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China To Start Blanket Travel Agency Liability Insurance
2009-11-16The National Tourism Administration of China has announced the launch of a pilot program for travel agency blanket liability insurance in 2010. According to CNTA, this blanket insurance covers additi...
Three Gorges Regional Tourism Declaration Issued
2009-11-13At the rotating presidency conference on Hubei and Chongqing Three Gorges regional tourism cooperation held in Chongqing, the governments of the two regions issued the Three Gorges Regional Tourism Co...
China's Grand Canal To Be Green Travel Route
2009-11-13The China National Tourism Administration recently held a meeting on a plan that involves the participation of six regions to make the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal a green travel route. It is reporte...
2009 Global Tourist Holiday Forum opens in Shangri-la
2009-11-12The 2009 Global Tourist Holiday Forum kicked off Monday in Shangri-la County, Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Shangri-la was chosen as the venue of the...
Self-drive travel popular in Tibet
2009-11-12Self-drive seems to have become the order of the day with tourists driving hundreds of cars each day on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, a major part of the No. 318 Highway connecting China's mainland to th...
Nepal Signs New Tourism Agreement With Tibet
2009-11-12The Nepalese Ministry of Tourism Civil Aviation inked a new tourism agreement with China's Tibet Tourism Bureau at the third tourism fair held in Katmandu, the capital of Nepal. Nepal will arrange a...
Winter tours to Tibet to be cheaper this year
2009-11-11The global economic downturn and safety concern are putting a damper on Tibet-bound tourism. As a result, packages to the plateau region are expected to be much cheaper this winter than last, local t...
Indonesia, EU to boost tourism ties
2009-11-11Tourism ties between Indonesia and the European Union (EU) will increase following the easing restriction on the operation of Indonesian air transportation to the region's countries, an official said ...
Costa To Increase Investment In China In 2010
2009-11-11Costa Crociere S.p.A., the largest cruise company in Europe, announced at the Fourth China Cruise Industry Development Summit held in Sanya that it will introduce a new ship, Costa Romantica in 2010, ...
China gives loans to Ethiopia's first expressway
2009-11-10China on Sunday signed a 349-million-U.S. dollar loan agreement with Ethiopia to help build the country's first expressway. The 79-km expressway will link Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa with the coun...
Hot Springs listings in Beijing
2009-11-10Radon: you don't want it building up in your house, but a bit of exposure to it in this hot spring has been found to be helpful for alleviating skin ailments, arthritis, fatigue and depression. Jiuhua...
Japan Airlines Cancels Four China Routes
2009-11-10Japan Airlines Corporation has announced that it will cancel 16 international and domestic passenger routes, including four routes to China. Of the 16 routes, eight are international and the other ei...
HK most preferred by Chinese mainlanders traveling overseas, survey reveals
2009-11-09Hong Kong is the first choice of many Chinese mainland residents when they travel abroad, according to the Beijing office of Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) Friday, quoting survey results. More than 9...
Five Countries To Promote Circum-Japan Sea Travel
2009-11-09Tourism departments from China, Russia, South Korea, North Korea and Japan have reached a consensus on a cruise route for cross-border travel. According to an official of the Jilin Provincial Tourism...
Tianjin Publishes Tourism Administrative Penalty Standard
2009-11-09Tianjin municipality has published the "Tianjin Tourism Administrative Penalty Discretion Standard (for Trial Implementation)" which will be put into force from December 1, 2009. The standard specifi...
China's largest inland lake in recovery
2009-11-06The Tibetan herdsman found, to his surprise, the Qinghai Lake was growing. "The path which I took last year for morning exercise was inundated by water," said Padma, who had formed the habit of takin...
Lhasa to promote tourism in Hong Kong, Macao
2009-11-06Lhasa will promote its winter tourist programs in Hong Kong and Macao in mid-November, according to the Lhasa City Tourism Bureau. Qiangqiong, an official of the bureau, said that Hong Kong is a worl...
Beijing Looking At Eco-Leisure Tourism Zone
2009-11-06The Beijing Tourism Administration has recently published a document called "Assessment Criteria for a Beijing Eco-leisure Tourism Zone". According to the document, eco-leisure tourism zone refers to...
Self Check-in System For 7 Days Inn
2009-11-06The 7 Days Inn Group recently introduced a self check-in system for its guests. With the system, guests of 7 Days Inn can book a room and pay in advance through 7 Days Inn's online website or by tele...
Dubai delays debut of tallest tower to early 2010
2009-11-05By January 2007, some 3,000 laborers — mostly imported from India — had completed 100 stories on the building, at times adding a new floor almost every three days. The tower is the centerpiece of a 5...
