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-- Increased security checks at China’s airports make it necessary to get to the airport two hours before departure for domestic flights, and 2.5 hours for international flights. No liquid or gel-like substances (tooth paste, sun lotion, etc) are allowed in carry-on baggage.
-- Wei Wu at Easytour. See Guilin.

The Tibet Tourism Bureau has cancelled all tours to Tibet including climbing expeditions of the Chinese side of Mount Everest until further notice.

-- We've been telling visitors to the Beijing Olympics to book tickets and hotels rooms for over a year now. And then there are the flights. It might be too late to do these now unless you buy packages through tour operators like http://www.cosport.net/b2008/us/  which operates in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the E.U. Agencies like Mongol Global Tours at http://www.beijing-olympics08.net   and www.letstravelchina.com  . These agencies are saying they have blocked rooms available, but you must get your event tickets first. For more information and convenient web-sites, buy my new Beijing e-Book. For upcoming updates on Beijing and the Olympics, consult this web-site’s Beijing section. Please note that the Beijing Olympics official web-site has been changed to: http://en.beijing2008.cn/  * ... We've been telling visitors to the Beijing Olympics to book tickets and hotels rooms for over a year now. And then there are the flights. It might be too late to do these now unless you buy packages through tour operators like http://www.cosport.net/b2008/us / which operates in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the E.U. Agencies like Mongol Global Tours at http://www.beijing-olympics08.net  and www.letstravelchina.com  . These agencies are saying they have blocked rooms available, but you must get your event tickets first. For more information and convenient web-sites, buy my new Beijing e-Book. For upcoming updates on Beijing and the Olympics, consult this web-site’s Beijing section. Please note that the Beijing Olympics official web-site has been changed to: http://en.beijing2008.cn/ 

-- From January 1, 2007  to October 17, 2008,  foreign journalists no longer need permission to travel any where in China, the Foreign Ministry announced today (December 1, 2006)  "As long as you can secure the consent of your interviewee, you can go ahead with your interview."

-- that Chinese currency has strengthened against foreign currency? 
For approximate current rates, click on: http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic  .

-- that you can shop around for bargains on Chinese flight tickets? Try different travel agencies and book no earlier than a month ahead.
Click on www.elong.com

-- that some Beijing hotels are no longer putting free tooth brushes
in their rooms, to save on garbage. You have to request them.

-- that you can telephone from China to Canada for three minutes for Y9 on an IP phone?
You can find these in many convenience stores  and supermarkets. You don't need exact change or an IP card.
Just ask for an “IP phone.”

RLM, November, 2007

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