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Lan Shanghai

From Beijing With Love: Lan Club Heads for Dubai and NYC
It’s 5.45pm on a blistering July Saturday – and the streets behind Shanghai’s famous Bund are alive with an A-list society buzz. Guangdong Road, which cuts back at a 90-degree angle from the riverfront Bund, is forcibly closed. Military guards patrol each side of the street as throngs of limos pulled up to the red carpet.
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Red Capital Club Photo Story: The Red Capital Club
The Red Capital Club is a collection of three Red Tourism-themed hospitality services: a hotel and restaurant/bar located in the Beijing hutongs, and a restored Manchurian hunting ranch set on 50 Chinese acres of land near the Great Wall of China.
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Tourism

Year of Two Halves: Tourism in China Faces Global Challenges
Firstly, some positive news. China was one of 30 destination countries to report double-digit tourism growth rates in the first three to five months of 2008, according to the June edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.
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Naumi

Naumi: Progressing Well, Could Do Better
Upstart Singapore hotel Naumi – which boldly faces-off in close proximity to that old bastion of colonial hospitality, Raffles Hotel – observes many of the commandments of the boutique hotel bible.
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Eco Design

Nest: Shanghai’s New Eco Design Collective
Shanghai’s earth-friendly lifestyle movement is gathering momentum as more and more designers and businesses come out of the recycled woodwork with sustainable and stylish offerings.
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