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Album: Picturesque Mount Cook National Park in New Zealand

Photo taken on July 13, 2020 shows the Tasman Lake in New Zealand's Aoraki Mount Cook National Park. (Xinhua/Guo Lei) WELLINGTON, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The beautiful scenery in 3,724-meter Mount Cook,

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Egypt reopens pyramids to tourists after COVID closure

Egypt reopened its famed Giza pyramids to the public on Wednesday after a three-month closure, seeking to restart a vital tourism industry battered by the novel coronavirus.Dozens of excited tourists

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Cambodian PM says casinos can be re-opened if they meet requirements for COVID-19 prevention

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Friday that casinos across the kingdom will be allowed to resume operations if they meet requirements for COVID-

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Shanghai records 3.73 million tourist visits during Dragon Boat Festival holiday

Shanghai received 3.73 million visits by tourists during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, according to the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and

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Kung fu shrine Shaolin Temple reopens to public

China's kung fu shrine Shaolin Temple reopened to the public on Monday, ending a months-long closure amid the COVID-19 epidemic. The 1,500-year-old temple, in central

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Egypt's non-oil imports decline by 24% in first 4 months of 2020

Egyptian tourists ride a camel along a bazaar street in the Nubian village of Gharb Suhail, on the west bank of the Nile river off Egypt’s southern city of Aswan some 920 kilometres south of the

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China's tourism market sees strong recovery

China's tourism market saw a strong recovery during the five-day May Day holiday, an official said Friday.With regular epidemic control measures in place, the tourism market recovered to 50-percent o

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China's Hubei receives 7.35 mln tourists during May Day holiday

Central China's Hubei Province, which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 epidemic, received a total of 7.35 million tourists during the May Day holiday. Tourism revenue

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Health official highlights personal protection in holiday trips

A Chinese health official said Tuesday that people need to pay attention to personal protection as the country embraces a peak of returning trips at the end of the fiv

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China sees 85 mln domestic tourist trips in three days

China saw nearly 85 million domestic tourist trips in the first three days of its five-day May Day holiday which started May 1, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism sai

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Tunisia's Sidi Bou Said sit empty amid pandemic

Sidi Bou Said, a famous attraction in the capital Tunis noted for its white walls, blue doors and windows, has not received foreign tourists for many weeks. Tunisia's tourism industry has been severel

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Lhasa reopens street around Jokhang Temple

Barkhor Street, a scenic spot in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region with Jokhang Temple at its center, reopened on Tuesday as the region has seen no new confirm

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Tibet Airlines to launch 18 new air routes in summer

Tibet Airlines plans to add 18 air routes this summer to provide more options for passengers and promote tourism in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, accordin

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Thai airlines required to create space between seats for safety issues

Health officials check tourists' temperatures as they arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, March 4, 2020. /AP The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) said on Tuesday th

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Namibia postpones major tourism festival to 2021 due to COVID-19

Namibia has postponed one of the country's major tourism and investment festivals to 2021 due to COVID-19 outbreak, officials said Tuesday. The annual Luderitz Crayfish Festival is one of the

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Museums and indoor attractions reclose to prevent spread of COVID-19

In the past two days, a number of reopened museums and memorial halls in China issued announcements that they would close again temporarily. As the weather warmed, COVI

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Safe travel urged amid China's reopening of tourist attractions

China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism has urged prevention against fires and floods to ensure the safety of tourists. Local culture and tourism authorities are requi