How NOT to plan your Chinese New Year vacation... - Shayas in Shanghai

By well in advance, I later learned, 'they' meant a year ahead of time. Apparently, most people book next year's CNY plans right now! That is a tough nut for this family who goes about vacation planning in a much more laissez-faire manner. ... Hmmm. So I began to look at other hotel options in the area only to find that they were all completely booked. So we set our sites elsewhere (by that I should say everywhere) - Vietnam? Singapore? Phillipines? Ceba? Malaysia? ...