TIME Asia Home Current Issue   Asia News   Pacific News   Technology   Business   Arts   Travel Photos Special Features Magazine Archive Subscribe to TIME Customer Service About Us Write to TIME Asia TIME.com TIME Canada TIME Europe TIME Pacific Latest CNN News TIME Digest FORTUNE.com FORTUNE China MONEY.com Bookmark TIME TIME Media Kit Get TIME's WorldWatch email newsletter FREE!		JUNE 5, 2000 VOL. 156 NO. 22 Hot Deals   TRAVEL WATCH Shanghai Puts On the Ritz... ...again and again Detour Putuoshan -- a beautiful, windswept island off China's southern coast. Hot Deals With Shanghai's rich, international heritage, it's easy to send yourself back in time. Short Cuts Sex please, we're Chinese. Hot Spot Shanghai's Fuxing Park EASY RIDER With Shanghai's rich, international heritage, it's easy to send yourself back in time. Even easier if you go in for the Portman Ritz-Carlton's "Presidential Bike Pack." For $3,888, four guests get two nights in the Greenberg Suite--where Bill Clinton stayed in 1998--lunch for four, a limousine from the airport, tickets to an acrobatic performance, a bottle of champagne with Baccarat crystal and a one-of-a-kind city tour. General manager Mark DeCocinis loads guests into the sidecar of his Chang Jiang motorcycle (a Chinese knockoff of a 1938 BMW) and roars them around the city. Telephone: (86-21) 6279-8800. OLD STYLE If you're looking for lodging that offers a taste of Shanghai's past but with modern amenities, the Jing An Hotel, a four-star property in the downtown area, is a good bet. Built in 1925 in classic Spanish style, it was recently renovated. If you go through Jin Jiang International booking in Singapore, a standard room starts at around $120. Call (65) 743-8606 for information. Travel Watch Archive | TIME Asia Home ASIANOW Travel Home Quick Scroll: More stories from TIME Travel Watch    LATEST HEADLINES:    Click Here for the latest regional analysis from TIME Asia SEARCH FOR :

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