Two tourists died and five others were still missing, including one Hong Kong tourist, late Thursday afternoon when a speedboat flipped on its way back to Koh Samui Island in south Thailand, local media reported.
More than 100 taxi drivers gathered in Taipei on Wednesday to protest against Taiwan new leader Tsai Ing-wen's refusal to recognize the 1992 Consensus.
Foreign tourists to South Korea spent an average of about 2.03 million won (1,712.5 U.S. dollars) when they visited the country last year, a government report showed on Monday.
Four tourists and their guide were swept away in a flash flood triggered by cloud burst in northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, officials said Wednesday.
Turkey's tourism is suffering from increasing terror threats and the sanctions imposed by Russia, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said on Thursday.
Tourism Australia, the Australian government's tourism organization, is placing Chinese tourists high on its agenda.
Chinese tourists and tertiary students are fast becoming one of Australia's most important sources of income, as visitors continue to flock to Australia in record numbers.
The Spring Festival traditionally is the most important time of the year for family reunion, but as China has become prosperous, an increasing number of wealthy Chinese are opting to travel abroad, which translates into big business for global retailers.
In recent years, more and more countries have begun taking measures to attract Chinese consumers due to their growing purchasing power. Data from China's Ministry of Commerce shows that overseas consumption of Chinese people in 2015 is estimated to have reached 1.2 trillion yuan. China remains the world's largest consumer of outbound travel.
Motorcycle-borne masked gunmen opened fire on a tourist bus of Arab-Israeli citizens and a hotel close to the Giza pyramids in Egypt during a rally of Muslim Brotherhood supporters today, but the tourists escaped unhurt.
Revenue from ticket sales to foreigners visiting Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat Temple reached 53. 5 million U.S. dollars in the first 11 months of 2015, up 1.15 percent year-on-year, according to an official release on Tuesday.
Britain will start to issue a two-year multiple-entry visa for Chinese tourists beginning in 2016, said the British embassy in Beijing on Wednesday, prompted by an increasing number of lavish tourists from China.
Scandals over prawns and bars at tourist sites sparked a consumer rights furor during Golden Week, with industry insiders warning that poor tourism service at home would push tourists to travel overseas.
Hong Kong is losing its luster for the increasingly affluent, sophisticated mainland tourists during the National Day holiday.
The iconic Tian'anmen Square in central Beijing is usually filled with flowers, pot plants and topiary, but on Thursday there were some new installations: hundreds of toilets. There are now 445 portable toilets in eight locations in the square, and 132 assistants are on hand to point visitors in the right direction.
Big-spending Chinese tourists are embracing a longer vacation as this year's Mid-Autumn Festival falls close to the National Day holiday in October.
More than 8 million tourists are expected to visit Thailand during this year's fourth quarter, beginning next month, said a leading tourism official on Tuesday.
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