Archive for February, 2010

Beijing doubles parking fees to ease downtown traffic

Beijing will double daytime parking fees in downtown areas from April 1 in order to curb traffic congestion, said the municipal planning authority Tuesday.
The municipal committee of development and reform issued the notice on its website, stating the highest parking fees would be 10 yuan ($1.46) per hour in 13 zones, including shopping districts, railway [...]

National Geopark to add tourists to HK: official

The Hong Kong National Geopark offers visitors a refreshing experience in addition to Hong Kong’s glittering metropolitan life, Hong Kong Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Rita Lau said on Saturday.
During a visit to the High Island Geo Trail with Japanese Consul-General Shigekazu Sato on Saturday, Lau said Hong Kong is endowed with a rich [...]

Mainland tourists flock to Mideast

It is no exaggeration that the first 10 guests I met at the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai were all Chinese. I was in the lobby of what is regarded as the world’s first seven-star hotel on a sunny morning last month just as a band of tourists from Jilin province checked out. They [...]

Ctrip offers $88m for 90% stake in travel unit of Wing On

Ctrip.com International Ltd, an online travel service provider, plans to invest $88 million to acquire a 90 percent stake in a travel service unit of Wing On Travel (Holdings) Limited of Hong Kong, the company said in a statement yesterday.
Ctrip hopes to strengthen its market position in Hong Kong through the acquisition of the tourism [...]

Top tourism sites opening doors for free in Beijing

With a few clicks, Beijingers will be able to get an electric ticket sent to their mobile phones that will let them visit one of the capital’s top 32 tourist attractions during Spring Festival.
The city’s tourism authority is planning to distribute 300,000 free e-tickets via its official website.
The big give-away will begin Feb 12.
Applicants will [...]

Official denies report on mobile real name registration

An official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said it has no plan to launch a real name registration policy for mobile phone users in Beijing in April, Wednesday’s National Business Daily reported.
Earlier reports said the ministry will require new mobile phone users in Beijing to register their names with their numbers [...]

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