Police registration and Beijing’s new Terminal 3

September 14, 2007 by admin.

I managed to get registered yesterday with the local police as all foreigners are required to do, which makes you feel somewhat like a criminal even though you’re following the law. Some interesting news out of Beijing yesterday with a first look at the nearly completed Terminal 3 at the Beijing Capital Airport. I had seen it as our plane taxied to the gate Tuesday night but wasn’t sure what it was. Apparently the extra terminal was desperately needed although I had never felt like it was too crowded or noticed any problems during any of my other flights out of China. I’m sure the demand for flights to China is increasing though - there are so many more foreigners here now than when I first came to live in China in February 2000. Hopefully this will also lead to increased business for Beijing Discovery Tours - surely more people will need tourism services that they can trust, and not just during the Beijing Olympics next year. Here’s a link to the story: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2007-09-12-beijing-airport_N.htm I need to figure out how to use that RSS on my website too…..

It says a lot about the incredible growth of China that they are already talking about building a new airport in 2010 before this huge new Terminal 3 has even opened………….

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