____________________________________________________________ In this issue: - Air China Fare Sale to 17 Cities in China - Christmas and New Year Holiday Travel Tips - Guangzhou Opened New Baiyun Airport - China Southern Joins SkyTeam Global Alliance - Northwest Airlines to Fly to Guangzhou - United May Fly San Francisco-Guangzhou - American, Delta, Continental Seek to Fly to China - China Visa, Hotel, Tour And Travel Insurance ____________________________________________________________ AIR CHINA FARE SALE TO 17 CITIES IN CHINA Air China has just launched a new fare sale from US to Guangzhou, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Shenyang, Shanghai, Beijing, Changchun, Harbin, Qingdao, Yantai, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Wenzhou and Guiyang. Roundtrip fare starts from $674, and oneway fare starts from $381. The fare is valid for travel commencing before Dec. 8, 2004 or between Dec. 26, 2004 and Mar. 24, 2005. Air China offers same-day seemless connecting flights via Beijing, and allows you to travel within China with international baggage allowance (2 pieces) instead of the 20kg China domestic baggage limit when you buy your Air China domestic flights with your Air China transpacific tickets. To check out our sample low fares, click http://www.flychina.com/deals.htm. ____________________________________________________________ CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAY TRAVEL TIPS Planning your winter vacation? Now is the time to buy your tickets. Low-fare seats for travel between mid-December and early January are being sold out quickly. Get your ticket at http://www.flychina.com/desk.htm Going to Las Vegas, Orlando, Paris or Vienna? Our Low Fare Wizard does it all. http://www.flychina.com/desk.htm. ____________________________________________________________ GUANGZHOU OPENED NEW BAIYUN AIRPORT Guangzhou's new Baiyun International Airport, opened on August 5, 2004, serves as a new hub for domestic and international traffic. Northwest Airlines and United Airlines are eager to take the advantage of the new modern airport, and will launch daily service between US and Guangzhou. See more details below. ____________________________________________________________ CHINA SOUTHERN JOINS SKYTEAM GLOBAL ALLIANCE China Southern Airlines joins SkyTeam, becoming the first Chinese airline to join a global air alliance. SkyTeam is led by Delta Airlines. The new Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou is expected to serve as the first hub airport in China for SkyTeam. ____________________________________________________________ NORTHWEST AIRLINES TO FLY TO GUANGZHOU Northwest Airlines will begin offering new daily service from Detroit to Guangzhou, China, through its Pacific hub at Tokyo beginning October 31, 2004. The new flight will also provide convenient, daily single-connection service between Guangzhou and seven U.S. gateways served by Northwest including Honolulu, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Portland, San Francisco and Seattle. The new flight schedule is available on our website at http://www.flychina.com/canusa0.htm ___________________________________________________________ UNITED MAY FLY SAN FRANCISCO-GUANGZHOU United Airlines filed an application with the U.S. DOT to launch daily, nonstop service between San Francisco and Guangzhou. If approved, United intends to begin San Francisco-Guangzhou service using Boeing 777 aircraft via Tokyo in March 2005 and upgrade it to nonstop Boeing 747 service in 2006. United is the only U.S. airline with nonstop service from the U.S. to China, with three daily, nonstop flights: San Francisco-Beijing, San Francisco-Shanghai and Chicago-Beijing. United on Oct. 31, 2004 will begin daily, nonstop service between Chicago and Shanghai. ____________________________________________________________ AMERICAN, DELTA, CONTINENTAL SEEK TO FLY TO CHINA American Airlines said it will seek the US DOT's permission to begin daily nonstop service between Chicago and Shanghai, starting May 1, 2005. From Shanghai, American said it would offer connections to several Chinese cities through its partnership with China Eastern Airlines, which is based in Shanghai and is that city's largest carrier. Meanwhile, Delta asked the DOT to grant it permission to fly daily nonstop service between Atlanta and Beijing starting in 2006. Not to be outdone in China, Continental Airlines applied to begin two routes to China from its Newark hub. Continental wants permission to inaugurate service to Beijing in the spring of 2005 and to Shanghai in the spring of 2006. Continental already flies from Newark to Hong Kong. ____________________________________________________________ CHINA VISA, HOTEL, TOUR AND TRAVEL INSURANCE China Visa: http://www.flychina.com/chinavisa.htm Hotels: http://www.flychina.com/hotels.htm Tours: http://www.flychina.com/tours.htm Travel Insurance: http://www.flychina.com/insurance.htm ____________________________________________________________ Any questions? Just call us: 800-318-1363 or 954-233-0680 FlyChina is a member of Better Business Bureau and its BBB Online Reliability Program.