Yoyoor Travel News pick up 0301-0305

1. Kenya Tourists Rescued

Two Britons were among dozens of tourists on a luxury Kenyan safari holiday to be airlifted to safety after their camp was hit by flash flooding.

Campers staying at the popular Samburu National Park in the north of the country were forced to clamber up trees or onto roofs as 4x4s were swept away.

The Royal Air Force and UK army, who train in the area, joined the rescue.

Hours of torrential rain caused the Uaso Nyiro River to burst its banks, submerging luxury lodges.


2. Fatal Waves Hit Cruise Ship
Two people have been killed and six injured as giant waves slammed into a cruise ship in the Mediterranean, the ship's owners have said.

The 26ft (8m) high rogue waves hit the Cypriot-owned Louis Majesty off the north-east coast of Spain.

A spokesman for owner Louis Cruises said three "abnormally high" waves broke windows in the front of the ship.

The Louis Majesty was heading to Genoa on a 12-day Mediterranean cruise but has now returned to Barcelona.


3. Yangtze Luxury Liners Planned

Ten luxury cruise ships are being built to cater to Chinese tourists' growing taste for pleasure voyages along the picturesque Three Gorges on the Yangtze River.

The Three Gorges Company, an affiliate of the Chongqing Traffic and Tourist Investment Group, announced on Monday that it is investing 2 billion yuan ($290 million) over the next two years to build 20 ships, including 10 inland luxury liners, Chongqing Evening News reported on Tuesday.

The new fleet apparently supports the Chongqing municipal government's Sun Project, which aims to build 20 five-star cruise ships by 2012 to help the gorges become the most desirable, high-end sightseeing spot among domestic inland waterways.

Posted at 02:10PM Mar 05, 2010 by admin in Yoyoor  |  Comments[0]

Shanghai expo 2010 cell phone rental special offer

Welcome to Shanghai Expo 2010! As the leading China cell phone rental service provider, Yoyoor cooperated with China Mobile to offer a special Shanghai Expo cell phone rental packages to help visitors to the Expo to stay connected during the journey to China.

EZphone 2010 Expo special offer:
(1) With coupon code SHEXPO to order for EZphone, you could enjoy free incoming calls not only in Shanghai but anywhere in Mainland China.

Yoyoor smart mobile phone: Nokia 6110 Navigator, TripPal elite 2010 Expo special offer:
(2)With SHEXPO to order for TripPal elite, you could enjoy rental fee 15% off.




Airtime Rates:
Incoming Calls:  Free
Domestic Calls: US$0.09/min(EZphone)    Free (TripPal elite)
International calls to US, Canada, HK, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan: US$0.29/min

Fore detials, please click here

Posted at 02:13PM Mar 02, 2010 by admin in Yoyoor  |  Comments[0]

China pulse News Headline 01/26

Rental Tiger Program Started


When ministers from 13 nations sit down this week to talk about ways to save dwindling tiger populations, one proposal is sure to get lots of attention: Renting out tigers in order to raise money for conservation.

That's what Indonesia is planning to do with some its few remaining Sumatran tigers, but the idea has drawn scorn from environmental activists, who say it's the wrong approach to conservation.

Tiger "adoption" — where a pair can be rented out as pets in exchange for a 1 billion rupiah ($107,100) deposit — could help curb illegal hunting and trade, a forestry ministry official said.

Rent a tiger from Indonesia, rent a cell phone from Yoyoor :)


China Has Open Mind on Climate

China's lead climate change negotiator has said he was keeping an "open attitude" as to whether global warming was man-made or due to natural cycles.

Xie Zhenhua said climate warming was a "solid fact" and that mainstream scientific opinion held it was due to emissions of gases such as CO2.

He was speaking in Delhi at a meeting of envoys from Brazil, China, India and South Africa.

Posted at 01:58PM Jan 26, 2010 by admin in Yoyoor  |  Comments[0]

China Pulse News Headline 01/22/10

Air America Ceases Operations

Air America Media is ending its live programming operations as of today. The company, which blamed a bad economic environment, intends to file a Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code to carry out a closing of the business.

In a memo from from Charlie Kireker, chair, Air America Media, he said the past year has seen a "perfect storm" in the media industry.

Air America Radio, which ultimately ran on 100 radio outlets, launched in April 2004 with both known personalities, such as comic turned Sen. Al Franken, and then-unknown future stars, like Rachel Maddow.


Hope for a smoke-free Expo

More than 90 percent of residents interviewed for a poll are hoping for the first- ever smoke-free World Expo in the history of the 159-year-old mega event, which kicks off in Shanghai on May 1.

The Fudan Media and Public Opinion Research Center interviewed 509 people, of which 93.5 percent said they hoped smoking, tobacco commercials and promotions would be strictly prohibited at all Shanghai Expo 2010 pavilions.

They also felt smoking should not be allowed in restaurants or shopping centers near the Expo area.

Posted at 12:36PM Jan 22, 2010 by admin in Yoyoor  |  Comments[0]

Yoyoor will offer free English Mobile News on China pulse

 China Pulse is a custom-made mobile service developed by Yoyoor. With China pulse on your smart phone, you could enjoy free English mobile news edited by , backup your phone book, English yellow pages...

Bellow is part of Moblie News release on 01/21/2010

"Journey to the West" Musical
For French-Vietnamese guitarist Nguyen Le, there are certain Asian cultural artifacts that he gravitates to. That’s because they are unfamiliar to him. An epic Chinese novel called "Journey to the West" is one of them.

Nguyen Le took artistic license and turned the epic adventure from the 16th century into a 21st century pan-Asian musical adventure. The result is his recording “Saiyuki.”

He’s joined by like-minded Asians, Mieko Miyazaki on vocals and the koto, and Prabhu Edouard on tablas and percussion.

Hope for HK Disney
Hong Kong Disneyland has come out with its results for the year ending September 2009, and the ailing theme park has some good news to report. The joint venture between Disney and the Hong Kong government suffered a net loss of $169 million, a 16% improvement over 2008. The park had a 2% increase in visitors. Not bad, considering the economic crisis.

That’s still 1 million visitors shy of the park’s initial target of 5.6 million, though, and Hong Kong Disneyland isn’t likely to reach that number for many years.

There’s still hope for Hong Kong Disneyland. A big expansion is in the works, with three new “lands” scheduled to open in 2014.

Ebay's 4Q Earnings Triple
EBay earnings soared in the critical fourth quarter as it succeeded in luring more people to its shopping Web sites during the holiday season. EBay, which is based in San Jose, Calif., reported net income in the fourth quarter, which ended Dec. 31, was $1.4 billion, or $1.02 a share, up from $367 million in the year-ago quarter. The quarter’s results includes proceeds from the sale of its Skype Internet telephony business resulting in a net gain of $1.4 billion. The company said revenue climbed 16 percent to $2.4 billion. Skype contributed $112.0 million in revenue.


If you like to receive free English news headline from Yoyoor, please install China pulse on your phone. It's free, and it's coming soon.

Posted at 11:29AM Jan 21, 2010 by admin in Yoyoor  |  Comments[0]

Travel to China, take your number along with you

Bring your number to China while travel to China. No need to tell your friends, business partners you are going to China, with Yoyoor EZconnect international call forwarding service, you will never miss a call to your US number.

According to Yoyoor CEO Joss Shen, “We actually thought of EZconnect awhile ago. For people like me who frequently travel between the West and China, if someone calls me on my mobile phone, it costs me three dollars just to answer the call. But with EZconnect’s call forwarding, I answer every call right away and talk for as long as I like.”

Yoyoor’s marketing has found that a majority of expats in China desire this type of call divert service. Most say that because of complex dialing procedures and high fees, they eventually stopped using their home phone number altogether, but this has resulted in losing contact with many close friends.

Moreover, those surveyed by Yoyoor said that they often have inconvenience trying to accomplish simple things in China, like finding restaurants, booking accommodation and stores, because of the language barrier. Yoyoor’s EZconnect has been developed especially for expats to resolve these two major issues.

Posted at 05:12PM Dec 29, 2009 by admin in Yoyoor  |  Comments[0]

Yoyoor holiday special coupon

The leading China travel cell phone rental company Yoyoor.com offers three mobile phone rental package:

EZphone: The cheapest Chinese phone rental package

FREE rental for first week, $2/day additional day
Calls within China: $0.1/min

TripPal elite: The all-in-one China travel phone

Unlimited calls in China
Free acess to internet
China Travel free GPS
English-Chinese audio phrase book
Free Travel information service

TripPal classic: China travel GPS phone rental

POI searching and quick GPS navigation
English-Chinese audio phrase book 
Free acess to internet

With coupon code HOLIDAY25
You could enjoy 25% off for daily rental for the above three packages.

Order now!

Explore China with safe, security and peace in mind with smart yoyoor phone!

Posted at 11:29AM Dec 23, 2009 by admin in Yoyoor  |  Comments[0]

Shanghai Pudong International Airport Ground Transportion

Shanghai Pudong International Airport Ground Transport Location



Notice: Currently, Yoyoor's phone rental service in China do not support pick up service at shanghai pudong airport. If you need cell phone or GPS phone rental, you may call 866-372-9696 to order, or you could order online. The phone will be express to your hotel or any address in China before you arrive.

Related links:
Travel to China, take your number along with you
Yoyoor holiday special coupon

Posted at 01:34PM Oct 22, 2009 by admin in Yoyoor  |  Comments[0]

Expat Questions: Passport & Visa

I heard a foreigner will have his passport seized and be fined from 50-500 yuan if he registers his accommodation later at the neighborhood police station. Is it true? Please advise.[Read More]

Posted at 02:42PM Oct 19, 2009 by admin in Yoyoor  |  Comments[0]

Yoyoor Coupon Code Autumn 2009

To thanks for the blog readers, Yoyoor management team has decide to give special offers to those one who visit Yoyoor Blog.

Special offer Autumn, 2009 (10/01-12/31)

TripPal Elite daily rental 15% off

Yoyoor Coupon Code: BIZCN2009

• All-in-one travel tool in your pocket: GPS, Search POI.
• UNLIMITED outgoing local & domestic long distance, FREE incoming calls
• Free access to internet

1. This coupon is for TripPal Elite rental fee only (deposit and call rate not included)

2. This coupon cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer

3. Invoice given according to the paid value

4. Lessee must enter coupon code BIZCN2009 when ordering Yoyoor service online to activate it.

5. Yoyoor reserves the right to change all terms and conditions.

6. If you have question, please contact us at yoyo@yoyoor.com Or Call Yoyoor:
    Worldwide: 866-310-9696 (YOYO) (24*7*365)
    China: 400-672-9696 (YOYO) (09:00-18:00, GMT+8)

Posted at 11:46AM Oct 13, 2009 by admin in Yoyoor  |  Comments[0]

Studying Abroad in China with My New Yoyoor Phone

Sophomore year at college is finally over, and just a week after I left my sheltered college campus for the summer, I arrived in Beijing for 8 weeks of intensive language study. I had been to Beijing once on a class trip during spring break of freshman year, but the city has completely changed since then. I remember visiting the university that our college has a study abroad program at during that first trip and it was on a 2-lane road; now that road is 6 lanes.

The main reason I decided to study abroad in China is, of course, to improve my Chinese. I believe that studying Chinese, even more than other languages, requires being in an all-Chinese environment all the time in order to master it. But on the other hand, it is summer and I have come to China partly in search of some adventure, a change of scenery, and to explore. This has brought up a bit of a conundrum: how to balance a busy class schedule, on top of hours of out-of-class study, while still allowing enough time to see the city?

Fortunately, this problem has been solved with my Yoyoor GPS phone. When planning what to bring to China, I debated whether or not to bring a mobile phone from home, or to buy one in China. Then I saw the new Yoyoor rental phone, and thought it would make a great solution. With only 8 weeks in China, buying a new mobile phone for China would be a waste of money. And some of my classmates did bring their own phones from the US, but their phones are working with varying degrees of reliability and have caused some hassles for them.

Beijing is a big city, and with just 8 weeks here, I’ve had a lot of ground to cover in order to do some in-depth exploring. The Yoyoor phone has been great for that, because it already has a list of good attractions to visit. Every Saturday morning, my roommate and I select an attraction from our Yoyoor phone at random, and then go check out that sight. Afterwards, we find a cool restaurant near the sight we just visited, also often using Yoyoor’s restaurant listings. Then after dinner we do some more “arbitrary” exploring, finding a hidden neighborhood or interesting alleyways to wander around for most of the afternoon. When it’s time to head back to the dorms, Yoyoor gets us out of the alleys painlessly with its GPS navigation feature.

While you don’t need to ask me twice to try the latest electronic gadgets, I will admit that renting the phone was also partly my parents’ idea. They worry about their only son going to a foreign land, and can rest at ease knowing the Yoyoor phone has both an emergency number section as well as an English-speaking live help center in case I need help. Besides, the IP calling feature has been great for calling my parents in the US. The camera and email features also allow me to photograph my new haunts and email the pictures to my parents, which they appreciate.

I just passed the halfway mark in my China study trip, and as I look back at all the places I have visited, food I have eaten and sights I have seen, I am satisfied to have already reached my exploration goals. This coming weekend, we have a class trip to Shanghai, and with just 2 days to explore that city, I am going to have to count on Yoyoor’s phone package even more to make sure I see all that I want to see there. I’m sure it will be a breeze.

Posted at 10:17PM May 21, 2009 by admin in Yoyoor  |  Comments[0]

Yoyoor Phone is available in a lot of Travel Agencies now

Only 30% of mobile phones sold in North America and Europe work in China. International roaming and calling rates are extremely high. Yofone is a service aimed at making trips to China hassle-free. Get Yofone from your travel agency and begin to enjoy low local/international call rates and the famous Yofone Helpline service right away. Ask your tour organizer for Yofone today!

Success story

China Travel Service Zhejiang

Founded in 1956, China Travel Service Zhejiang has become Zhejiang's leading comprehensive travel agency, whose business scope extends to inbound travel, outbound travel, domestic travel, business travel etc. With fine business network with travel companies all over the world, CTS Zhejiang has won acclaims domestically and internationally. CTS Zhejiang has been cooperating with Yoyoor Inc. since April 2009 to provide mobile phones for travelers to China. The specially-programmed phone is proven to be valuable and popular among their tour groups with its bilingual call center and low international call rates. Users found the phones easy-to-use and helped added peace of mind while in a foreign country.

Shanghai SinoFly Business Information Consulting Co., Ltd

Shanghai SinoFly Business Information Co., Ltd was founded in 2001, originally as Shanghai office of US Inland Empire International Business Association and Sino-US Economic and Culture Exchange Center. It is now also the local office of United Canada-China Industry & Business Society. Now with 5 offices and 67 strategic partners in 46 countries across the world, Sinofly is consolidating our confidence in assisting cross-boundary business. Sinofly has about 50 international staff worldwide. Their professionals are from Big Four Accounting, international law firms, Fortune 500 Multinational companies and professional travel agencies. Sinofly has been working closely with Yoyoor China travel mobile phone project since very beginning. Together, we have serviced groups such as GE global CEO conference, Panasonic Business Tour etc. Yofone cellphones are well-received among the high-end business customers.

Posted at 10:59PM May 19, 2009 by admin in Yoyoor  |  Comments[0]

Coupon for Yoyoor Cell Phone Rental

To thanks for the blog readers, Yoyoor management team has decide to give special offers to those one who visit Yoyoor Blog.

Special offer April, 2009

TripPal Classic daily rental 50% off

Yoyoor Coupon Code: US885

Posted at 06:11PM Apr 09, 2009 by admin in Yoyoor  |  Comments[0]

China Travel Tips_Power & Internet

Power System

The power available in China is 220v and the sockets in common use are the two-phase circular holes, two-phase flat holes and three-phase flat holes. Don't forget to prepare the convertible plugs according to your actual needs.

Posted at 12:42AM Mar 19, 2009 by admin in Yoyoor  |  Comments[0]

Something you must know before Travel

Do you really know how much you would cost if you bring your phone to China?    

If you are from US/Canada    
 
                                                 AT&T         Verizon       TripPal        EZphone
Incoming calls                          $2.99/min     $1.99/min       Free         $0.30/min
Outgoing calls within China      $2.99/min     $1.99/min       Free          $0.30/min
Outgoing calls to US/Canada   $2.99/min     $1.99/min     $0.60/min   $0.80/min
Bring your number to China     $2.99/min     $1.99/min     $0.20/min   $0.20/min

If you are from German    
  
                                                 Vodafone                    T-Mobile            TripPal       EZphone 
Outgoing calls to German           US$6.6 (Euro5.12)     US$2.99/min      $0.90/min   $1.00/min  
Outgoing domestic calls in China  US$6.6 (Euro5.12)   US$2.99/min      Free           $0.30/min 
Incoming calls                             US$1.97 (Euro1.53)   US$2.99/min     Free           $0.30/min 

If you are from UK     
 
                                            Vondafone         O2                  T-Mobile    TripPal         EZphone
Incoming calls                        $1.84/min       $1.92/min        $1.47/min       Free           $0.30/min
Outgoing calls within China    $2.20/min       $1.25/min        $2.06/min        Free           $0.30/min
Outgoing calls to UK             $2.20/min       $1.25/min        $2.06/min     $0.90/min     $1.00/min

Posted at 08:50PM Mar 04, 2009 by admin in Yoyoor  |  Comments[0]