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Eyeglass Paradise in Beijing
Travelers to China think of Beijing as a shopper’s paradise, purchasing clothing, electronics and all kinds of souvenirs from large markets. Unknown to most visitors, Beijing also has a unique specialty market that often gets missed—The Eyeglass Market. The China Guide ( http://www.TheChinaGuide.com ), an American owned travel company, describes Beijing’s Eyeglass Market as four floors of overflowing frames and sunglasses having everything from classic shapes to wild designs
The China guide leads China tourism trends with its no shopping tours
Tourism in China is rooted strongly in the belief that travelers should be taken to tourist factory shops where they will drop lots of cash on overpriced goods.
Corporate travel management and travel practices in China
The report with the same title published earlier this year by PhoCusWright and Amadeus IT Group is based on extensive research with over one hundred corporate executives responsible for travel procurement decisions in their companies and paints a picture of a corporate travel market with a significantly different behavior pattern from the rest of the world when it comes to planning, purchasing and accounting for travel services. The reasons for these differences are mainly cultural and will not be changed overnight.
China plans 35 high-speed lines by 2012
While work continues in Britain examining the case for building a new high- speed rail line from London to the West Midlands and North—which may be opened by 2025—China has announced plans to build 35 high-speed routes by 2012.
China at WTTC 2008 @ WTTC 2008
Breaking Travel News interviews China at WTTC 2008, Dubai.