Company News in 2014

TravelChinaGuide Attended PayPal Summit of Top-Level Customers

Published: December 17, 2014

Venue for PayPal Summit

The PayPal Summit of Top-Level Customers in China is held on December 17th and 18th, 2014 in Taipei. TravelChinaGuide is honored to be invited to attend the meeting as an important customer of PayPal in China.

We have been using PayPal as a main payment method in our bookings since 2006, aiming to provide a convenient and reliable payment experience for our clients. Besides PayPal, we accept MasterCard, Visa, cable transfer and Western Union. Tourists can easily use various ways of safe and fast payment to finish their booking for a wonderful China vacation. Customer privacy and security in payment are priorities for us.

PayPal hold the summit to promote its brand and their new Braintree Payment Platform in China. Attending the summit gives us insight into PayPal and allowed us to enhance our future cooperation, which will undoubtedly benefit our clients. Meanwhile the sponsor will arrange an opportunity for all of the delegates to appreciate the beauty of Taiwan. After the meeting, the high-end customer delegation, including members from our company, will visit the landmarks like the Taipei 101 and Chiufen, and taste the delicious local food at the famous Raohe Street Night Market.

Exploratory Tour to Vietnam

Published: December 12, 2014

Our Staff in Ho Chi Minh City

Earlier this month, a group of tour operators from our company took a ten-day exploratory tour to Vietnam, experiencing a typical north-south itinerary and working out possibilities for potential travelers to Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries.

The morning flight took the group from Xi'an to Nanning where our staff toured the city center before they boarded the international train from Nanning to Hanoi. The overnight train arrived early in the morning to start a three-day stay in Hanoi. They visited major attractions around Ba Dinh Square and Hoan Kiem Lake, took a one-day cruise to the famous Ha Long Bay, and visited some of the local travel agencies, hotels, and restaurants.

The group experienced the Vietnamese train from Hanoi to Da Nang, and then visited the small but elegant ancient town of Hoi An. Afterward they flew to Ho Chi Minh City, and spent three days in Vietnam’s largest city. Besides visiting traditional sites like the Mekong River, Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office, and Reunification Palace, our staff made a thorough investigation of the local travel agencies and hotels, bringing back useful information for organizing Vietnam tours for our future customers.

 Vietnam Tour Packages

Incentive Tour to Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou

Published: November 25, 2014

An incentive tour for our staff and their family members was arranged to Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou from November 16th to 22nd. First, they headed for the Bund, highlight of Shanghai and then went on to the Yuyuan Garden. On the second day, they spent a long period in Shanghai Museum to know more about the city. They then went to Xin Tian Di area.

In the late afternoon, they took a bullet train for Suzhou, where they mainly appreciated the noted traditional gardens, such as Humble Administrator’s Garden. They spent another day in Zhouzhuang Water Town.

Hangzhou was their final destination. There they chose to take a boat on West Lake, visited Lingyin Temple, climbed Six Harmonies Pagoda to overlook Qiantang River, saw the National Silk Museum and the Xixi National Wetland.

It was an opportunity for our staff to spend a wonderful time with their families. During the journey they know these cities in-depth and experience the local developed and convenient high-speed trains. Their experience also provides us more information for arranging reasonable itineraries for our clients.

Incentive Tour to Guilin and Yangshuo

Published: November 16, 2014

From November 9 to November 14, we sent a group of our staff with their family members on an incentive tour to Guilin and Yangshuo.

Like most travelers, Elephant Trunk Hill, Reed Fleet Cave and Seven Stars Park in Guilin City as well as Li River were included in their trip. In addition, they enjoyed the magnificent Two Rivers and Four Lakes Scenic Spot where they felt the city’s natural beauty and deep culture. In Yangshuo, they wandered along the West Street for shopping and tasting local snacks, enjoyed a grand visual feast of "Impression Sanjie Liu", rode bicycles in countryside, took a bamboo rafting on Yulong River to get close to the nature and meet the local people.

This trip provided our staff a chance to relax away from busy urban life and to build their family relationships.

Our Staff at Elephant Trunk Hill, Guilin

Li River Cruise

Exploratory Tour to Chengdu

Published: November 9, 2014

As an award, an 8-day exploratory trip to Chengdu and nearby Leshan City was arranged from November 1st to November 8th for our company’s excellent staffs.

They reached Chengdu in the morning after an overnight train from Xi'an. On arrival, Chengdu Breeding and Researching Center was their first choice, where the cute pandas were very impressive. After that, they chose to experience the local profound culture at Wuhou Shrine and Jinsha Site Museum. In the evenings, they spent the time at Jinli Street and Wide and Narrow Lane to enjoy the mixture of old and modern local culture as well as to taste local mouthwatering snacks. The rest of the days were spent getting close to nature by visiting Leshan Giant Buddha and Mt. Emei in Leshan City.

Our Staff on Mt. Emei

Our Staff at Backyard of Wu Hou Shrine

Train Booking System Face-lifted and Service Fee Lowered 

Publised: September 5, 2014

Based on the accumulated reviews from our clients, TravelChinaGuide faced-lifted the Train Booking Webpage and reduced the service fee to 5 to 8 USD per ticket. The effect will be an improved booking experience and lower expenses for our clients.

The booking page has become much easier to use. Two intuitive search tools, by destinations or by train no., are provided at an outstanding place. All the applicable trains’ prices for different seats will be clearly provided after searching. Clients even can choose to see the seats’ real pictures before booking. Later, one can select the suitable train, fill in a booking form and pay directly or consult further with our staff. Afterwards, they will get a pickup number to collect tickets or tickets delivered to them when they are in China.

Most importantly, we only charge an extremely cheap service fee, 5USD to 8USD, for this simple but convenient and top-rated service. So please do not hesitate, but choose us now!

TCG Attended 2014 Sichuan International Cultural Tourism Festival

Published: July 4, 2014

Opening Ceremony of Sichuan International Cultural Tourism Festival

2014 Sichuan International Cultural Tourism Festival was held in Guangyuan, Sichuan, from June 25 to July 1, 2014. The festival aimed to introduce more attractions in Sichuan province to tourist from all over the world. As a leading online tour company in China, TCG was invited to the festival.

On June 25, two TCG delegates arrived at Guangyuan and attended the Guangyuan Tourism Promotional Meeting at a local five-star hotel with other 250 delegates from all over the world. At night, all delegates watched a wonderful singing and dancing performance "Dreams to Jianmen Shu Road” at the Guangyuan Culture and Art Central Theatre, which vividly showed local culture and history.

The opening ceremony of the festival was held at Jianmen Pass Scenic Area on June 26, and after that, TCG delegates visited the Cuiyun Corridor, Jianmen Pass and Zhaohua Ancient Town in Guangyuan City with oversea guests. From June 27 to July 1, all delegates toured around Sichuan province on new routes promoted during the festival. TCG representatives with other 30 oversea guests went on route A. Starting from Guangyuan, they visited Qingxi Ancient Town in Ya’an, Bao En Temple in Mianyang, Tangjiahe River Natural Reserve in Guangyuan, Jiuzhaigou Valley, and Huanglong Scenic Area. The tour ended in Chengdu on July 1. The TCG delegates had learnt much travel information about Sichuan and enjoyed their tour very much.

Dreams to Jianmen Shu Road

Jianmen Pass