Company puts off launch of luxury trains to Tibet

[Coventina]

Source: International Herald Tribune

SHANGHAI: The launch of the first luxury train service from Beijing to Tibet has been postponed from April until next spring, the operator said Monday, amid China's economic slowdown and a security crackdown.

"Our official launch has been rescheduled to spring 2010," Erena Chan, sales and marketing director for Tangula Luxury Trains, said Monday in an emailed response to questions.

"The decision was taken by our management in light of the current business climate and all the financial indicators in the near term," she said.

Chan said that some trips would be available later this year, however, ahead of the train's official launch.



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