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South Africa allows Chinese to apply for individual tourist visas
2009-06-23According to China Express, the South African Embassy now allows Chinese tourists to visit South Africa on individual tourist visas. Tourists can go directly to the South African Embassy to apply ...
East China starts new voyage route to ROK
2009-06-23A new voyage routes linking China's eastern coastal city of Weihai in Shandong and Pyongtaek port in the Republic of Korea (ROK) opened to both passengers and cargo on Saturday. The route is 243 sea ...
Online ticket booking for outbound passengers
2009-06-23China Southern Airlines has successfully implemented the Amadeus e-Retail Engine Solution developed by Amadeus, and now domestic passengers can buy tickets for international flights after logging onto...
Buses on their way to Shanghai's 2 major islands
2009-06-22http://www.china.org.cn/travel/news/2009-06/22/content_17989827.htmwww.china.org.cnBus routes will finally be extended to Shanghai's two major islands, providing convenient public transport to...
Shandong Airlines joins hands with Qingdao Tourism Administration
2009-06-22A cooperative agreement was signed recently by Shandong Airlines and the Qingdao Tourism Administration to promote their joint development. Under the agreement, Shandong Airlines and QTA will joi...
Air China Hubei branch flies on June 25
2009-06-22Air China's Hubei branch will see the departure of its first flight on June 25 at Wuhan Tianhe Airport. Wuhan will be the second Chinese city, after Beijing, to have branches of all three of the l...
China's Tibet posts 190% growth in number of visits
2009-06-19Southwestern China's Tibet Autonomous Region received 720,237 visits from elsewhere in China and abroad in the first five months of this year, a growth of 190 percent on the same period of last year, ...
Outbound travel inclination still strong_China Travel
2009-06-19The financial crisis has not dampened Chinese mainlanders' enthusiasm for outbound travel, with Hong Kong ranked as the top overseas travel destination this year, a report by ACNielsen has revealed. ...
China and Chile sign new open skies agreement
2009-06-19According to Chile's Ministry of Transport, Chile and China have signed a new "open skies" agreement to further open the air travel between the two countries for both cargo and passengers. According ...
Northwest China promotes five tourism brands
2009-06-18The five provinces in northwest China — Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai and Xinjiang — have signed a strategic cooperative agreement to promote five distinctive tourism brands. The five brands are r...
Turkish Airlines will launch direct flights to Beijing and Shanghai
2009-06-17Turkish Airlines has announced that it will launch direct flights form Istanbul to Beijing and Shanghai to meet the demand from the increasing number of passengers between Turkey and China. ...
Shanghai to pick its best attractions
2009-06-17Expats and local residents are to have their say on what are Shanghai's top eight attractions reflecting the city's culture and history. The Shanghai Tourism Administration is compiling the lis...
Less tourists visiting Shanghai due to downturn
2009-06-16The number of tourists visiting Shanghai is still being affected by the global economic downturn, according to statistics released by tourism authorities yesterday. From January to April, Shangh...
China Eastern plans Kunming-Katmandu flight
2009-06-16China Eastern Airlines' Yunnan branch is reported to be planning to launch its second international route to the South Asian subcontinent, the Kunming-Katmandu, Nepal direct flight on July 17, 2009...
Harbour Plaza introduces new hotel in HK
2009-06-15Harbour Plaza Hotels Resorts recently launched its new five-star hotel in Hong Kong: the Harbour Grand Hong Kong.The Harbour Grand Hong Kong is located in the heart of Hong Kong Island and enjoys uno...
Latest survey shows Beijing has 527 km of Great Wall
2009-06-15Latest survey by the Beijing Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritage shows that there are 526.65467 kilometers of the Great Wall in Beijing. Of the nearly 527 km of Great Wall, about 388 km ha...
Henan: 100 Attractions Free To Public On Cultural Heritage Day
2009-06-12To celebrate the fourth Cultural Heritage Day on June 13, the Cultural Relic Bureau of Henan Province has decided that all the heritage attractions in the province will open with preferential rates to...
Reciprocal Measures For Individual Visitors In Guangxi And Hainan
2009-06-12Hainan Provincial Tourism Development Committee and Guangxi Tourism Administration have signed a reciprocal agreement for individual visitors from the two regions. Under the agreement, Hainan will gr...
The World Expo 2010 Shanghai tickets are on sale
2009-06-11Expecting to be the largest Expo in history, the World Expo 2010 Shanghai will finally start selling tickets for 160 yuan (US$23.5) each. These tickets are group tickets. There will be various discoun...
Newly-launched Tianjin Airlines makes first flight
2009-06-11The first flight of newly-established Tianjin Airlines took ff Wednesday morning, marking the start of 20 daily flights. The plane, an E190, departed at 8:10 a.m. for Guiyang of southwestern Guizh...
