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China expects rapid tourism investment growth in 2017

TourisminvestmentinChinaisexpectedtogrossatleastUS$217.7billionin2017,anincreaseof20percentfromlastyear,accordingtoarecentNationalTourismAdministration(NTA)repo

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Sri Lanka, Israel to launch charter flights to boost tourism

COLOMBO,May16(APD)-SriLankaandIsraelarediscussingtheintroductionofcharterflightstoboosttourismbetweenthetwocountries,theSriLankaTourismMinistrysaidhereTuesday.W

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World Tourism Day 2016 emphasizes accessible tourism for all

​Participants of the World Tourism Day 2016, which was held in Thai capital Bangkok Tuesday, called for more accessible tourism for everyone, especially those with disabilities and senior citizens.

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"Accessible tourism" to become theme for 2016 World Tourism Day: UNWTO

​The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) confirmed on Tuesday that "accessible tourism" would become this year's theme for World Tourism Day on Sept. 27.

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Huge flash mob near White House marks celebration of China-US Tourism Year

A huge flash mob of nearly 1,000 wearing colorful costumes turned the Ellipse public lawn near the White House into a "blooming garden" on Monday to celebrate the 2016 China-US Tourism Year.

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Flash mob with Chinese, U.S. cultural features debuts in Washington D.C.

​A massive flash mob highlighting Chinese and U.S. cultural marks was performed on the Ellipse lawn in front of the White House, in celebration of the 2016 China-U.S. Tourism Year.

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Chinese tourists set another record in changing shopping in Japan

The spending power of Chinese tourists in Japan is so impressive there’s a special word for it: bakugai, or explosive buying.

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Indonesia, Ctrip join hands in attracting more Chinese tourists

Indonesian Tourism Ministry and Ctrip, a leading Chinese online travel service provider, jointly held a digital marketing workshop here on Friday, discussing ways to lure more Chinese tourists.

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China's Tibet, Nepal to resume Lhasa-Kathmandu direct bus service

China's Tibet Autonomous Region and Nepal have agreed to work toward resuming Lhasa-Kathmandu direct bus service after decade-long gap.

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ASEAN ministers adopt roadmap to develop network of ecotourism sites

​Tourism ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) adopted on Wednesday a declaration calling for a roadmap to strategically identify, plan and develop an inter-connected network of ecotourism sites.

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Chinese tourists become one of most important source markets for Bhutan

From just 19 Chinese tourists coming to Bhutan more than 10 years ago, Chinese tourists have now become one of the most important source markets for Bhutan and took the top position in 2015, constituting 19.3 percent of the total arrival

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Beijing tourism expo gives boost to sector

Tourism experts, government officials, entrepreneurs and diplomats recently gathered at the Beijing International Tourism Expo for the launch of a global tourism project.

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Chinese Premier Li says tourism push to help relieve poverty

The Chinese government aims to help 12 million people out of poverty by boosting tourism in the next five years, Premier Li Keqiang announced on Thursday.

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China to see 137m overseas tourists in 2016

More than 137 million overseas tourists will visit China in 2016, a jump by 2.5 percent from the previous year.

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The world's top 10 tourism industry events in 2015

The year 2015 witnessed a raft of significant changes in the worldwide tourism landscape.

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Israel suffers decline of tourists due to waves of violence

The number of tourists to Israel came to standstill in 2015, due to a wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence, according to official figures released on Monday.

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Tourism overtakes dairy as biggest New Zealand export earner: industry

​Tourism has overtaken the dairy industry to become New Zealand's top export earner, the main tourism industry organization said Wednesday.