The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) has issued a circular to end the unified price system for aviation accident insurance and to encourage insurance companies to develop diverse traffic accident insurance products. The former guideline to aviation passenger accident casualty insurance, issued in 2003, was designed by three leading insurance firms
The Chinese Ministry of Public Security is simplifying entry and exit procedures.
With China's seven-day National Day holidays approaching, foreign or Chinese transit passengers will not need to fill entry or exit forms. In addition, all Chinese citizens, including those living in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas, need not fill the exit forms when they leave the country from Oct 1st. Existing regulation requires transit passengers to fill in at least two forms, one for entry registration and the other for exit.
Sina.com, China's largest portal with over 100 million monthly unique visitors, announced a strategic cooperation with Qunar.com, China's largest travel search engine and second largest travel media with over 8 million monthly unique visitors.
The two companies will launch "Free Talk Travel", a blog publishing platform that will allow Chinese travelers for the first time to share their travel experiences in an innovative and interactive way. "Free Talk Travel" is expected to be one of China's most popular blog platforms and an asset to online travelers everywhere in China.
Beijing - Mixing state-of-the-art systems and Chinese characteristics, a revamped Beijing airport set to open for the Olympics looks likely to finally give China an air gateway worthy of its rising status. With 98 hectares of floor space, it will boast one of the world's largest airport terminals, marking a great leap forward in preparations for next August's Olympics and China's skyrocketing air travel market. Airport officials pulled back the curtain on the $2.7bn expansion with a media tour that revealed a gleaming facility they say will be one of the world's showcase airports when it fully opens by July.
