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Hainan, Island Chinese New Year Holiday Hotel Rates: A Travesty And Insult To The Good People of China
Let's tell a story about how to utterly destroy the holiday plans of good, hard-working families. Your family holidays are a welcome and needed break from the daily hustle and bustle of life's routine. Memorial Day. Fourth of July. Labor Day. The Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year Season. All an important part of your life.
Now imagine waking up one morning to find that the $150 per night rate at the 5 star Newport Beach Hyatt or San Diego Sea World Marriott or the Hilton Resort Sanya was specifically priced during your family's main holiday week at an outrageous, price-gouging, insulting $1100 per night. An American would say "Whoa dude." A Chinese would utter, "Ai Ya!" The difference is: its real in China, where the spirit of a country's most important national holiday seems no more than rich man's game benefiting few, rather than building and supporting a proud, national spirit.
Back in the West, if it happened, how to comprehend and explain it? Immediately your brain cells start firing off, your mind sweeps for answers. Perhaps financial Armageddon has finally arrived. The Euro has collapsed? Another Asian currency crisis? Another 911 attack, but worse? Maybe you run to check downstairs at the grocery store and find the prices of everything went up triple and all bank accounts have been frozen. How else can you explain such a disproportionate price increase? If we wake up to news on the TV that suddenly a hotel room rate is multiplied not just by double or triple, but six to ten times the normal daily rate, we wonder on the edge of panic, "What the heck else is going on with prices of other things? It must have some other meaning too!"
Indeed, our family holiday plan is utterly destroyed. In our budget, we knew airfares would be high. We knew there won't be any discounts to snatch up.
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Starwood Brings Luxury Collection Brand To Sanya and Tianjin
According to a recent article at Travel Daily Asia, Starwood Hotels and Resorts has announced the signing of deals to open its first two ‘The Luxury Collection’- branded properties in China.
The Astor Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, is scheduled to open in Tianjin as a Luxury Collection Hotel in May 2010 after a US$22 million renovation, and The Malus Sanya, a Luxury Collection Resort, a new-build resort, is set to open in late 2012.
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Exploring Hainan Island Reveals Two More Little Secrets To Enjoy
It was an easy decision. My mind was still foggy sans coffee early Sunday morning, my wife and I able to take a break for two days together until Monday 9pm when I had to report back to the piano at the MO Blues Lounge.
I sleepily inquired, "So are we going to head up to the mountains 'til tomorrow?" The look on her face said it all and within the hour we were out the door, picked up our favorite rental car, a Zotye mini SUV and headed up the mountain for a quick, refreshing escape.
It was at the BaoTing turn off 60 km up the hill that we decided on our destination, skipping the Qi Xian Ling (Seven Fairy Mountain) hot springs resorts and heading for the third time to majestic, rugged Wu Zhi Shan (Five Finger Mountain). We reveal two nice traveler's discoveries on this journey.
The Best Kept Little Secret at Dadonghai Beach in Sanya: Special Offer for December Beachfront Guest Hotel
In the summer of 2004 on my first trip to Sanya, I met the man who had also just bought an entire floor of the Rui Hai beachfront apartments across from the Intyme Resort, which he then decorated as a lovely, simple 12 room guest hotel. Check out the incredible view from the private balcony and then you'll realize why I am urging you if you are looking for this type of accommodation to book your holiday dates quickly.
I'm happy to count Yi Bin as a close friend over the years and every year its easy to believe that the 12 rooms of his simple, lovely little guest hotel book out way in advance. Yi Bin is a lucky man to own his little empire of skyrocketing beachfront real estate in Sanya and its your lucky day that we are bringing his lovely guest hotel to your attention early in the season. As you can see from the photos of the private balconies in each room, get your room before they are gone, with rates starting at only 200rmb in November and a SanyaExpat special rate we have blocked on three rooms at only 280rmb from December 20th to January 5th, minimum 3 nights.
Click Page 2 for additional photos including their 3 bedroom apartment available. Yi Bin's lovely little guest hotel is the best kept secret in Dadonghai for travelers on a budget who can still have a simple modern room with large full bathroom and a private beachfront balcony. Over the years I've put every close friend I have in a room here when they've come for a visit to Sanya. They do not accept credit cards so new guests need to pay a 30% cash deposit by bank wire transfer to confirm your reservation. This is simple to do and costs only 20-50rmb at any bank in China.
Reserve/Inquire Now Click Here
Cheers, M
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Travel Biz Monitor: Sanya Tourism Development Board to promote MICE Tourism in India
Oct 2009 - Anish V Punnackattu | New Delhi
Sanya Tourism Development Board to promote MICE Tourism in India, brings 14 member delegation for road shows in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru
Sanya Tourism Development Board (STD
is currently on a three city road show in India to tap the outbound market. STDB, which is down with a...
Sanya News: Kempinski Resort Sanya featured at China Daily
Link: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2009-06/25/content_8321915.htm
Good for Kempinski Resort Sanya to be featured in a June editorial with China Daily online. Here's the link...Cheers, M
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