Dear Colleen Fryman,
Greetings from Janet, Top China Travel. I am your personal travel consultant and I am pleased to help your clients travel China in Jul.
Based on what I known about your clients' requirements, as Suzhou is a city where near Shanghai, 25 mins by high-speed train, but the cities which clients are interested are not including Shanghai, so it cost a lot if they fly to Shanghai and then connect with another city. Besides, 12 days is not enough to cover Suzhou as well.
I would send you a detailed itinerary which included Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Guilin and Hongkong, could you please let me know which star hotel do the clients like to stay?
5* -- like Crowne Plaza or JW Marriott (JW Marriott is more deluxe)
4* -- like Holiday Inn or Marriott by Courtyard or any local managed 4* hotels
3* -- Holiday Inn Express or any local managed 3* hotels
And there are 5 adults and 1 child in total, right?
I am looking forwards to hearing from you soon so that I could send you our proposal as soon as possible.
Hope the above is clear and helpful.
Should you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact us.
Best Regards