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(Xinhua) — Total retails of hotels and restaurants in China reached 936.4 billion yuan (120 billion U.S. dollars) in the first 11 months of this year, a net increase of 130.5 billion yuan or 16.2 percent over the same period of last year, according to statistics published by the Ministry of Commerce on Friday.  (more…)

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has significantly bolstered its management team with the recruitment of four experienced travel and tourism professionals at Bangkok head office, effective from the start of 2007. (more…)

Hotel Okura Co. plans to double the number of group hotels to 50 by 2010, mainly by expanding its network of hotels outside Japan. (more…)

International visitors to Australia are staying longer and spending more, which was positive news for the tourism industry, the Australian Tourism Export Council said today. (more…)

Barry Sternlicht’s Starwood Capital entered a strategic relationship with Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels, one of China’s largest hotel operators. (more…)

In the latest figures released  by the Tourism Authority of  Thailand, arrivals at the International Airport from January to October 2006 soared +15.97% over last year, to 7.92 million arrivals. (more…)

The legendary Raffles Beijing Hotel celebrated its Grand Opening on December 1, 2006 with the elegance and grace befitting this much-loved Beijing icon. (more…)

Singapore will host more than 1,600 participants including tourism government officials, travel industry professionals and international media at the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) happening next year from 26 January to 3 February 2007. (more…)

The London hotel market remained buoyant in October and hotels in the regions also experienced further growth, according to preliminary figures released today by PKF hotel consultancy services.

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