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Pictured: Below left: Xian; Bottom: Chongqing; Shanghai
Guangzhou
Located on the Pearl River Delta, Guangzhou is a leading commercial and manufacturing region, its industries including automobiles, biotechnology and computer software. China Southern serves Guangzhou five/six
times a week from Heathrow. Other options include Air France’s daily departures out of Paris CDG, and Qatar Airways’ and Emirates’ similar frequencies from the Gulf.
Hong Kong One of the world’s major financial centres, HK was once described as a great experiment in laissez-faire capitalism, and continues its highly successful approach to business. From Heathrow, Cathay Pacific serves Hong
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With a lofty elevation and moderate temperatures attracting significant tourism revenue, Hyderabad’s economy also includes the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, insurance, financial and IT industries. BA serves Hyderabad six times a week from
Heathrow. Otherwise, flights are from the Gulf, with Emirates departing thrice-daily, and Qatar Airways, Etihad and Oman Air flying daily.
Chennai
The capital of the state of Tamil Nadu is the commercial powerhouse of southern India. Its economy has a broad base, covering industries ranging from automobiles to IT. British Airways serves Chennai from London
Heathrow five times a week. Alternatively, fly to Mumbai or Delhi and travel onwards on a domestic flight. Gulf Air flies nine times a week from Bahrain, Emirates thrice-daily out of Dubai, and Qatar Airways, Etihad and Oman Air daily from their hubs.
China Beijing
The Chinese capital is a city of entrepreneurs, its prosperity founded on financial services, electronics and pharmaceuticals, backed by local and international venture capitalists. BA flies six times a week from Heathrow to the Chinese capital, with Air China departing
daily and also flying thrice-weekly out of Gatwick. Services from mainland Europe include China Southern and KLM from Schiphol, plus Finnair, Air France and Lufthansa from their hubs. Qatar Airways, Etihad and Emirates fly to Beijing from the Gulf region.
Shanghai One of the world’s largest cities, Shanghai has the biggest container port on earth, a thriving motor industry, and is a major force in finance and technology. From Heathrow, BA and Virgin fly daily to Shanghai, with China Eastern flying four times a week. Finnair, KLM, Air France and Lufthansa serve the city from their European hubs, with Qatar, Etihad and Emirates flying from the Gulf.
Kong four times a day, and is to add a fifth daily service on June 27, while BA has a twice- daily departure and Virgin Atlantic flies daily. Flights from their European bases are offered by Finnair, Lufthansa, Air France and KLM, and from the Gulf region by Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and Emirates.
Chongqing
In south west China, Chongqing’s remote inland location is a barrier to international trade – at least for now. Instead, factories produce processed food, autos, chemicals, textiles, machinery and electronics mainly for the local market. There are currently no direct flights from
the UK to Chongqing. The alternatives are Finnair’s four flights a week from London Heathrow and Manchester via its Helsinki hub, and Qatar Airways’ thrice-weekly service out of its Doha base.
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