Published on 12 August 2003 by Travel Age West & Travelagewest.com Although the Athens Olympics are less than a year away, many travel professionals are already ramping up for the 2008 Games in Beijing. "We plan for it to be a major part of what we do here for the next few years," said Gilbert Whelan, director of marketing for China Travel Service U.S.A. in San Francisco. By all accounts,  » Read more »

By Guy Rubin Centuries ago, in a cliff-face in the midst of China's vast Taklamakan desert, artists hollowed, sculpted and painted 492 caves, creating over 450,000 square feet of spectacular murals, or more than thirty times the mural area of the Sistine Chapel. But whereas the Sistine Chapel was painted over a few years, the works at the Mogao Caves began in the fourth century and were completed over the next millennium.  » Read more »

by Jacob Ulevich Businesswoman Nancy Kim lends her time, talent and energy to benefit Special Olympics China Nancy Kim, owner of Imperial Tours is a relative newcomer to the world of Special Olympics. Her involvement with the movement began during the summer of 2002 when she volunteered to serve as the Chair of the Special Olympics East Asia Benefit Committee. Her work on A Very Special Christmas: Celebrate the Spirit,  » Read more »

by Shane Michell and Stephen Whitlock Meet the SUPERAGENTS, 70 travel consultants who'll make your next vacation the trip of a lifetime.  Travel & Leisure presents the A-list, a roster of the 70 top travel agents in various areas of expertise, who can help you experience the best that the world has to offer. So next time you'd like to have a 500-pound terra-cotta warrior shipped home,  » Read more »

Which Luxury Tour? 5 Critical Factors For Choosing A Luxury Tour by Guy Rubin You've paid top dollar for your "luxury tour" but find yourself continually eating in shabby restaurants, puzzled that tourist sites shut early each afternoon while souvenir stores seem permanently open. You are angered not only by your guide's increasingly obvious dishonesty but also by the waste of your valuable vacation time. This disappointing but common experience springs from the confusion people often have in choosing among a plethora of luxury tours,  » Read more »