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The last week has seen a lot of new hotels opening in the Chinese region:
in Hongkong: Courtyard by Marriott Hong Kong, located along the Victoria Harbour in the Sai Ying Pun District on Hong Kong Island
also in Hong Kong: Novotel Nathan Road, located on the main thoroughfare of Kowloon, also known as the Golden Mile
in […]
Just a quick notice to all those flying Cathay Pacific or Dragon Air into China:
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair will move to the new Terminal 3 at Beijing International Airport starting on Wednesday, 26 March 2008.
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair will move to the Terminal 2 at Shanghai Pudong International Airport starting on Tuesday, 29 April 2008.
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Have a peek at Beijing’s Olympic Village, which will house the 16,000 athletes, coaches and other participants to the 2008 Olympic Games.
Solar panels, drinking water on tap, internet access (subject to government censorship) … quite an architectural feat, really. Let’s hope everything’s up and running in time!
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The Hotel Club Travel Blog has the details on the new Terminal 3 of the Beijing Capital Airport, which was just finished right in time to welcome the hordes of visitors arriving for the upcoming Beijing Olympics 2008. If the photos over there aren’t impressive enough, take a look at how the airport glows in […]
Jackie Chan’s commercials for Visa and the Beijing Olympics never failed to elicit chuckles from me every time I chance upon them on the tv. I’m not sure if this one is the latest of the series of commercials, but it’s definitely one of my favorites:
Man, how old is the guy?!?
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You’ve got to see this collection of images from this year’s Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, a breathtaking exhibition of snow and ice sculptures in Harbin, China.
Absolutely breathtaking works of art!
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Here’s some good news for Star Alliance frequent flyer members: Air China and Shanghai Airlines have formally joined the Star Alliance airline network. You can now get more mileage when flying to your destinations in China when flying these airlines.
Participants in Air China’s PhoenixMiles and Shanghai Airlines’ Crane Club Frequent Flyer Programmes (FFP) will now […]
If plans pan out, it seems like we’ll be seeing a new budget airline fly the Asian skies in 2008.
Korean Air Lines Co. said Monday that its new low-cost airline was set to begin operations next May with routes to regional destinations including China and Malaysia.
Korean Air said in a press release that its board […]
If you’re a SkyTeam frequent flyer member, you now have additional opportunities to accumulate more miles as China Southern Airlines becomes the 11th full member of SkyTeam, making the alliance the first to welcome a carrier from mainland China.
China Southern, with the most extensive airline route network in China, operates the largest and most advanced […]
You’re based on the US East Coast and would like to fly to Beijing? You’re in luck: United Airlines is having an East Coast to Beijing airfare sale.
Well, the image above says it all, but some important details of this promotional sale:
Purchase by November 24, 2007
Travel outbound by December 13, 2007
Travel is valid on Monday-Thursday; […]
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