How do Chinese hotels keep tourists in touch with the outside world?
All TV sets in hotel rooms receive international satellite programs, such as CNN, NBC and BBC. You can pick up English and Japanese magazines published in China free of charge at the front desk of the hotel. Newsweek and Time are also available on the newsstand. You can place international long-distance calls in your room. At the commercial center you can send and receive a telegram, telex or fax. Internet access will also be available from the hotel. So, wherever you are, modern technology puts you in contact with the rest of the world.
All the larger hotels in China offer a choice of numerous TV channels, including several of the popular international ones. Popular English or Japanese newspaper and magazine, such as International Herald Tribune, The Times, Asian Wall Street Journal and Far Eastern Economic Review, can be obtained at the front desk of hotel free of charge. International and domestic long-distance call can be made directly in your room and services such as send and receive a telegram, telex or fax are available in the commercial center.
All 3-star hotels and above offer a choice of numerous TV channels, including several of the popular international ones. Popular English or Japanese newspapers and magazines, such as the International Herald Tribune, The Times, Asian Wall Street Journal and Far Eastern Economic Review can be obtained at the front desk free of charge. International and domestic long-distance call can be made directly from your room and services such as telegram, telex or fax are available in the commercial center.
