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Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai

admin — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:58:30 +0000

One of Shanghai’s most prominent luxury hotels, the Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai offers business and leisure travellers an incomparable, award-winning combination of comfort, service and convenience. This hotel in Shanghai enjoys easy access to both Hongqiao and Pudong international airports and is also close to the tunnels and subways connecting Pudong (East Shanghai) to Puxi (West Shanghai).

Comprising two towers – River Wing and Grand Tower – the hotel showcases spacious, well-appointed rooms and suites with views overlooking the historical Bund, the mighty Huangpu River, as well as that of the futuristic Pudong financial district cityscape.

The Grand Tower, designed by New York-based architect Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) and unveiled in September 2005, features 375 rooms and suites, including the Premier Room which offers 54 square meters (581 square feet) of comfortable space. Located between the Grand Tower and the River Wing which houses 577 rooms and suites, are a range of trend-setting designer restaurants and bars, comprehensive meetings and conference facilities with two of the city’s largest Ballrooms, CHI, The Spa, two Health Clubs, two swimming pools and a floodlit outdoor tennis court.

33 Fu Cheng Road, Pudong, Shanghai 200120, China

Adelaide Zoo welcomes Giant Pandas

admin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:15:05 +0000

Adelaide Zoo and Australia welcomes the four-year-old male Panda “Wang Wang” and three-year-old female Panda “Fu Ni,” on a joint research program for a 10-year stay in Australia. It is hoped that Wang Wang and Fu Ni will be the first pandas to breed in the southern hemisphere.

The pandas have received a huge response in Australia. Many families in Adelaide have started growing Bamboo shoots to welcome their new visitors from Sichuan Province. The pandas are housed in a new $8 million climate controlled luxury enclosure specially built for them that also includes refrigerated rocks to protect them from the Australian summer.

Adelaide Zoo and Hotels near Adelaide Zoo expect the pandas to boost tourism and help them generate serious revenue over the 10 years.

http://www.giantpanda.org.au/

Adelaide is the capital of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth-largest city in Australia. It is a haven for lovers of Festivals, food, Arts and culture, Shopping and sports. Adelaide’s North Terrace, with its museums and city cafes attracts culture lovers, while Rundle Mall, The Central Market, Chinatown, The Tea Tree Plaza, Westfield Marion Shopping Centre and Harbour Town are shoppers paradise. HQ, Mars Bar and Jive are popular nightclubs. It is also Australia’s education hub and Learning City, and has stylish architecture, sandy swimming beaches and fabulous arts events.

China Eastern Airlines to merge with Shanghai Airlines by year-end

admin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:33:36 +0000

China Eastern Airlines, the country’s third biggest carrier, said yesterday that it would complete its merger transaction with Shanghai Airlines by the end of the year.

“All the legal procedures will be completed by the end of 2009,” said Ma Xulun, general manager of China Eastern.

The Shanghai-based carrier said in July it would buy smaller rival Shanghai Airlines via a 9-billion-yuan share swap that would give it a market share of over 50 percent in China’s financial hub.

Ma said China Eastern is expected to return to the black in 2010 after a huge reduction in losses this year. The airline made a net profit of 1.2 billion yuan in the first nine months of this year.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2009-11/25/content_9042506.htm