About Imperial Tours Imperial Tours offers luxury set-departure and private tours of China, combining local expertise with the high levels of service and quality expected by sophisticated Western travelers. Imperial Tours has first-hand knowledge of world-class hotels and restaurants as well as the history, culture, arts, and little-known exclusive destinations within China. Founded in 1999, Imperial Tours operates out of Beijing, China; San Francisco, California; Dorset, England; and Frankfurt, Germany. The Imperial Tours Difference Imperial Tours combines high-quality with locally specialized luxury tour services. The company was founded by Guy Rubin and Nancy Kim, Westerners who have lived in China for over a decade. Uniquely, Imperial Tours employs bilingual, China-based Western China hosts to accompany each tour; this “traveling concierge” helps translate the exotic mysteries of China while ensuring the excellent quality and service expected by luxury travelers. Tours Imperial Tours offers regularly scheduled group tours as well as customized private tours to well-known and off-the-beaten-path destinations throughout China. Imperial Tour – 13 night tour covers Beijing, Xian, Guilin, Hangzhou, and Shanghai departing once a month from March–November Majestic Tour – 11 night tour in Spanish covers Beijing, Xian, Guilin , and Shanghai departing September Family Tour – 11 night tour departing annually in August covering Beijing, Xian, Guilin, Suzhou and Shanghai and focusing on child-friendly activities Private Tours – Customized private tours based on special interests (e.g. art, culinary or shopping themed tours), or other destinations such as Hong Kong, Lhasa, Dunhuang, Huangshan, Lijiang, Shangri-La, Sanya, or the Yangzi River. Executive Profiles Guy Rubin, Founder and Managing Partner Guy Rubin is responsible for general management. Guy was born in Jerusalem, Israel and raised in Manchester, England. Guy's work for Arkwright strategy consultancy took him all over the world. When he first traveled to Beijing in 1994, he was immediately fascinated by China's culture and awed by its wealth of travel destinations. Guy has degrees in Russian and French language and literature from Cambridge University. Nancy Kim, Founder and Managing Partner Nancy Kim is responsible for operations and quality assurance. Though born and raised in the United States, Nancy Kim is well qualified to advise on East Asian culture by merit of under- and post-graduate art history degrees from the Universities of Pennsylvania, London, Seoul and Beijing. She is founder and chair of Beijing's annual Special Olympics fundraising ball. Margot Kong, Director of Marketing and Sales Margot Kong oversees the company's global sales and marketing efforts. Ethnically Chinese and born in South Africa, Margot was raised in the United States. She has ten years of sales and public relations experience working with blue-chip firms. Her extensive travels have taken her across six of the world's continents. Margot holds a B.A. in English and sociology from Barnard College, Columbia University. Milestones 1999: Guy Rubin and Nancy Kim found Imperial Tours. 2000: New destinations - Hong Kong and Yangzi River cruise. 2001: New destinations - Lhasa , Chengdu , Dunhuang and Huangshan. 2002: Opening of San Francisco office. Selected as China On-Site specialist by Virtuoso. 2003: Partnership with Radisson Seven Seas' Voyager events. 2004: Selected for Neiman Marcus InCircle Rewards Program. 2005: Selected to participate in Bergdorf Goodman Rewards Program. VIPs include Eunice Kennedy-Shriver and Katie Couric. 2006: Selected as Signature Preferred Supplier. VIPs include Lloyd Blankfein, Senator Maria Cantwell and Sara Lee. 2007: New destinations: Lijiang and Shangri-La. Opening of Frankfurt office. VIPs include Anthony Edwards, and Natalie Portman. 2008: New destination: Sanya ( Hainan Island ). Opening of Dorset office. VIPs include Marcus Agius, Michael Phelps, and Baroness Katherine de Rothschild. Accolades Travel + Leisure - China SuperAgent 2002-2009 Conde Nast Traveler – China Specialist 2008 & 2009 National Geographic Traveler – China Travel Expert 2004 Financial Times – China Super-Agent 2005 Departures – Outstanding Outfitter 2005 Press Contact Margot Kong Imperial Tours, LLC. 670 15th Avenue San Francisco, CA 94118 Tel: (888) 888 1970 Fax: (800) 380 6576 Email: web_inquiry@imperialtours.net Guy Rubin Imperial Tours Wanguocheng #2-2004 Xiangheyuan Lu 1 Beijing, 100028, P.R. China Tel: +86 (0)10 8440 7162 Fax: +86 (0)10 8440 7163