Yesterday, an earthquake took place in Myanmar (Burma). The epicenter was in Kengtung which is in the north east part of Myanmar. An aftershock was also felt in Inle Lake too.
Reports from our local partners have confirmed that all travelers are fine and that there has been no severe damage or injuries. A destructive tsunami is not expected. Considering the magnitude was 7.0 — this is good news.
Otis Ashby
Sales & Operations
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
What every travel agent should know about Japan
While the tragedy that struck Japan in the last week still dominate our headlines, the Japanese have demonstrated warming efforts of coping and recovery as a nation. Chinapac was quite fortunate to not have any clients in any of the affection areas.
Here is a brief overview of the current situation in Japan to help address any questions your clients might have.
Highly affected regions:
Rescue and recovery operations still continue in the Tohoku region, the area severely hit by the tragic event. This area includes the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant which is 240km north of Tokyo.
Recovering regions:
Tokyo is slowly rising from a strong shock with both of its major airports, Narita and Haneda, reopening on Wednesday, March 16 and public transportations resuming partial operations.
Unaffected regions:
The western Japan as well as other popular destinations such as Kyoto, Osaka, Sapporo, Kanazawa and Hiroshima remain undamaged from the tsunami and nuclear plant accident.
The Japan travel organization has advised visitors to contact the Tokyo Headquarters of Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) for around-the-clock information service at the Tourism Information Center (TIC) Phone: +81-(0)3-3201-3331. Service is in English, Chinese and Korean. The 24-hour service is available for the duration of current crisis.
Wishing Japan a safe and steady recovery.
Otis Ashby
Sales & Operations
Here is a brief overview of the current situation in Japan to help address any questions your clients might have.
Highly affected regions:
Rescue and recovery operations still continue in the Tohoku region, the area severely hit by the tragic event. This area includes the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant which is 240km north of Tokyo.
Recovering regions:
Tokyo is slowly rising from a strong shock with both of its major airports, Narita and Haneda, reopening on Wednesday, March 16 and public transportations resuming partial operations.
Unaffected regions:
The western Japan as well as other popular destinations such as Kyoto, Osaka, Sapporo, Kanazawa and Hiroshima remain undamaged from the tsunami and nuclear plant accident.
The Japan travel organization has advised visitors to contact the Tokyo Headquarters of Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) for around-the-clock information service at the Tourism Information Center (TIC) Phone: +81-(0)3-3201-3331. Service is in English, Chinese and Korean. The 24-hour service is available for the duration of current crisis.
Wishing Japan a safe and steady recovery.
Otis Ashby
Sales & Operations
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Earthquake in Southwest China. Chinapac clients and tours unaffected.
Yesterday, at least 22 people were killed when a 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China's Yunnan province which borders on the country of Myanmar.
The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 12:58 p.m. local time, was located about 225 kilometres southwest of Dali. As this area is not popular with Western tourists, all of Chinapac’s clients currently in China have been reported safe from the damages of this event.
Vice President Xi Jinping, who many see as China’s next leader, called for an "all-out" effort to get food, water and clothing to those affected by the quake with more than 1,000 soldiers having been sent to aid in rescue efforts.
Otis Ashby
Sales & Operations
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