Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou, the capital of central China’s Henan province, will get its first direct connection to Australia later this year. Jetstar has announced plans to start flying direct to the city from Melbourne in December 2017, with twice weekly flights. The service, which will be operated by a twin-aisle Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, is expected to […]

Favehotel Tuban Location: On Basuki Rachmad Road in Tuban, the seaport in East Java, three hours’ drive from Surabaya’s Juanda International Airport Grade: Economy Keys: 105 Facilities: Coffee shop Meeting space: Three meeting rooms They say: “Style, functionality and great value are the keys to a comfortable and pleasing stay at Favehotels” We say: Favehotel […]

AirAsia has signed an agreement for its most ambitious venture to date: a low-cost carrier based in mainland China. The Malaysian company has penned a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with finance company Everbright and the government of Henan province to establish AirAsia China, a budget airline based in Zhengzhou. In addition to the creation of […]

Grand Mercure Zhengzhou West Location: Overlooking Donglin Lake, a scenic area close to the Zhengzhou, the capital of central China’s Henan province Grade: Upscale Keys: 180 Facilities: Two restaurants, bar, gym, heated swimming pool, eco-farm, natural hot springs Meeting space: Two meeting rooms and two ballrooms They say: “The [hotel] captures the cultural touchstone of […]

New Macau charters for Cambodia Angkor Air Where? Sihanoukville (Cambodia) to Macau (China) When? Twice a week, effective immediately Who? Cambodia Angkor Air Why? New charter service to tap Chinese demand for Cambodian beach holidays Anything else? When President Airlines’ Antonov 24 landed at Sihanoukville Airport in 2004 it was the first commercial aircraft to […]