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"Smart" Hangzhou braces for National Day holiday after G20 Summit

​The eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou will display its smart and civilized nature to tourists during the National Day holiday, after stunning the world at the G20 Summit in early September.

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Record 133 million Chinese tourists to travel out of mainland this year, with Hong Kong their top destination

A record number of Chinese tourists are likely to travel outside the mainland this year, with Hong Kong the top destination, according to a new report.

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Thailand says visa on arrival fee jump will not hit Chinese, Indian markets

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said on Thursday that the country's tourism is expected to keep growing and generate 75 billion U.S. dollars throughout 2016, adding that the coming visa on arrival fee hike may not hit Chinese and Indian markets.

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China to ban poorly-behaved tourists from traveling

Chinese tourists blacklisted by the country's tourism authority for behaving poorly while travelling are likely to be banned from travelling abroad as part of the country's efforts to promote civilized tourism.

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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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A group of Chinese tourists robbed near Paris airport

Twenty-seven Chinese tourists were assaulted on Tuesday by half a dozen men as they boarded a bus that was to take them to Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport, a French police source said.

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China puts new rules on heat misbehaved tourists

Chinese tourists on the country's blacklist because of uncivilized behavior will face restrictions when taking flights, joining travel groups or even taking overseas trips, under a revised draft of travel regulations released on Monday.

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Liquor gives spirit to Chinese town

​Maotai Township, a remote town tucked away in southwest China's Guizhou Province, is drawing tourists thanks to China's "national liquor."

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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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Alipay+ rolled out in Singapore

Alipay has launched its new program called Alipay+ in Singapore, one of the most popular destinations for Chinese tourists.

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Road-trip tourism takes off in China

Driving for sightseeing, once marginal in the tourism industry, is coming in vogue and stimulating the car rental business in China.

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Thailand to promote cultural experience based tourism in 2017

Thai tourism authority released its marketing plan for 2017 here Monday, emphasizing the value and experience based tourism to attract more tourists from the world to visit the Kingdom.

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Taiwan travel drop natural; there's no quota, official says

The government has never set quotas for mainland tourists traveling across the Taiwan Straits, the spokesman for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office said on Wednesday about a recent decline in mainland tourists to the island.

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Airbnb finds love in Lisbon after cold shoulder from other European cities

Portuguese capital loosens the reins to keep tourist dollars flowing as it combats stubbornly high unemployment

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Thailand to hold online vote to attract more Chinese tourists

​Thailand's tourism authority said Monday that an online poll in which Chinese can rate tourist attractions and hotels in Thailand will start from Tuesday, in a new campaign aiming to attract more Chinese tourists.

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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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3 tourists die, 1 still missing after speedboat capsizes near Koh Samui of Thailand

Three tourists are confirmed dead and one is still missing after a speedboat packed with foreign tourists capsized on its way back to the tourist island of Koh Samui in Southern Thailand on Thursday.