For business and recreation, Beijing is fast becoming a "must-see" on many travel lists. According to the city's official statistics, about five million overseas tourists will pop into Beijing this year. And although many of those will be eager to catch the upcoming Olympic games, it's likely that the scenes of the capital city flickering on TV screens and Web browsers worldwide will inspire more than one jaunt in the future.

Beijing, the country's second largest city after Shanghai, is a glittering center of politics, economics, culture and education for the People's Republic of China. Visitors have come to embrace the Beijing Opera with its mix of acrobatics, singing, spoken word passages and even fighting scenes.

For the gourmet traveler, there's Mandarin cuisine—the local style of cooking that was made popular worldwide by such well-known dishes as Peking Duck, hot and sour soup and mung bean cakes.

Wondering where to settle your suitcases while you go exploring? Here's the good news: Travelers can combine luxury with convenience by choosing one of the many swanky hotels that dot the city.

Of course, Wi-Fi is never a problem either: iPass constantly adds new hotels to the network in China making it easy for guests to send off an email or use videoconferencing to keep in touch with the family at home.

For one business-traveler-friendly option, check out the Celebrity International Grand Hotel. It is located in the Asian Games Village area, a booming financial district also called the Economic Zone. Getting there from the airport is a speedy trip too, as the hotel is only 20 minutes away from the Beijing Capital International Airport.

Travelers can do some power networking in one of the hotel's meeting rooms or banquet spaces before setting off for some sightseeing to major spots such as Sunshine Plaza, Yuanda Centre, the Chinese Art Museum and Yishengyuan International Convention Center. Each of these hot travel stops are iPass-enabled hotspots, ensuring you keep connected each step of the way.

So whether you're exploring one of the many teahouses in the city or simply relaxing in your Grand Hotel room, revel in the luxury that traveling with iPass has to offer.

Go ahead and enjoy, you earned it!