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Chinese Vice Premier Tells Chinese Tourists to be Polite

BEIJING, China – Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang on Thursday advocated polite tourist behavior and stressed that a good image of Chinese tourists should be projected. Wang made the remarks during a teleconference held by the State Council, China’s cabinet, on implementing the new Tourism Law.

May 17, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: China

World Travel Fair opens in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China – World Travel Fair, an annual event that features the world’s latest travel products and services, opened on May 9 at Shanghai Exhibition Center. This event welcomes over 550 exhibitors from over 50 countries and regions, and it’s expected that it will attract 8,000 professionals as well as 40,000 travel enthusiasts.

May 10, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: China

1700 Individual Tourists and 38 Tour Groups Evacuated from Quake-hit Region

BEIJING, China – Over 1,700 individual tourists and 38 tour groups in Southwest China’s Ya’an city have been evacuated safely after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the region on Saturday, tourism authorities said. No tourists were reported injured so far, according to the China National Tourism Administration. There were 804 people in the tour groups, including 18 tourists [...]

April 23, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: China

Met Museum Exhibition Opening at National Museum of China in Beijing

A major exhibition of masterworks from the world-renowned collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, will be on view at the National Museum of China in Beijing from February 1 through May 9, 2013. The exhibition, Earth, Sea, and Sky: Nature in Western Art – Masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, explores [...]

February 1, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: China

Hangzhou in China Launches Global Tourism Campaign

HANGZHOU, China – In an unprecedented move to allow international tourists to travel freely throughout the city, Hangzhou, capital of the Zhejiang Province in China, has facilitated an “open door policy” and has launched a new campaign to promote tourism around the world, including the United States, according to Li Hong, director of Hangzhou Tourism [...]

January 23, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: China

Top 10 Chinese New Year Travel Trends

Chinese New Year capitals Singapore and Hong Kong are showing record numbers of hotel searches on Wego for the upcoming holiday. Almost one in five hotel searches were for Singapore from both cities.

January 23, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: China, Singapore

100,000 Chinese Tourists Will Come to Thailand for Chinese New Year

BANGKOK, Thailand – About 100,000 tourists from China and Hong Kong are expected to visit Thailand during the Chinese New Year next month and they would generate approximately 4.2 billion baht in tourism revenue, Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) president Piyaman Techapaiboon said on Wednesday.

January 17, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: China, Thailand

Beijing Starts 72-hour Visa-Free Stay Policy

BEIJING, China – Beijing recently announced a 72-hour visa-free stay for citizens from 45 countries who have outbound air tickets and visas to a third country, starting January 1, 2013. This policy will promote Beijing’s regional economy, tourism and civil aviation industry. In response to the new policy, Air China is offering more products and [...]

December 28, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: China

The Ritz-Carlton, Chengdu set to Open its dDoors in Summer 2013

HONG KONG – The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. announces that The Ritz-Carlton, Chengdu, located in the heart of the capital of Sichuan province, will become the luxury hotel operator’s first flag in Southwest China, when it opens in summer 2013.

December 17, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: China, Hong Kong

China’s Golden Week Brings Record Tourism Revenues

BEIJING, China – China’s “Golden Week” holiday justified its title with a rise in tourism revenue, National Tourism Administration (NTA) statistics showed Sunday. The country’s 119 major scenic spots received a total of 34.25 million visitors during the eight-day holiday, up 20.96 percent from the corresponding period last year. Tourism income surged by nearly a quarter [...]

October 8, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: China