Galaxy Entertainment Group recently announced that Galaxy Macau, the newest integrated destination resort in the Cotai entertainment area, will open on 15 May, 2011.

The 2011 Asia Hospitality Summit is scheduled to be held in Shanghai on April 7 and 8, 2011, to offer a platform for local and international hotels to communicate and expand their portfolios.

According to 2011 Global Tourism Competitiveness Report released by the World Economic Forum, China's travel and tourism industry competitiveness ranking has risen to 39th worldwide: up from the 62nd four years ago.

Crowne Plaza Paragon Xiamen, which opened in May 2008, has been officially ranked as a five-star hotel by China's National Tourism Administration, becoming the first five-star Crowne Plaza-brand hotel on the southeast coast of the nation.

The Canadian high-end hotel management company, Delta Hotels and Resorts recently announced it will open a representative office in China.

Hainan Airlines recently opened a route from Sanya to Xining via Xian, cutting hours off the travel time between Sanya and the capital of Qinhai Province.

The Hong Kong Tourism Board recently announced that visitor arrivals to Hong Kong in January 2011 rose by 21.5% year on year to 3.59 million.

Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways recently said it had received approval from the Hong Kong government to raise fuel surcharges on passenger fares by 10% to 15% in March as a result of higher global oil prices.

The National Museum of China reopens in Beijing on March 1, 2011 — following the completion in December 2010 of a CNY2.5 billion renovation project.

Beijing received nearly 300,000 tourists in January, representing a slight year-on-year increase of 0.6%: according to latest figures released by National Bureau of Statistics of China.