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Following the establishment of the Yalong Bay Mangrove Tree Resort, Antaeus Group is to develop the Qingdao Mangrove Tree Resort in Lingshan Bay, Qingdao.

According to local media, the construction area of the five-star standard resort will be 400,000 square meters. It will have over 3,000 guest rooms: the equivalent of ten ordinary hotels.

Antaeus Group hopes to build the resort into the largest resort and convention hotel in northern China. Besides the movie service, shopping street, and water park that already exist in Yalong Bay Mangrove Tree Resort, the new resort will also have recreational facilities such as an indoor canal street, an indoor ice rink, a hot spring spa, and an eco-restaurant.

A 50,000-square-meter convention and exhibition center will be constructed with cinemas, art gallery, red carpet square, culture and art plaza, and a ballroom that can accommodate between 4,000 and 6,000 people for banquets or meetings.

Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts is slated to soft-launch the Banyan Tree Hangzhou, which is located in the historic Xixi National Wetland Park in west of Hangzhou, this November.

This is the Group’s fourth resort in China since 2005, following the opening of Banyan Tree Ringha, Banyan Tree Lijiang, and Banyan Tree Sanya.

Banyan Tree has partnered with Hangzhou Westbrook Investment Company to manage Banyan Tree Hangzhou, which comprises 71 water terraces and villas. Banyan Tree Hangzhou is part of an integrated complex comprising high-end hotels and conference centers, retail and entertainment, and residential facilities. The development is within a 50-minute drive from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, and 15-minute drive from downtown Hangzhou and the famed West Lake.

The Banyan Tree Spa features 10 indoor treatment pavilions, complemented by wellness facilities such as a beauty salon, gymnasium, swimming pool, and a yoga studio. The therapists are specially trained at Banyan Tree Spa Academies in Lijiang, China and Phuket, Thailand to deliver Banyan Tree’s signature series of spa treatments that are inspired by traditional Asian remedies. In addition, the Spa will introduce Japanese-inspired Onsen treatments which aim to replenish body, mind and soul.

Small meeting groups are also well-catered for at Banyan Tree Hangzhou. Divisible meeting rooms allow for multiple meetings to take place, and are specially suited for brainstorming sessions and corporate meetings. The resort also features three signature food and beverage venues, which include international favourites at the all day dining restaurant, authentic Cantonese cuisine at Bai Yun located in a grand dining hall and a bar lounge, equipped with a glowing fireplace, and views of the lake.

Super 8 Hotel Tai’an recently opened at 48 Qingnian Road near to the Dai Temple, Tai’an, Shandong province.

The hotel features convenient transportation being 1.5 kilometers from the railway station, 1.7 kilometers from the long-distance bus terminus, and 70 kilometers from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport. All hotel rooms are equipped with domestic and international direct-dial telephones, LCD flat screen TVs, and free broad band Internet access.

The hotel also provides other services such as fax, ticketing, travel information and Internet access in public areas. It will also adhere to Super 8’s “Clean & Friendly” service and promises to offer the best service to guests.

Currently 190 Super 8 hotels have opened or are due to open in more than 25 Chinese cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Hangzhou, Xiamen and Shenzhen. It is estimated that before 2012, there will be 1,000 franchise and directly-owned Super 8 hotels in China, making it China’s largest economy hotel brand.

At the Guanyin Culture & Zhoushan-Taiwan Tourism Cooperation Conference, the Zhoushan Tourism Association signed a cooperative agreement with the Taiwan Cross-Strait Business & Travel Shipping Association.

Zhoushan Port is one of the first 63 direct navigation destinations to Taiwan from mainland China. Shenjiamen Port at Ningbo-Zhoushan had also become a direct navigation destination in May 2009. Zhoushan is planning luxury cruises to Taiwan from Shenjiamen, and also several tourist routes especially designed for Taiwan tourists.

Under the cooperation agreement, the two associations will exchange experiences in tourist product design and market development. Taiwan will introduce local tourism talents into Zhoushan and promote Zhoushan’s tourist products to all Taiwanese.

At the Guanyin Culture & Zhoushan-Taiwan Tourism Cooperation Conference, the Zhoushan Tourism Association signed a cooperative agreement with the Taiwan Cross-Strait Business & Travel Shipping Association.

Zhoushan Port is one of the first 63 direct navigation destinations to Taiwan from mainland China. Shenjiamen Port at Ningbo-Zhoushan had also become a direct navigation destination in May 2009. Zhoushan is planning luxury cruises to Taiwan from Shenjiamen, and also several tourist routes especially designed for Taiwan tourists.

Under the cooperation agreement, the two associations will exchange experiences in tourist product design and market development. Taiwan will introduce local tourism talents into Zhoushan and promote Zhoushan’s tourist products to all Taiwanese.