Taiwan mulled allowing citizens from 15 more mainland cities to travel to the island as individual tourists (without contracts to travel agencies) this year, the island's tourism authority announced on Thursday.
Over 62,000 individual tourists (without contracts to travel agencies) from the Chinese mainland traveled to Taiwan in December, registering a new high, the local tourism bureau announced on Saturday.
The number of Chinese tourists visiting the Philippines declined by 70 percent this year compared to figures registered three or four years ago, the Bureau of Immigration said Tuesday.
As the green light flashed, the cabin door opened and Liu Kang moved forward to sit at the edge of the door with his tandem master. Everyone was pretty scared, but they stepped out of the plane after someone behind Liu shouted " embrace the fear." With a 60-second free fall from 4,500 meters high at a speed of 200 km/hour, an amazing world with spectacular views of lakes and snow mountains surrounded him.
As the green light flashed, the cabin door opened and Liu Kang moved forward to sit at the edge of the door with his tandem master. Everyone was pretty scared, but they stepped out of the plane after someone behind Liu shouted " embrace the fear." With a 60-second free fall from 4,500 meters high at a speed of 200 km/hour, an amazing world with spectacular views of lakes and snow mountains surrounded him.
A bus carrying 13 tourists from China's Henan province plunged into a ravine in Bali, Indonesia on Monday, killing five of them, a hospital official said.
Hua Juanpeng was reading online advice about tipping customs and religious taboos in preparation for his trip to Thailand, scheduled for the upcoming National Day holiday that starts on Oct. 1.
Residents in seven cities in the Chinese mainland on Wednesday were given official permission to apply to travel to Taiwan as individuals under a cross-Strait agreement, bringing the total such mainland cities to 26.
China's top tourism official has pledged to promote African destinations against the backdrop of the country's growing middle-class travelers with a penchant for overseas tours.
Developing countries have great opportunities and huge potential to attract Hong Kong tourists who are tired of traditional tourism destinations, said a local business insider in an exclusive interview with the APD.
Tourists abused an injured dolphin that was beached in south China on Sunday, resulting in the animal's death as well as a wave of public outrage.
With 11 foreign languages under her belt, 68-year-old villager-turned tour guide Xiu Xiuzhen has become a celebrity in the town of Yangshuo, a backpacker mecca in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
The arrival of the H7N9 bird flu has affected China's tourism industry, with tourists shunning wetlands and farms while restaurants eliminate chicken and duck from their menus.
China's top legislature adopted a new tourism law Thursday to address industry woes, protect tourists' interests and foster the industry's sustainable growth.
Chinese lawmakers mulled a draft tourism law on Tuesday that outlines measures to curb rocketing ticket prices amid the country's tourism boom.
Old Chinese towns that attract huge numbers of tourists from across the country are caught between a rock and a hard place in pursuing commercial development while preserving their old-style flavor.
The world's highest national park at altitude opened on Friday in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
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