China is engine room of tourism growth across Asia Pacific
It is now the Asia-Pacific century and China is very much the engine room of regional growth right across the Asia Pacific, Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd told the Australian Tourism Directions Conference...
View ArticleOverseas companies set to boost cruise travel
Two international cruise operators will sail their luxury ships to China next year, ready to take advantage of the growing cruise travel market. Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises said it will add a...
View ArticleCultural industry set to be a pillar of Chinese economy by 2016
China’s Minister of Culture Cai Wu expects value-added output of the cultural industry to account for 5 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016. Cai made the remark during a...
View ArticleUK failing to lure Chinese tourists
The United Kingdom is lagging behind its European neighbors in attracting Chinese tourists, according to a new report by the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies and Hilton...
View ArticleChinese tourists flock to Europe’s capital of music
Shao Yu became fascinated by Austria when she was a little girl after hearing melodies echo in the Musikverein Golden Hall during a television broadcast of Vienna’s New Year Concert. As a student of...
View ArticleChina desert city woos tourists
Dunhuang, a desert city in northwest Gansu province known for the Buddhist frescoes in its Mogao caves, has halved hotel rates and ticket prices hoping to draw more tourists. From Nov 1 to April 30, a...
View ArticleHealthy outlook for medical tourists
Healthcare services overseas are attracting increasing numbers of Chinese customers who are willing to pay top dollar for quality and privacy, according to industry insiders. The trend, however, is...
View ArticleChinese tourists to reshape global travel industry: Report
The continued growth in Chinese outbound and domestic travel would change the global hospitality industry, a report revealed on Monday. According to the Global Trends Report 2011, which was released at...
View ArticleNumber of hotel rooms set to soar
China’s hotel market is expected to overtake the United States to be the world’s largest from 2025, according to a report issued by InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the largest hotel company in the...
View ArticleMore tourists await nod to visit island individually
Although winter is yet to arrive, Xia Tingting has been shopping for clothes to wear in spring, when she goes to Taiwan, to attend an outdoor Spring Scream Music Festival on the island’s southern beach...
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