Ctrip.com has entered into an agreement with Hong Kong Disneyland, to distribute Hong Kong Disneyland's hotel rooms and tickets in mainland China.

Hong Kong Disneyland is the first Disney theme park in China, which is scheduled to open on September 12, 2005. Ctrip, through Shanghai Ctrip Charming, will enjoy certain guaranteed inventory of rooms in the luxurious Victorian-style Hong Kong Disneyland hotel and the Tinseltown-inspired Disney's Hollywood Hotel, as well as theme park tickets from Hong Kong Disneyland and in turn offer them to Ctrip's customers in mainland China.

"We are excited to cooperate with Hong Kong Disneyland, which is set to become a premier vacation destination in Asia. We believe Hong Kong Disneyland products will be particularly popular among independent travelers. Our Hong Kong Disneyland vacation packages are developed and can be personalized to ensure that our customers have the most magical experience possible," said James Liang, Chairman and CEO of Ctrip.

According to Hong Kong Disneyland, the number of Mainland visitors is expected to account for over half of Hong Kong's total tourist arrivals in 2005 and it anticipates a significant percentage of Hong Kong Disneyland's guests will be from the mainland. "We are very pleased to be working with Ctrip. Ctrip will play an important role in collectively spreading the Disney magic to our guests in the mainland China and creating wonderful vacation packages. We look forward to welcoming guests from the mainland from September 12 and beyond," said Roy Tan Hardy, Hong Kong Disneyland Vice President Sales and Marketing.

When Hong Kong Disneyland opens, it will offer guests of all ages a magical and immersive entertainment experience where they can step into the fantastic worlds of yesterday and tomorrow and encounter some of Disney's most beloved friends.