We visited Shanghai in March 2006 to for a business/pleasure trip attend the East China Fair, and to see the sites in and around Shanghai. We had a most productive visit and a wonderful time. Our stay was made all the beter for 3 main reasons =

1. We hired an interpreter/guide for the entire visit. She met us at the airport, arranged taxi travel to our hotel and basically made sure everything we needed was taken care of.
We found her by placing an AD online. The cost was very reasonable and the service she provided was even better.

2. Through our interpreter we also hired a car & driver for the week. This made traveling around the city and to our factory visits very easy.

3. We stayed at a 1st Class hotel. The Shanghai Rennisance. The hotel staff spoke English and the accomedations and restaurants were all very nice.

We look forward to returning to China again next year.