113 Travel Agencies Approved to Provide Taiwan Service

Date: 2009-2-20 by mercier;

According to The Measures for the Administration of the Travel of Mainland Residents to the Taiwan Region and Regulations on the Management of Travel Agencies, 113 international travel service providers from 25 Chinese provinces have been designated as the second group of travel agencies to provide Taiwan travel services. Among the 113 travel service providers, seven are from Beijing including ... View Details

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Heavy Snow in N China Shuts Highways to Beijing

Date: 2009-2-19 by piksl;

All outbound highways were closed Thursday in Hebei, a northern province surrounding Beijing, after heavy snow fell overnight. The provincial highway traffic police center said that all highways passing through Hebei en route to Beijing had to be closed due to icing. Twelve highways, including one linking Beijing and Shenyang, capital of northeastern Liaoning Province, were closed by snow as of ... View Details

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Private Airline Resumes Full Operation

Date: 2009-2-16 by angela;

All 13 of the suspended domestic passenger flights of Okay Airways, China's first private airline, have resumed operation, the company announced Monday. A 174-seat Boeing 737-800 took off at 7:50 a.m. from Tianjin, in north China, carrying 141 passengers. The plane landed at Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, at 9:40 a.m., said Li Wei, an officer with Okay's publicity section. ... View Details

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The Best Time to See Plum Blossom at Meihuashan Nanjing

Date: 2009-2-15 by mercier;

With the weather getting warmer, the plum blossom came into flower this weekend at Meihuashan (Plum Blossom Mountain), Nanjing, and the best time to see plum blossom and the spring tours began. There are many species of plum blossom at Meihuashan, such as Nanjing Hongxu, a vermilion species, and Button Jade Butterfly. Todays special focus was the Lovers Plum Blossom, as it is Saint Valentines ... View Details

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AirAsia Offers 500,000 Free Tickets

Date: 2009-2-14 by saida;

AirAsia is offering 500,000 free seats to dozens of its destinations in Southeast Asia, China and Australia. This campaign is an important impetus to boost tourist numbers and spread the economic benefits brought on by tourism, said its regional head of commercial, Kathleen Tan, in a statement today. The latest promotion gives away free seats to holiday destinations Bali, Bangkok, the Gold C ... View Details

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