Blog Tag - Hainan Airlines

Hainan Airlines Hold Mid-Autumn Activties for Foreign Employees
On September 8, 2016, Hainan Airlines (HNA) held Mid-Autumn Activities titled “Full moon, full love” for the foreign employees in Haikou. Forty-one...
Higher Airfares are Coming; Hainan Buys a Bit of Hilton; Thoughts on Budget Airline Fees
Travelers have been blessed with low airfares since about the middle of 2015. However, it appears that will not continue much into 2017, as regional...
Air China Misspeaks on London; Hainan Flies to Las Vegas; Hotel Jen Joins the CBD
Air China's inflight magazine had a thing or two to say about where not to visit in London, imbuing passengers with some not so savory advice, such...
Talking Travel: The All Hong Kong Edition
Important commodities note for travelers: Brent Crude hit USD 50 per barrel late last week. That means that the low airfares we've been enjoying to...
Hainan Airlines to Commence Non-Stop Flights from Beijing to Tel Aviv
Given the number of routes that Hainan Airlines is adding, one would be forgiven for thinking that China doesn't have much of an outbound travel...
What's the Big Deal About Beijing-Calgary Flights? Manchester-Beijing Ramping Up
I'm used to seeing news stories reported multiple times by various outlets, but the coverage that Hainan Airlines's new service from Beijing to...
More Air Routes for Beijing, Koryo Heads to Tajikistan
So we're done talking about Spring Festival travel for another year. Either you're on your way, not going anywhere, or leaving it until so late that...
American Airlines from Chicago for Less than USD 500, Beijing Cheap in June, Hainan Airlines to Offer Calgary Flights
It's always during times of peak travel that there is the least travel news, but here are some items for what is promising to be an inexpensive...
Chinese Companies Look to Buy Starwood Hotels
It was big news when a Chinese group bought the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York in 2014 (although ironically, the Waldorf Astoria Beijing is still...
Ctrip, Qunar Merge; More New Flights from Air China
Ctrip and Qunar are merging to create a large, new travel booking entity. We're not sure yet if it will be called Cnar or Qutrip or what, but we're...
Hainan Airlines Gains San Jose Approval
Your writer just flew back from Thailand on two flights with predominantly Chinese passengers. Miraculously, no emergency doors were opened. And no...
Hainan Airlines May Fly Beijing-San Jose; Opening Exit Doors Now a Trend
I wish Hainan Airlines were a member of Star Alliance. If they were, I would fly them all the time. Their ambition is admirable, and as carriers go,...
No, This Woman Does Not Want to Exchange Sex for Travel
Our travel column may occasionally be about romantic places, but this is the first time we're writing about sex as a travel topic. It seems a hookup...
Talking Travel: Mancunians Rejoice, Inexpensive Flights to China, and An Appalling Travel Trend
Some interesting opportunities and developments for this week's edition. Fans of Manchester City, Manchester United, and residents of northern...
Talking Travel: Everyone's Flying to Boston, New Renaissance, and It's Cheap to Fly to Beijing on United
It's been a week of travel pornography here at the Talking Travel desk. I'll add one place to the list of last-minute destination choices for October...