It is reported that Sanya’s first tourist commercial street that combines shopping, entertainment and catering services in one will open in 2011, before the upcoming Spring Festival,. The street will be along Sanya Bay Road, close to the Phoenix Island. Read More>>
This National Day holiday, Hainan experienced the heaviest rainfall in the month of October since 1961. Total rainfall for the entire province adds up to around 420 mm for the past seven days. As of 16:00 on October 6th, Hainan evacuated 132, 388 people ... Read More>>
The number of visitors to Hainan is expected to rise significantly during the Golden Week. The Hainan Provincial Tourism Committee stated, “All tourism enterprises, attractions, vehicles and guides in the province would be severely punished if they ... Read More>>
On August 9th, the first Tourist Culture Plaza opened for business in Sanya. The plaza, located at Fenghuang Rd, measures 650 square meters. It features a reception room, an exhibit hall, a customer service center, a conference room, and a franchise store ... Read More>>
The first report on 'recreation index' of Chinese cities was released recently. Beijing was ranked fourth place with a score of 40 – higher than other major cities including Shanghai and Xiamen. The survey and report was researched and compiled by ... Read More>>
On May 21st, the 64 beautiful contestants participating in the finals for the 35th International Miss Bikini Pageant began their 9-day stay in Sanya, Hainan. These beautiful contestants from all over the world took their time visiting and posing for photo ... Read More>>
Tourists will no longer have to worry about hotels raising their rates without due notice because starting from the May holidays, Sanya government will start posting official hotel rates online. This is the first time that the local government has ... Read More>>
The global finals of the 35th International Miss Bikini Pageant has been resumed in March and will be held from May 20th to the 29th in Sanya. There will also be an award ceremony and celebration after the events and the newly selected Miss China Bikini ... Read More>>
“Conch Girl” – the spiral shell cultural theme park is located in Jiyang Street, Sanya city. Covering an area of about 4000 square meters, it is a training and research base of living spiral shells. More than 200 kinds of rare living ... Read More>>
Starting March 29, adjustments have been made to the flight schedule for Saertu Airport in Daqing. Flights for Dalian and Sanya are cancelled. Two out of three Beijing flights have been rescheduled for different times: Departure time of flight CA1696 has ... Read More>>
Officials have started free shuttle buses between Xidao island and Sanya city in order to meet the needs of tourists visiting the two areas. Those visitors that reserve their admission tickets to Xidao island a day ahead in advance, can use the shuttle bus ... Read More>>
The first Boao International Tourism Forum will be held in Sanya Mar.17 to 19, following warm-up sessions including the Golf and Tourism Forum and Yacht Economy Forum in Haikou. Press conferences, travel events and more themed sessions will be presented ... Read More>>
Forty-eight hotels from 37 international brands have been set up in Sanya since 2009, making it the number one Chinese city in terms of hosting internationally branded hotels. Twenty-five of these hotels are already open, and the remaining twenty-three are ... Read More>>
Car lease is currently booming in Sanya as well as other Hainan cities with the demand almost doubled compared with last year. Small displacement vehicles and compact cars are currently in short supply. Lease price will be likely to go up 100 to 200 RMB per ... Read More>>
A new duty-free shop was opened in Sanya and currently provides service for departures only. Major products include cosmetics and perfume. Read More>>
Hainan is one of the 13 areas around China to launch pilot foreign exchange bureaus that will allow residents to change foreign currencies and traveller’s checks into RMB and vice-versa. The maximum amount is 500 USD per day per person for foreigners ... Read More>>
Orchid World Theme Park in Sanya was opened as the world’s largest tropical orchid theme park. The Orchid World was designed to meet national 5A level tourist standard and covers an area of one million square meters. The park is home to two million ... Read More>>
China Southern Airlines launched Harbin – Nanchang – Sanya flights on Jan. 3rd. The flight takes off every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. It leaves Harbin at 19:20 every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday and arrives in Nanchang at ... Read More>>
The 4th China (Sanya) International Orchid Show will be held at Luhuitou Square from Jan. 10th- 16th, 2010.Covering an area of 12000 square meters, the show organizers plan to exhibit 30,000 orchids and invite exhibitors from Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, ... Read More>>
Sanya Nanshan Dongtian Park ticket prices have increased from 55 RMB to 130 RMB, since Dec. 15th, 2009. Located at the southwest corner of Mt. Nanshan, the park is a scenic spot of national grade AAAA. The famous site is considered a holy land of Taoism ... Read More>>
The 3rd Sanya International Boat Show will be held at Dadonghai Square from Dec. 24th to Jan. 3rd, 2010. Luxury yachts and motorboats from different countries and regions including America, Britain and Italy will be exhibiting in the show. The first ... Read More>>
Star hotels in Yalong Bay, Dadong Sea, Sanya Bay and downtown area of Sanya enjoy high occupancy rates of over 90%. The occupancy rate of the Marriott Hotel in Yalong Bay remains at 95%. Therefore, reservations should be made at least 20 days in advanced. ... Read More>>
The 2009 Tour of Hainan international cycling competition kicked off on Nov. 11th and will be held until Nov 19th in Sanya. Starting from Sanya, the competing teams travel counter-clockwise through 18 cities and counties in Hainan before riding back to ... Read More>>
On October 25th, passengers flying between Heihe and Sanya can use take round trip flights on Spring Airlines’ Heihe, Harbin, Shanghai and Sanya flights in a single day on the same plane by using through tickets. The luggage will travel to the ... Read More>>