has opened in the UNESCO-listed walled city of Pingyao in Shanxi

Following comprehensive renovation and refurbishment of a traditional residence, the boutique hotel Jing's Residence has opened in the UNESCO-listed walled city of Pingyao in Shanxi. Established in the former siheyuan (courtyard home) of a wealthy Qing Dynasty silk merchant, the residence is named after the owner, Yang Jing, and is located in the heart of the old city next to the historic First Armed Escort Agency Compound on East Street China Travel. The residence comprises of a series of gray-brick pavilions built around a set of four landscaped courtyards in the traditional architectural style of northern China. The mobile check-in facility is made possible by the airline?s new SIA Mobile application software, designed to provide customers the flexibility of accessing selected Singapore Airlines online services on their mobile handsets. SIA Mobile will also be enhanced later this year to include features such as booking tickets and accessing selected KrisFlyer services. To lead customers through each step of the downloading and check-in process, easy-to-follow instructions have been made available in a specially created link on the Airline?s website at singaporeair.com/mobile. China Travel Accor has managed the hotel under the Sofitel brand since July 2005 and both parties will continue to work alongside each other in Vietnam with Sofitel Plaza Saigon and Sofitel Plaza Hanoi. A spokesman for Hua Ye Xiamen Hotel stated that the change in brand and management services will not affect their continued commitment to providing exceptional service to guests as well as performing their contractual responsibilities to their staff, their suppliers,China Travel and their guests.