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Indonesia eager to make Hong Kong its hub to supply foreign visitors

ByAPDwriterMaverickJAKARTA,June6(APD)–IndonesiawouldsendamissionintheupcomingInternationalTravelExpo(ITE)slatedforJune15to18inHongKong,eagertomaketheChina’sregi

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Visitors to Thailand in 1st 4 months of 2017 up 4.71 percent YoY

Thailand eyes 12 million visitors spending around 620 billion baht(17.7 billion U.S dollars) in the first four months of 2017, an increase of 4.71 per cent year-on-year, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports Wednesday released.

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Visitors to Thailand in 1st 4 months of 2017 up 4.71 percent YoY

BANGKOK, May 24 (APD)— Thailand eyes 12 million visitors spending around 620 billion baht(17.7 billion U.S dollars) in the first four months of 2017, an increase of 4.71 per cent year-on-year, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports Wednesday released.

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Visitors to Thailand in 1st 4 months of 2017 up 4.71 percent YoY

BANGKOK,May24(APD)—Thailandeyes12millionvisitorsspendingaround620billionbaht(17.7billionU.Sdollars)inthefirstfourmonthsof2017,anincreaseof4.71percentyear-on-yea

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Indonesia increases steps to grab more visitors from China

JAKARTA, May 18 (APD) – Indonesia increases steps in grabbing more visitors from China by conducting tourism events and displaying the nation’s best destinations through large TV screens set in prominent public spaces in China’s big cities.

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Indonesia increases steps to grab more visitors from China

JAKARTA,May18(APD)–IndonesiaincreasesstepsingrabbingmorevisitorsfromChinabyconductingtourismeventsanddisplayingthenation’sbestdestinationsthroughlargeTVscreenss

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Palace Museum plans web-only tickets

The Palace Museum in Beijing, the most visited museum in the world each year, plans to stop selling paper tickets from its box office, perhaps by later this year.

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Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year

​The Year of the Rooster gets a wake-up call from "Kung Fu Panda" when Po and Tigress make their first-ever appearance at the Universal Studio Hollywood's annual Lunar New Year celebration, from this Saturday to Feb.5.

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Jeju Peaks to require booking in advance

According to the Chosunilbo, visitors to Jeju Island's UNESCO World Heritage sites of Mt. Halla and Seongsan Sunrise Peak will have to book in advance from next year to prevent overcrowding.

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Japan to relax visa regulations for Chinese visitors from Oct. 17

Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said on Tuesday that a previous plan to relax visa regulations for Chinese visitors would come into effect on Oct. 17, with one of the objectives being to boost repeat arrivals and increase bilateral people exchanges.

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Beijing exhibition means plenty of "space" for everyone

​It is almost closing time at the China Science and Technology Museum (CSTM) and six-year-old Shi Jiajun is still standing in line, somewhat forlornly, in front of a "spacecraft," waiting for a "ride."

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Bangkok beats London as world’s top travel destination: survey

The Thai capital of Bangkok has beaten London to be crowned the world’s most popular travel destination this year, according to an annual ranking by global payments and technology company Mastercard released on Thursday.

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Number of visitors to Taiwan down 3.4 percent in August

A total of 863,540 people from outside Taiwan visited the island in August, down 3.4 percent from the same period last year, according to the island's tourism bureau on Tuesday.

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Taiwan's tourist sector organizes demo against drop in mainland visitors

​Around 10,000 people employed in hospitality and tourism in Taiwan will take to the streets in downtown Taipei on Sept. 12 to protest against a drop in visitors from the Chinese mainland, organizers said Wednesday.

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Portuguese wine festival attracts thousands of visitors

​Portugal's Vindouro wine festival closed this Sunday after attracting thousands of visitors to the district of Viseu, around 400 km north of Lisbon.

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World's highest glass bridge closes temporarily due to visitor numbers

The world's longest and highest glass bridge in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, will be temporarily closed from Friday, following a huge influx of tourists during its initial opening.

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Visitors to Japan mark record high for month

The estimated number of visitors to Japan in July jumped 19.7 percent from a year before to an all-time monthly high of 2.297 million, thanks in part to robust travel demand in the summer holiday season, data from a government agency showed Wednesday.