China’s Shaolin monks plan deal with travel co.
December 17, 2009 ·
The famed fighting monks of China’s Shaolin Temple next plan to tackle modern finance.
The local government entity in charge of managing the 1,500-year-old Buddhist temple’s tourism-related assets has agreed to cooperate with China Travel Service, a spokeswoman for the state-owned company said.
News reports said the venture would seek to raise up to 1 billion yuan [...]
Hawaii among several destinations luring Chinese
November 30, 2009 ·
Hawaii, California and Las Vegas are among American tourist destinations vying fiercely for a vast and largely untapped new market segment.
Yes, to be a Chinese tourist these days is to be a widely-sought traveler.
Hawaii has beaches and its famed “aloha spirit” as its siren call. Las Vegas offers gambling and its entertainment-oriented attractions. San [...]
Escape your family for the holidays
November 9, 2009 ·
When Lulis Leal’s family gets together for Christmas, she is usually sunning herself on a beach surrounded by palm trees and turquoise waters, with not one extended relative in sight.
For more than 10 years, Leal has been spending the holiday season in exotic locales like the Bahamas or Hawaii — anywhere warm, the Cedar Grove, [...]
Asia travel to rebound modestly in 2010
November 3, 2009 ·
Tourist arrivals to Asia are expected to shrink as much as 5 percent this year before rebounding modestly next year, but full recovery will only set in by 2011, a travel group said Tuesday.
The region’s performance has been mixed this year with countries such as China and South Korea showing resilience but others like Thailand [...]
China agency signals Shanghai Disneyland progress
November 2, 2009 ·
A long-awaited plan to build a Disney theme park in Shanghai appears to have moved forward, with officials confirming Monday that central government approvals are in place and an announcement is due soon.
However, Disney said there was no change to report.
Mayor Han Zheng told reporters Sunday that the city plans to make an announcement as [...]
China bans foreign tourists from Tibet
September 22, 2009 ·
China has banned foreign tourists from traveling to Tibet ahead of a parade in the capital to mark 60 years of Communist rule, an official said Tuesday, amid stepped-up security across the country to ensure nothing mars the celebrations.
Tan Lin, an official with the business administration office at the Tourism Bureau of Tibet, said foreign [...]
Marriott plans 21 new Asian hotels amid global downturn
September 9, 2009 ·
Hotel group Marriott International announced Wednesday it was planning 21 new hotels in Asia, despite the impact of the global economic slowdown on travel and demand.
The company already has 37 hotels under construction across the region, meaning that it will have built 58 new hotels by 2013, creating an estimated 24,000 jobs.
“We are excited by [...]
