by Andrea Bennett In this age of information overload, when destinations, flights, and hotels are a click away, turning to a specialist to help plan your trip is essential. On the following pages you’ll find T+L’s 2005 A-List: 125 travel super-agents, arranged by area of specialization, and their ultimate dream trips. Nearly a quarter of […]
China News Contents Luxury Travel News Hotel/Restaurant News Calendar Odds N’ Ends – David Spindler Interview Discovery – Sanxingdui Dear Guy, From our founding, Imperial Tours’ Monthly Group tours and FITs have challenged the notion that there are no sophisticated venues in China. Seven years later, it is widely accepted that China […]
by Hilary Stafford-Clark Once in China it becomes obvious that for all but the most intrepid first-timer, a guided tour is almost essential. There is just too much to see, too much to absorb, in this vast country where 5,000 years of history are colliding head-on with the 21st century. Guidebooks, particularly those to Shanghai, […]
by Leslie Chang Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ABOARD THE MV EMPEROR ON THE YANGTZE RIVER — Shortly after our cruise ship set sail from the Sichuan town of Fengdu on its way down the Yangtze River, its hardworking crew began to entertain us. Four women in harem pants and navel-baring tops performed […]
by Melinda Allman What’s Cool: The Great Wall could stretch from Florida to the North Pole. China’s Great Wall, stretching more than 4,500 miles (7,300 km) across the northern Chinese countryside, was built originally as a fortification to protect Chinese lands from invasion and to keep the nation’s people from leaving the empire. In the […]
