Stay healthy when traveling

While China covers a vast geographic area, with various mountains and rivers, these grand landscapes are not suitable for all people. High altitudes, cold sea water and pollen can prevent certain groups of people to visiting these areas. People with acute otitis media (inflammation of the middle ear), coronary heart disease, angina and seriously high or low blood pressure as well as pregnant women are advised to stay away from high mountains, because high altitude sickness could pose a serious physical challenge to these people. Those with rheumatism, diabetes, chest pains and overactive thyroid glands are strongly advised to stay away from seaside. In autumn, the seaside temperature is lower than land temperature on average. This an the combination of high humidity and abundant sodium ions in the air will aggravate the health of these people and lead to contraction of the alleged "seaside exposure syndrome".

China to end rigid air travel insurance pricing

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

China eases travel restrictions

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 And Qunar Jointly Launch China's First Travel Blog Platform

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.