Tag Archives: Beijing

Short-stay visa restrictions lifted for Beijing and Shanghai

By Katie | Published January 1, 2013 | Leave a comment

The new year brings good news for travellers heading to China in 2013. As of today, the government has lifted the short-stay visa restrictions for both cities allowing 3-day visits possible without a visa. Three hips and three hoorays for that! Continue reading »

Travel News | Also tagged China, Shanghai, visas

#fridayfinds: world’s most popular ancient sights

By Katie | Published July 6, 2012 | Leave a comment

It’s not just spectacular beaches that attract tourists these days. Many travel thousands of miles just to see the stone Pyramids in Egypt or the great Colosseum in Rome. Ancient ruins connect us to the past in a way that nothing else does; it’s totally visceral. Continue reading »

Travel Ideas | Also tagged #fridayfinds, Cairo, China, Egypt, Italy, Rome

Visa-free visits to Beijing?

By Katie | Published May 28, 2012 | 2 Comments

Visitors to the Chinese capital may be in luck as Beijing considers waiving visas for visitors staying for three days or less in an attempt to attract more international tourists to visit the city, even if just for a weekend. Continue reading »

Travel News | Also tagged China, tourism, Travel News, visas

China to build the world’s biggest airport

By Katie | Published September 15, 2011 | 1 Comment

China’s secret plan has leaked! Okay, maybe it wasn’t so secret but they are in the building stages of something colossal… travellers heading east on flights to Beijing, listen up! China is building the world’s largest airport in the world and it’s going to take-over for Beijing’s Capital International Airport in the future. Continue reading »

Travel News | Also tagged airports, Cheap flights, China, Travel News

“All aboard!” The Trans-Siberian heads to China

By Katie | Published September 8, 2011 | 2 Comments

The first train from Moscow to Beijing arrived early this week. A new route, designed to meet the growing demand to live the thrill of the Far-East and the vastness of Russia’s landscapes. Continue reading »

Travel Ideas | Also tagged Cheap flights, China, Moscow, Russia, train, Travel Ideas

Beijing’s Chengdu ‘is calling out to history-lovers’

By Jeremy | Published December 15, 2010 | 1 Comment

There are a million places you could go for a historical holiday – but why not book some cheap flights to Beijing for a taste of what China has to offer?

Beijing flights and hotels news | Also tagged Cheap flights, China, love