http://atripnews.com A trip news from everywhere Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:50:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A municipal standard was recently drafted to bring courtyard homestay families in the ancient city center in Beijing under regulation and provide standardized services to foreign guests who relish the idea of staying in traditional Chinese homes.    The Beijing Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision published a series of criteria to ... http://atripnews.com/481 IN Gore, a town of 12,500 on the South Island of New Zealand , street signs proclaim that the visitor has arrived in the world capital of brown trout. To reinforce the point, town officials have erected a huge sculpture of the fish in a grassy park halfway between the ... http://atripnews.com/480 On the thread of its history are Caesar, kings, Moors, great wealth, and long influenceÉVORA - “Where should we go for lunch,’’ a Lisboan will ask, and invariably, “Évora’’ is the reply. An hour and a half south of Lisbon, this UNESCO World Heritage site has been a favorite for ... http://atripnews.com/479 A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed for the development of a new tourism-leisure complex in the Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone, South Korea. According to a Korea Herald report, the complex will be built on approximately 2.25km² of reclaimed land in the Ungdong district. Facilities will include a 30-hole ... http://atripnews.com/478 Grecian earner for the Malmaison brandBy Sophie Lam ShareClose Digg del.icio.us Facebook Reddit Google Stumble Upon Fark Newsvine YahooBuzz Bebo Twitter ... http://atripnews.com/477 The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) announced Monday that China will hold the 2010 Global Travel& Tourism Summit in Beijing.    The summit will take place in Beijing on May 25-27, 2010. "Our members are all delighted that we will be going to Beijing, capital of the world's most dynamic travel ... http://atripnews.com/476 SINGAPORE, December 22, 2009 - Upmarket cruise line Azamara Club Cruises is marking its presence in Asia again with the return of its ship Azamara Quest to Singapore today to kick-start her second consecutive Asian season. The ship arrived at the Singapore Cruise Centre early this morning following a 24-night ... http://atripnews.com/475 IN the wet season, the roads through the northwestern region of Cambodia turn into an undulating sea of muck, with potholes the size of cars and ruts as deep as truck axles. To figure out which routes were least likely to leave me wet, muddy and stranded, I buttonholed a ... http://atripnews.com/474 The company that operates China's National Stadium, or "Bird's Nest", says on Sunday designs for its mascot and logo should combine regional characteristics and Chinese cultural elements.    The stadium, which hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, has started on Friday to solicit designs of its ... http://atripnews.com/473 The Gold Coast council planning committee revealed on Tuesday that development had been approved for the largest apartment complex in Surfer's Paradise on the famous tourist strip of Queensland's Gold Coast.    The 700 million Australian dollar (639 million U.S. dollar) development will cover nearly 11,500 square meters of land.    The Planning committee ... http://atripnews.com/472