to be used to help enforce a ban on ticket agents offering airfare discounts, according to a report in the Shanghai Morning Post. A spokesman for China Eastern Airlines told AFX-ASIA that any strengthening of enforcement might lead to a decline in passenger volumes. He said there had been a reduction in […]
Shanghai Airlines and Lufthansa have signed a memorandum of understanding on greater co-operation in a variety of areas, including sales, marketing and services. The two airlines said they hoped the agreement would create a framework to facilitate code- sharing. However, such a development would require regulatory approval and the Chinese government is thought unlikely to […]
Sixty domestic flights a day have moved from Hongqiao Airport to Pudong International Airport as Hongqiao undergoes an overhaul that will last until October, said Shanghai Daily. The flights affected are those connecting Shanghai with the southern cities of Xiamen, Guilin, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Fuzhou, according to the Air Traffic Control Bureau. If in doubt, […]