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Border Tourism and Community Development
An International Conference
Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China - 6 to 9 July 2005

TRAVEL, VISA & SPONSOR INFORMATION

XISHUANGBANNA

June, July and August are the rainy season in Xishuangbanna, which means there will be one or two showers daily. Rain comes and stops quickly. There will all kinds of fresh fruit in this season, but the temperature may be warm (though accommodations will be air-conditioned). Nightlife will be quite alive, and Xishuangbanna will not be crowded since it is not the peak tourist season yet.

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CONFERENCE HOTEL

Jindu Hotel Xishuangbanna
http://www.bnjdhotel.com/cindex.asp

(TEL) 0691-2140888
(FAX) 0691-2124995
E-mail: Dkw@bnjdhotel.com (web manager)

The website above is in Chinese. If necessary, you can try using the Babelfish translator: http://babelfish.altavista.com/

AIRPORT TRANSFER INFORMATION

If you want to take advantage of conference organized transportation to and from the Jinghong Airport on July 6 and July 10, you must provide us with your arrival and departure time, date, and flight number. We must receive this information by 10 June 2005. We may be able to accommodate other arrival and departure dates, as well. Please email this to Alan.Lew@nau.edu

VISAS

  • Most overseas visitors to China will require a Visa. You must apply for a Tourist/Family Visit (Type L) visa. Do not apply for a business-type visa. You can obtain a visa from an Embassy or Consulate of the People's Republic of China.

    • For U.S. residents, you cannot apply directly to a consulate or embassy by mail. You must either appear in person or use a intermediary service. I have found the Visa Mail Service to be less expensive and very efficient, but there are also many other services out there.

    • These are the best directions that I have found on how to fill out the visa form: http://www.zvs.com/site/Instructions/CHN -- according to this site:
      • For the purpose of your visit, indicate "Tourism"
      • For inviting organization or person, indicate "Not Applicable"

  • If you are going on the POST-CONFERENCE FIELD TRIP, you will need to get a Double Entry Visa for China -- once for the conference (and start of the Field Trip) and once again at the end of the Field Trip.
    • For your Visa to Myanmar, Laos and Thailand: Please email of fax your passport information to Dr. Alan Lew by May 15, 2005. Email this information to alan.lew@nau.edu or Fax to +1-928-523-2275.
      1. Full name
      2. Sex
      3. Date of birth
      4. Place of birth (country)
      5. Residency (country)
      6. Passport No.
      7. Date of expiry
      8. Date of issue
      9. Place of issue
      10. Type
      11. Country Code (if any)
      12. Identity Card No. (if any)
      13. Hve you ever visited Myanmar, Laos, or Thailand? If yes, please indicate which countries and when you visited last them
      14. Please bring 12 passport-size photos (about 3cm x 3cm or 1.5in x 1.5in) - These do not have to be official passport photos.
    • You will need to provide your passport and 12 photos to the Field Trip organizers shortly after your arrival in Xishuangbanna for final issuance of the visas. Note that you will need these even if you are not required to have a visa for Thailand, which is the case for many of the Field Trip participants.

Immunizations - You might want to consider immunization, especially for the Field Trip. For more information, visit:


FLIGHTS TO & FROM JINGHONG, CHINA

Jinghong = JHG (oxp)

Bangkok Airways - about US$300 r/t Bangkok-Xishuangbanna (Jinghong)
Cheaptickets.com - about US$600+ r/t Beijing-Jinghong

The nearest large city is Kunming, which has daily flights to Jinghong.

Some things to know about getting to/from Jinghong:

  • Most domestic flights in China are not finalized until three months prior to a flight's departure
  • You can book an international flight at any time to one of the major cities of China that are connected to Jinghong. Kunming has daily flights to Jinghong
  • Domestic flights in China do not have discounted round-trips. A round-trip flight is the same price as two one-way tickets
  • The cheapest way to get to Jinghong might be to fly to Bangkok and connect on Bangkok Airways. However, these flights are not every day of the week, so you may need to arrive a day earlier and leave a day later than the conference.

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