Travel Information


Shuttle bus and private car services are available for transportation between the airport and reserved hotel. You may book the services via online registration ( Comming Soon ) . Other hotel transportation means are available in below..

   
China World Hotel

No.1 Jianguomenwai Avenue, Chaoyang District, Beijing. China.

The Conference Venue and official Hotel – China World Hotel is 45 minutes by car from Beijing Capital International Airport.
   
Traders Hotel

No 1 Jianguomenwai Avenue, Beijing 100004, China Traders Hotel Beijing is directly connected to both the China World Trade Centre and the luxury China World Shopping Mall. Through the shopping mall, you could walk to the Conference Venue – China World Hotel in a just a couples of minutes.

Shuttle bus and private car services are available for transportation between the airport and reserved hotel. You may book the services via online registration#.
   
Visiting Beijing

There are more than 5,000 scheduled flights are available to 88 cities in China and 69 cities abroad from Beijing Capital International Airport (Airport Code: PEK).

Beijing lies at 39o56' north, 116o21' east, giving the city four distinct seasons. It is burning hot in summer and piercing cold in winter. As sandstorms might occur in the warm spring, autumn is the best time of a year for sightseeing in Beijing. The average annual temperature is 11.8oC/53.2oF. May, September and October are the most pleasant time for visiting Beijing.

Also, you can dial 12121 for forecast in both English and Chinese to get the weather information in advance.


   
Time Difference

Beijing, China  Beijing Standard Time (BST): UTC/GMT +8 hours

Amsterdam   *-6 hours
Hong Kong same time
London     *-7 hours
Madrid    *-6 hours
New York  *-12 hours
Paris      * -6 hours
Sao Paulo    -11 hours
Sydney   +2 hours

* means the time shown is adjusted for daylight saving time(DST) or summer time


Currency

Chinese currency is called Renminbi, which is issued by the People’s Bank of China. The unit for Renminbi is Yuan, and also Jiao and Fen. The abbreviated symbol of Renminbi Yuan is RMB£.

Exchange rate is approx. USD 1 to RMB6.80 (as of 30 June 2010)


Electricity

Electricity is supplied at 220 volts, 50 cycles.




Useful phone number in China


100 Police
114 Local telephone number inquiry and area code inquiry
119 Fire
120 Ambulance
11185 Postal code inquiry
10000 China Telecom customer service
10086 China Mobile customer service
10010 China Unicom customer service
95566 Bank of China customer service



Health and Hygiene

Visitors to China are required to fill in a health declaration form at the Customs.


Air Tickets Offerings from China Travel Service ( Hong Kong ) Limited

Applicable Departure Period: 01-17 Oct, 2010

Country of Origin

Airport Code/ Zone

Reference rate in USD

Ticket Validity

JAPAN

NRT/KIX/NGO/FUK/CTS

989

2D/10D
* 1-7Oct10,
10-17Oct10

JAPAN

NRT/KIX/NGO/FUK/CTS

1,217

2D/10D
* 8-9Oct10

SOUTH AFRICA

JNB

1,530

0/1y

SOUTH AFRICA

JNB

1,372

0/6m

SOUTH AFRICA

JNB

1,218

3d3m

SOUTH AFRICA

JNB

1,141

6d/3m

SOUTH AFRICA

JNB

1,037

6d/3m

USA

JFK

992

0/6M

USA

LAX

900

0/6M

USA

SFO

872

0/6M

AUSTRALIA

ADL.BNE.CNS.MEL.SYD.PER

1,088

2d/3M*
8-17Oct10

AUSTRALIA

ADL.BNE.CNS.MEL.SYD.PER

1,178

2d/3M*
1-7Oct10

GERMANY

FRA

857

2D/2M

NETHERLANDS

AMS

772

7D/2M

NETHERLANDS

AMS

1,067

3D/3M

UNITED KINGDOM

LHR

899

3D/1Y


Note :
  • Terms and Conditions apply.
  • Adult nett - exclude all taxes and charges.
  • Non-endorsable & non-reroutable.
  • FIT fare quoted is valid for departure from event start date minus 9 days to the last date of the event unless specified.
  • Permitted within same country and apply higher round-trip fare, e.g. JFK-xHKG- PEK- xHKG -SFO to apply JFK round-trip fare.
  • Open jaw is permitted for return from China between PEK or SHA, same fare apply.  e.g. JFK-xHKG- PEK // SHA- xHKG -JFK to apply JFK round-trip fare.
  • No stopover enroute.
  • Space confirmation is subject to availability at the time of reservation.
  • Ticket must be issued 10 days before departure except with other specify. For booking involved interline early deadline may apply as request by interline.
  • Electronic ticket will be issued except for those not applicable city.
  • Payment via credit card is subject to necessary credit card surcharges.
  • No change of name is allowed after ticket issued. Amendment fee of USD80 will apply for any ticket name spelling mistake after ticket issued.

For enquiries on travel and lodging, please consult:

China Travel Service (HK) Ltd.
Destination Management Centre
4/F CTS House, 78-83 Connaught Road, Central, Hong Kong
E-mail: WTCA@ctshk.com
Tel: (852) 2853 3526
Fax: (852) 2541 9777