Words of Advice for safe travel in Guangzhou, Hotel Reservation and attendance of Canton Fair

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Advice for Safe Travel in China

Advice for Avoiding Racketeering in Guangzhou

Advice for Hotel Reservation During Canton Fair

Advice for Safe Travel in China

Compared with a lot of other countries, China is one of the safest countries in the world for personal security. However, in recent years, crime has increased, principally in the major cities.
Serious crime against foreigners is rare, however, petty crimes such as pick-pocketing and purse snatching occur somewhat frequently. Pickpockets are sometimes active in crowded areas such as stations, markets, shopping areas, sightseeing destinations, etc. So it is wise to be cautious with your personal possession in public place. Following are some precautions to avoid potential problems:

	Do not show off your money in public
	Keep enough money for your immediate needs in your pocket, and hide the rest on your body or, better still, leave your backup supply in a safety deposit box at your hotel
	Always keep valuables in a safety deposit box at your hotel instead of leaving them in your room
	Remove any jewellery that may draw a thief's attention before you go out for strolling
	Never wear a bag or purse on your street-side shoulder in order to avoid becoming a target of the "snatch-and-ride"
	Never carry your passport/visa, credit cards, traveller's cheques or other travel documents in your shoulder bag or bum bag
	Ensure that you recognise the values of different local banknotes to avoid being deceived
	Be particularly cautious about your possession in crowded areas such as local festivals, markets, tourist sites, railway and bus stations, and of course, on trains and buses.
	Always let your hotel or guides know where you are on your free days during your tour
	Respect the custom of the local minorities
	Do not quarrel with anyone during your trip
	Any disputes should be reported to your local guides for resolution
	Avoid travelling in any areas or sites that are not open to foreigners.
	Do not voice publicly any opinions contrary to China's laws and code of ethics and morals.

Advice for Avoiding Racketeering in Guangzhou

	At Airport: Guangzhou New Baiyun International Airport is about 25km to city center and it takes about RMB120.00 from the airport to city center. Be aware of those " taxi driver" who show warm welcome and hospitality but might charge you more than US$50.00/RMB400.00 to city center. There are many airport-downtown shuttle bus and just takes about US$3.00 to city center. Please visit this page for shuttle bus information.
	At Railway Station: If you come to Guangzhou from Hongkong by train. Be careful of same cases as above. It just takes about US$6.00/RMB50.00 to most of places in Guangzhou.
	We provide distance and estimated taxi fee from hotel to major places of Guangzhou. Please carefully read it to avoid any rip-off.
	Be careful of unauthorised "agents" at the airport and railway station- these poachers would solicit passengers on pretext of cheaper accommodation for same hotel - only to send guests to different hotel. Pls note prevalence of this practice during the Guangzhou Trade Fair period - you will be at their mercy - beware of poachers around airport and railway station.
	Your travel probably become a nightmare if you happen to select a unauthorised or illegal agents. There are many such kind of "agent" on airport, railway station, street, or even from Internet. The simplest judgement methods are whether they could provide specific office address including room number, building doorplate number, road number;fixed phone number (not a mobile number initial from 1 or 3); and professional English-speaking staff.
	Remember Policy Phone Number 110 in China and call plicy in case of any problem. They will be happy to help you. You could also call our service center 020-83868600 for help.

Advice for Hotel Reservation During Canton Fair

	Make reservation as soon as possible: There are over 120,000 foreign visitors and innumerable exhibitors during the period of Canton Fair. Hotel occupancy is extremely high and most hotels are OVER-booked. Under this situation, hotel insists on reservation by credit card guarantee or prepayment from guests. We advise you not to wait until last minute to make guarantee or payment;.
	Be aware of Cancellation and Amendment Policy: We understand that guest may cancel, extend, shorten or change your stay. But all the hotels have strict cancellation and amendment policy during the period of Canton Fair. Please inform us asap if there is any change for your trip plan..
	Be aware of your privacy and credit card safe when making reservation: Most of hotels require the copy of your credit card with signature if you cannot guarantee with cash. It will be risky if your privacy and credit card information have not been kept well by hotel or your agent. We suggest you make guarantee with one night deposit via bank transfer or online payment. It will be more safe and efficient. In Best-Biz Travel Service, we take very serious for your privacy and credit card information.
	Do not double book with more than 1 agent - this will lead to confusion at hotel. Hotel may ignore double booking and guest ended up paying counter rates.
	Book hotel using guest's passport names and check in using the same passport name. If hotel cannot locate guest's name in their computer system, you will be charged counter rates.
	Ask for address of hotel in chinese - this will be provided in our confirmation email to you but ask for it if we miss out. This is important as most taxi drivers do not speak english.
	If you encounter problem during check-in, please ask the hotel staff to call our office- they have our telephone numbers.