As Chinese Spring Festival has become an opportunity for Chinese people to travel, many tourists are shifting their interest from shopping abroad to multiple choices in celebration of the holiday. They choose foreign countries to experience their exotic culture and services.
The number of foreigners who visited South Korea in the first 10 months of this year jumped 33.1 percent from a year ago, breaking the previous record high in 2014, the state-run tourism agency said Monday.
Chinese visitors would be crucial to the recovery of the north Canterbury economy after the quake, particularly in the hard-hit township of Kaikoura in New Zealand, famed for its coastal scenery and whale-watching, a tourism industry group leader told Xinhua Tuesday.
A surge in visitors from China helped smash records for New Zealand's burgeoning tourism industry in the 2015-2016 financial year, the government tourism agency said Friday.
Participants of the World Tourism Day 2016, which was held in Thai capital Bangkok Tuesday, called for more accessible tourism for everyone, especially those with disabilities and senior citizens.
The number of Chinese traveling to the United States during China's National Day holiday in October is expected to rise remarkably, in keeping with an expected overall increase for the whole year, tourism industry insiders said.
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) confirmed on Tuesday that "accessible tourism" would become this year's theme for World Tourism Day on Sept. 27.
A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday attributed the falling profits in Taiwan's tourism and hospitality industry to the island authority's refusal to recognize the 1992 Consensus, which endorses the one-China principle.
A 144-hour visa-free entry policy, which allows greater flexibility for foreigners who come to Shanghai and nearby provinces, has boosted the number of inbound tourists in the Yangtze River Delta.
A huge flash mob of nearly 1,000 wearing colorful costumes turned the Ellipse public lawn near the White House into a "blooming garden" on Monday to celebrate the 2016 China-US Tourism Year.
A decision by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to grant visas on arrival for Chinese visitors makes it the 58th country to offer visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to Chinese citizens. Experts anticipate that the policy change will boost the country’s tourism industry.
A recent plan on lifting midnight curfew in Vietnam's capital Hanoi in a bid to lure more tourists has brought about both applauds and concerns among local residents.
A dog called Yorkie made his screen debut Wednesday as star of a campaign to put the scenic English county of York on the world map.
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.
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.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) announced 17 favorites in Thailand voted by Chinese mainland tourists including Chiang Mai as the most popular destination and durian and stir-fried crab meat with curry powder as the most favorite fruit and dish respectively.
Tuotuohe River Station maybe small but it is an important stop along the Qinghai-Tibet railway, the world's highest altitude train line, which links the Tibetan capital Lhasa in southwest China and Xining, capital of Qinghai in the northwest.
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