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Watabe - Saying "I Do" to the Chinese market

The Japanese wedding planning company is hoping to defend against a declining marriage registration rate at home by moving into the Greater China region.

21 October 2010
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Travel – A journey just begun

Few, if any, sectors offer a purer exposure to the rise and rise of China's middle class than travel.

23 September 2010

CITS – Surfing the travel wave

Robust demand for overseas travel tours, the company's mainstay, is expected to support strong performance through the second half.

23 September 2010

CYTS - travel business fares well, real estate segment falters

In spite of a good performance in the travel segment in the first half, overall revenues were dragged down by a poor performance by the company's real estate arm.

23 September 2010

Ctrip – Competition intensifies for market leader

Commission rates on airline booking services, over 40% of the travel agent's business, face some pressure from rising competition.

23 September 2010

Elong hotel reservation volumes flourish

Revenues from the online travel agent's hotel booking services rose 44% year on year in the second quarter, helped by a 58% rise in volumes.

23 September 2010

China Airlines - Beneficiary of cross-straits travel boom

Robust demand for cross-strait flights and recent fare increases on cargo routes to Europe helped China Airlines realise year on year revenue growth of 56% in the first six months.

12 August 2010
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'Shrinking' China spurs development

China's accelerated construction of railways, roads and air links will boost the process of urbanisation in coming years.

11 February 2010

Retail sales: Divergent scenarios

The return of inflation and the reduced impact of stimulus measures introduced at the start of this year to boost sales may mean a different course for retail spending in 2010.

23 December 2009

Home Inns & Hotels Management (HMIN:Nasdaq)

The budget hotel operator is ramping up expansion across China following strong performance at its hotels in lower tier cities this year.

10 December 2009

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