Shanghai - February 2005
 

UPDATED - Dates are set - arrive on Fri Feb 18, leave on Sunday Feb 20, or stay longer if you have the time.

check http://www.ftshanghaido.info for more details

<Hand up in the air, waving>

Would you, by any chance, be needing anyone who speaks Shanghainese, sir?

Ok, then I shall bring hubby. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Peut-etre!

I have never been to Shanghai and would love to go there and stay high up in the air at the Hyatt or enjoy a nice stay at the new St.Regis.

Why the 'or'-- as a longtime FT'er wouldn't you want to split your stay for both Hyatt/Starwood stay credits? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

Wo gan va lei Sanheiwo....

but heck yeah I am in.

My second home in Asia.

Planning assitance hereby offered.

Only downside is the 2237 miles I get on ANA getting there. Unless I go through SFO? Now there is a thought. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Mike

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[This message has been edited by mjm (edited Feb 18, 2004).]

Surprise, surprise. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif I'm in. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

Count me in ... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Well we had better go on a short trip soon to scope out the city in advance.. Thanks mjm for the email of suggestions already!

Hey, i'll earn miles on this trip as well.. All of 780 miles round trip in discount Y on dragonair!

I shall also check out which carriers fly to Pudong direct from Europe http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

Courtesy of our office copy of the OAG Exceutive Flight Guide for China, direct flights available include:

- Thai from BKK
- Air India from DEL
- Malaysian from KUL
- China Airlines & China Eastern from MEL & SYD
- SQ from SIN
- VS from LHR
- stacks from NRT incl NW
- UA from SFO
- KLM from AMS
- China Eastern from LAX
- China Airlines from FRA
- Finnair from HEL
- Lufthansa from MUC
- Air Canada from YVR

but no AF from CDG, yet there are codeshares http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif



[This message has been edited by GK (edited Feb 18, 2004).]

Me too, me too ( huge grin on face)

Me too http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

Chinese New Year is February 9, 2005.

Let the fare shopping begin.... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

Notice how 7 of the 8 FTers who have responded were in HKG with GK this past weekend. We know a good host! I admit it - I'm a GK and Sean groupie. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif Where they lead, I will follow.

BTW, for those of us holding American passports, China requires a visa. I think that we have to acquire it within 90 days of entering the country. Our passports have to be taken to a Chinese consulate for processing; they cannot be mailed in. China does this because we impose a similar requirement on the Chinese. This means (for those of us who don't live in consular cities) that we must use a visa service who will walk in the passport, or we should get our visas if visiting an international destination with a Chinese embassy.

Here are details on Chinese visas.

We do know a good thing, don't we. GK and Sean - you're great!! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/starsmilie.gif

From the visa site:

Way in advance I know, but as I'm in DC I'd be willing to walk anyone's passport in with my own for the visa when we get closer to the date.

I was just about to post this http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

Thanks Carol. I should add that Chinese Visas are available in 1/2/3 days in HKG depending on how much you want to pay to rush it through. You do not have to be resident in Hong Kong to obtain a visa here.

http://www.chinatravel1.com/english/...hinesevisa.htm

Looking at the carrier listing above, I can see a lot of potential for Star or OneWorld RTWs..

Oh and did I say how excited I am about the Maglev train at PVG ? Or should I have kept that to myself ?