Blog Tag - Talking Travel

Beijing May Impose Winter Auto Restrictions, But Why Now?
News reports over the weekend indicated that Beijing is still considering automobile restrictions using the odd-even license plate system, on which...
Subway Geeks Alert: New Segments of Line 14, Changping Extension Open Saturday
By the time you read this Saturday, Beijing's ever-expanding subway system will have weclomed new line segments and stations to its amazing spider...
Beijing Holiday Season Travel Notes; Koryo Announces New Tours
It's a time of the year when a lot of traveling is taking place but not much is happening in terms of announcements, like new routes and new...
Subway Update: Line 14 Expands to Beijing South Railway, Off-Peak Fares on Tap
[Update Dec 24: New subway map is out showing new Line 14 sections and Changping extension. Full version here] Rejoice! The ever-expanding, colossal...
More on Guangzhou;
Along with the recent air travel aspect of my short journey to Guangzhou, I came away with other observations on a city I haven't visited in probably...
Extra Baggage: What to Do with Your Coat While Traveling
The good news: you're heading to Guangzhou/Hong Kong/Singapore/Thailand, and you couldn't have timed it better given current Beijing temperatures....
Beijing's New Airport to Have Seven Runways and Serve 100 Million Passengers
Beijing is clearly miffed by the fact that Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is the world's busiest, and that Beijing's is only...
Delta Deals to the US for Christmas; Cathay Pacific Opens New Lounge in Taipei
It's suddenly gone a bit quiet in the travel world. Although a Ctrip and a few airlines offered deals for Singles Day, the day still seems to be...
China Shows off Its New Locally-Made Passenger Aircraft
The biggest travel news so far this week is that a Chinese company launched its locally-produced passenger airplane. The C919, manufactured by the...
Please Place Your Flight Attendant in the Overhead Bin, and Other Post-Holiday Travel News
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard Flight 888 from Beijing Capital International Airport to Beijing Nanyuan Airport. Our flying time will be four...
Time to Hit the Road: A Bit of Travel News and Suggestions before the Holiday
The October 1 holiday is upon us, so for those of you heading out of town, just bear this in mind: Beijing Capital International Airport is expecting...
Beijing to Open New Runway in 2018, Non-Stop Flights to Atlanta, Dublin, and Manchester on the Way
Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA), the world's second-busiest air passenger terminal, will open a fourth runway in 2018, the airport's...
New Direct Flights from Beijing to Auckland and Copenhagen
Even more non-stop flights will be originating in Beijing soon.  Beijing Capital Airlines, the expanding airline upon which no one seems to have...
Air China Begins Service to Four Asian Destinations; What Goes In a Carry-on
I've seen about 700 news items that Air China is beginning non-stop service between Beijing and Mumbai, India. Well, Air China is beginning non-stop...
Bad News from Bangkok; A Rule of Travel Becomes a Law, and a New Use for Tiger Balm
The news out of Bangkok Monday is just terrible. The Erawan Shrine is a peaceful symbol that so many of us have passed by while meandering around...