Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide has announced plans to open a new hotel in China every 20 days for the next year. China is already the hotel conglomerate's largest market outside the United States, and also its fastest growing - with 120 hotels open and more than 100 in the pipeline.
The Third Criticizing and Advice-Giving Seminar of the Old Town of Lijiang kicked off at the Snow Mountains Academy on June 7.
Trip.taobao.com has released the latest Report on Travel Consumption for the Post-90s Generation on the Internet recently.
Lijiang has recently begun inspection operations for the tourism industry, and the entities inspected include travel agencies, tourist attractions, hotels and souvenir stores.
While the global hotel industry suffers from a shaky economy and shrinking pool of luxury travelers, the Hilton Worldwide hotel chain is looking to China's burgeoning hospitality sector to sustain its growth.
Many people see Lijiang as a place where time seems to pass slowly and without any hassles – and urban residents sometimes think of it as the city of their dreams.
The tradition of climbing mountains during Dragon Boat Festival comes from the historical associations between misfortune and double 5s - the holiday falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar.
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Protection Bureau of World Cultural Heritage Lijiang Old Town.
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