Important updates [21 Oct 2022]:
- The venue has been relocated to Blue Horizon Hotel. See below for details.
- You will need to join the below WeChat group, upload the required COVID certificates in WeChat, and follow all COVID regulations. See below for details.
If you have any questions regarding local logistics at the Qingdao hub, please contact qian.zhao@clivar.org
To follow COVID regulations and provide a better experience to all participants, the Asia Hub has been relocated to:
Blue Horizon Hotel (same venue as the conference dinner)
会场：青岛蓝海大饭店（崂山会展中心店），三楼燕喜堂
地址：中国山东省青岛市崂山区崂山商圈苗岭路2号
Hotel Shuttle
There will be a shuttle bus from the Blue Horizon Hotel and Sophia Hotel to the venue each day. Further details will be confirmed closer to the date.
Arriving by Plane
Since 2021, Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport replaced Qingdao Liuting International Airport and became the main international gateway of Qingdao. Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport is located 11 kilometres from Jiaozhou and 39 kilometres from Qingdao. You can get to Qingdao downtown within 45 minutes by taxi, or take Metro Line 8 to the city centre and other locations. At Qingdao Airport there are also five shuttle bus routes to several destinations within the city and other routes to nearby locations.
Arriving by Train
Qingdao has a great high-speed rail service to other Chinese cities. The fare from Beijing is around ¥350 and Shanghai is ¥550.
Arriving by Car
Qingdao is well served by excellent modern highways, with the G20/G25 taking you north to Beijing and the G15 running south along the coast to Shanghai.
We recommend the Blue Horizon Hotel, which is the same venue as the conference dinner, and within a 5-minute car drive to FIO.
Other nearby options are Himalayas Hotel Qingdao, which is a 5-minute car ride to the venue, and Hyatt Regency Qingdao, which is a 10-minute car ride.
Update: Hotel Shuttle
As the conference will be held at the Blue Horizon Hotel, where most participants have chosen to stay for their accommodation, there will no longer be a shuttle bus provided for the daily commute.
Public Transportation
Qingdao has a modern metro network and good local buses. Fares are from ¥1.
Taxi
Taxis are plentiful most of the year but can be scarcer in peak summer months. Flagfall is normally ¥10 and then you will pay around ¥4 per mile.
Car
Qingdao is a large city and traffic can be heavy during morning and evening rush hours. Car rental is from around ¥140 per day.
We will be using WeChat for local logistical communication. Please join the group before 23 October.
COVID regulations for participants
- All participants are required to upload the following certificates to the link in the WeChat group before arriving:
- 48h negative PCR test result (48小时核酸证明)
- Screenshot of health code（绿码）
- 7-day travel record（行程码)
- All participants should take regular PCR tests according to the policy of the Qingdao Municipal Government during the conference.
- As the COVID situation and regulations are changing rapidly, if you would like to change to online participation, please kindly inform us before 10am (CST) Sunday 22 October.
COVID restrictions for travel within China
Please check and follow all local COVID-19 rules for your travel plans, which may change at short notice.
Travellers can search the latest local travel requirements by entering the departure and destination city in the travel policy search tool on the State Council app or WeChat mini program. This service is currently only available in Chinese.
To find the tool in WeChat, search “疫情服务” (yìqíng fúwù – pandemic services) and then choose “出行防疫政策查询” (chūxíng fángyì zhèngcè cháxún – travel pandemic prevention policy search) under the “tools” section (实用工具 – shíyòng gōngjù).