Private from the start
Your dates, people, pace, interests and travel style shape every proposal.
Shanghai-based · Since 2011
China is home.
Curiosity is our compass.
We create private and tailor-made journeys that reveal China through people, place and the small moments many travellers pass by.
Why “Holiday Gems”?
The rare moments
become the story.
A gem is not always famous. It might be tea shared at a neighbourhood table, morning light on an old wall, or a guide who knows when to stop talking and let a place speak.
Since 2011, our Shanghai-based team has combined local knowledge, premium comfort and practical care to connect those moments into journeys that feel deeply personal.
Our promise
How we travel
with you.
Local at heart
Our strongest ideas come from guides, hosts, makers and lived experience on the ground.
Premium, not excessive
For us, luxury means time, access, comfort and confidence that the details are handled.
What we believe
See the icons.
Then go deeper.
You should not have to choose between the places that made you dream of China and the local moments that make the journey feel real. The best private journeys hold both.
We are not an online booking marketplace. We listen, plan and tailor a coherent journey around you—then remain available as you travel.
The company behind the brand
Shanghai Yilian International Travel Service Co., Ltd.
China Holiday Gems is our travel brand. Our Shanghai operation was established in 2011, with local planning for private journeys and corporate programmes.
Room 721, No. 800 Shangcheng Road, China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, Shanghai, P.R. ChinaContact our Shanghai team →Begin with a conversation