China

For glittering high-rises and traditional temples in the world's fastest-growing economy, buy an airline ticket to China. Dynamic capital Beijing is home to historic landmarks like the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. No China city breaks are complete without climbing the iconic Great Wall of China. Head to sophisticated, fast-changing Shanghai for its colonial Bund district and glass skyscrapers, or to Chengdu for pandas and bamboo gardens. Buy a ticket to China's UNESCO-protected Terracotta Warriors near Xi'an. Nature lovers take flights to China's limestone peaks in Guilin and sail down the Yangtze in the south. In a country of contrasts, China flights mean ancient pavilions in Beijing, and the ultra-modern skyline-dominating Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai.

Airline tickets to China bring travellers to some of the world's finest cuisine. In Sichuan province, dishes are laced with spice like world-famous mapu dofu (chilli tofu) and garlicky dan dan noodles. Dine on tea-smoked duck in Hunan and hairy crab in Shanghai. Fine blue-and-white porcelain and jade make popular souvenirs. KLM and partners have frequent flights to China. With many country-wide traditional festivals, book your China-bound ticket to catch January/February's huge parades for Chinese New Year, or June's races at the Dragon Boat Festival.