In 2015, Imperial Tours is offering two departures of our small group tour: May 7-17 and October 8-18. This is a 10-night journey covering the "must-sees" for a first time trip to China: Beijing, Xi'an, Hangzhou and Shanghai. These are guaranteed departures with a maximum of 14 travelers for an intimate small group experience. It is the highest-end scheduled departure group tour of China on the market and features: VIP meet and greet upon international arrival into Beijing Stays at the best 5 star hotels in each city White linen banquet on a secluded section of the Great Wall Nearly all meals at amazing restaurants Exclusive access into a section of the Forbidden City not open to the public Visit to an ancient pharmacy accompanied by an expert in Traditional Chinese Medicine Expert-led walking tour of coloninal architecture in Shanghai Book by November 30,  » Read more »

If books like Professor Campbell’s “China Study” are to be believed, over the past thirty years nutrition has been underfunded and overlooked by western medicine. By contrast in China the nutritional precepts of traditional medicine remain highly prevalent in contemporary life. For many generations Chinese doctors have categorized foods according to their properties in order to analyze their dynamic impact with the human body, and as a result Chinese people will commonly discuss these issues in their daily life.  » Read more »

  Guy Rubin of Beijing-based Imperial Tours talks about the latest trends in China in travel, including the emergence of Lhasa as a hot destination. See full interview here        » Read more »

It's getting late on a Thursday night. You have a big FIT itinerary to sort out before you leave the office so you order in some Chinese takeaway and put your head down to finish the job. The sky is darkening outside the window pane when all of a sudden there is a blinding flash of light and a flying saucer swoops out of the night sky to hover to a standstill outside your office.  » Read more »

When Rubin moved to China in 1994, he was surprised to find a dearth of resources for discerning travelers in a country so rich in cultural heritage and natural beauty. He and his wife and partner, Nancy Kim, set out to change that, and now lead China’s most ambitious luxury tour operator. To keep up with the country’s rapid transformation, Rubin is constantly inspecting new hotels—Beijing has seen the  arrival of a Waldorf Astoria;  » Read more »