Xiamen Airlines launched flights from Xiamen to Wuyi Mountain starting Mar. 5, which now becomes the only flight connecting with a tourist resort in China at the moment. Flights between Xiamen and Wuyi Mountain are every three hours both ways – with a ... Read More>>
On average, Gulangyu (鼓浪屿), the island off the coast of Xiamen, sees nearly 20,000 tourists per day, and during holiday periods, such as Spring Festival, and the October "Golden Week”, the number reaches 100,000-110,000. According to experts ... Read More>>
"Today’s Dream" has opened in Xiamen, a direct passenger ferry across the Penghu Sea. The ferry is a deck-type high-speed ferry, 100.56 meters long, 14.9 meters wide, 10.3 meters deep, with three floors and the capacity to carry 678 passengers. Seats ... Read More>>
In the next day or two, moist and warm air flow will gradually intensify in regions around Xiamen. The heat wave will bring cloudy skies to the area, but temperatures will rise by 1℃-2℃ every day. In the next two days, the highest temperature will soar to ... Read More>>
Xiamen’s largest tourism shopping centre is opening for business in mid-January. The Hengshida Shopping Plaza will be located at No. 1 Port BRT Station, facing the beautiful Gulangyu Island. The 9000 square metre shopping centre will specialise in ... Read More>>
Xiamen Airlines will launch a new round-trip flight from Xiamen to Lijiang (via Chongqing) starting from July 1st. The full price for economy class seats is 2280 RMB. See also: Sanya Launches 26 Flights to 9 Foreign Cities Read More>>
Starting from March 28th, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will open a direct flight between Xiamen and Amsterdam. It is expected to fly three times a week with B777-200 planes (318 seats). Read More>>
Startingmidnight, March 30th, Xiamen’s taxi fuel surcharges will increase to 3 RMB. Passengers who encounter taxi drivers adjusting the price before March 30th can refuse to pay and can make an official complaint by calling 123. See also: Gulangyu ... Read More>>
Visitors that drove to Xiamen during the May holiday may have found themselves “stranded” and having to make do with other options for accommodation if they had not taken care to book hotel rooms in advance. Hotels in Xiamen were all booked out ... Read More>>
Xiamen has plans to build a model representation of Taiwan on Eyu (Alligator) Island, to better introduce the geography, history, culture and the economy makeup of the neighboring region to visitors. The project is expected to mobilize over tens of billions ... Read More>>
On January 19, Bus No.30 (from Ferry to Exhibition Center) started to run at night to meet local needs. The night bus departs from the Ferry berth and the Exhibition center at 0:00, 1:00. 3:00, 5:00 and 6:00. The trial operation lasts for one month. Read More>>
During the May holiday, Xiamen officials initiated a special tour where visitors can opt to gaze at attractive scenic spots of Xiamen and Kinmen Islands from aboard ferries and it has proved very popular with tourists. Xiamen received 15,000 visitors for ... Read More>>
Xiamen’s “City Origin Point” Sculpture located on the square in front of the music fountain in Bailuzhou Park began its public display on October 10th. The sculpture is designed to express the historic features and regional culture of ... Read More>>
Despite the influence of the global financial crisis, Xiamen’s Processing and Export District has seen major increases in foreign investment, thus continuing its trend of strong increases. This year’s new foreign investment adds up to more than ... Read More>>
Xiamen is offering discounts to bullet train passengers from Shanghai. Entrance fees of 4A tourist spots are 20% off for passengers with bullet train tickets. Passengers can get 55% discounts on standard rooms in 36 hotels above three stars and free ... Read More>>
An inbound trial flight from Xiamen landed successfully at the Gonggar Airport in Lhasa on December 13th, paving the wave for the expected opening of two new flight routes –Xiamen-Lhasa and Fuzhou-Lhasa – on January 15th. The trip from Fuzhou to ... Read More>>
Ticket prices for flights from Xiamen may go up during the travel period from Dec. 20th to early January 2010. The lowest price for tickets from Xiamen to Hongkong from Dec. 20th to early January is still in the 500 RMB to 600 RMB price range. It is ... Read More>>
On March 26th, Xiamen Airlines opened a new daily Xiamen-Zhengzhou-Xining flight route. The flight departs from Xiamen at 12:30, arrives in Zhengzhou at 14:35, departs from Zhengzhou at 15:35 and arrives in Xining at 17:15. The return flight departs from ... Read More>>
Xiamen Airlines has decided that they will continue to pursue and expand their operations in Hailaer, Inner Mongolia, and will start flights connecting Hailaer, Nanjing and Fuzhou beginning on July 10th. The airline company will also resume flights ... Read More>>
In order to serve the World Expo better, high speed trains from Shanghai South railway station and Hangzhou railway stations to Xiamen will begin operating on April 26th. The shortest time of the whole trip will be 7 hours 50 minutes and 6 hours 32minutes ... Read More>>
Starting May 8th, Xiamen-Fuzhou high-speed trains are being replaced by a new model, which means advanced soft sleeper tickets are available for high-speed trains between Fuzhou and Xiamen. The train numbers are D6240/39 and D6242/41, the starting time of ... Read More>>
Capital Airlines opened a new Xi’an-Hefei-Xiamen flight on December 2nd, which runs six to seven times per day. The new flight JD5325/26 operated on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays departs from Xi’an at 13:20 and arrives in Hefei at ... Read More>>