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Art exhibition held in Portugal's UNESCO World Heritage site

A contemporary art exhibition entitled "Point of View"is being held here in Sintra, the UNESCO world heritage site some 30 km northwest of the Portuguese capital Lisbon.

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Visitors can test their courage on Shanghai skywalk

Beijing plans to unveil the country's first self-developed fully automatic subway next year, with the scheduled opening of the Yanfang Line.

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Shanghai Disney seen as nation's top future draw

The Shanghai Disney Resort, which officially opened on Thursday, is expected to surpass the Palace Museum in Beijing as the top spot for visitors in China.

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Vietnam sees high growth in West European tourist arrivals after visa waiver program

​Vietnam saw a year-on-year increase of 20.1 percent in the number of tourists from West European countries in the first five months of 2016, according to statistics by Vietnam National Administration of Tourism on Tuesday.

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Turning tourism into spearhead economic sector of the capital

Tourism is currently a strong economic sector for Hanoi. The capital is focusing on raising the quality of tours, creating more new tourism products and improving the tourism environment in order to help this industry develop sustainably and become a ‘green industry’.

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Some 500,000 world visitors coming to Thailand's Songkran festival

An estimated 500,000 world visitors are joining the water splashing Songkran festival, beginning on Wednesday, at varied tourist spots throughout Thailand, Thai tourist official said.

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Chinese tourism, student numbers reach record levels in Australia

​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.

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Australian tourism exports see record growth last year

More overseas tourists came to Australia last year, spending more and staying longer, making 2015 the year with the highest-ever growth in international visitor expenditure, Minister for Trade and Investment Steve Ciobo announced Wednesday.

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Chinese tourist wave splashes into Japan

Chinese visitors to Japan more than doubled their hotel stays in 2015, and they are spending more on personal items rather than on goods such as electrical appliances.

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Chinese visitors drive surge in New Zealand tourism revenues

​The total spending by international travellers to New Zealand soar by 31 percent to 9.7 billion NZ dollars (6.56 billion U.S. dollars) last year, largely thanks to a surge in spending by Chinese visitors, according to government figures out Friday.

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Japan reaches annual target of 1 million foreign visitors arriving by cruise ship

Japan's transport ministry on Tuesday reached its annual target of receiving 1 million foreign visitors to Japan by cruise ship, more than four years ahead of its proposed target.

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Tour invites tourists to go through heritage sites in central Vietnam

With numerous heritage sites, Vietnam’s central region holds huge potential for tourism development. Taking advantage of this, the ‘Central Heritages Excursion’ tour was established, offering tourists many interesting travel experiences, while contributing to boosting socio-economic development in the region.

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Hong Kong steps up effort to stem tourist drain

​The decline in tourism-related statistics in Hong Kong since this summer has prompted the region' s government and sector to pan out strategies to win visitors back.

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Chinese visitor arrivals, expenditure in Thailand more than double in H1

​A huge 138-percent surge in Chinese visitor spending paved the way for the Thai tourism industry to chalk up 697.5 billion baht (19.7 billion U.S. dollars) in total visitor expenditure in the first half of 2015, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said Wednesday.

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Chinese becomes largest foreign buyers at Vinexpo in Bordeaux

​Chinese visitors have become the largest buyers among foreign visitors to Vinexpo in Bordeaux, the largest international exhibition of wine and spirits which closed its door Thursday in the French city of Bordeaux, the organizer Vinexpo said in a press release.

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Expo Milano 2015 meets first visitor target

​Expo Milano 2015, the Italian world exposition, has met its visitors target for the first month and aims for at least 20 million visitors, an official told Xinhua in a recent interview.

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Entry fee proposed for one of Australia's most popular tourist attractions

Tourists might soon have to pay to visit one of Australia's most iconic attractions if a proposed revenue-raising plan gains traction.