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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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Seine River recedes, problems remain in France

The rain-swollen River Seine in Paris began to recede Saturday after reaching its highest level in three decades. However, problems troubling the French tourism may not be eased immediately amid the shadows of terrorism and strikes.

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East Asia makes up half of tourist arrivals to Philippines from Jan to April

​East Asia countries make up 49.2 percent of total tourism visitors to the Philippines for the months of January to April 2016, officials said Friday.

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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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Cambodia, China's Macao sign deal on tourism development cooperation

Cambodia and China's Macao Special Administrative Region on Monday reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on tourism development cooperation.

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Beijing tourism expo gives boost to sector

Tourism experts, government officials, entrepreneurs and diplomats recently gathered at the Beijing International Tourism Expo for the launch of a global tourism project.

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Chinese Premier Li says tourism push to help relieve poverty

The Chinese government aims to help 12 million people out of poverty by boosting tourism in the next five years, Premier Li Keqiang announced on Thursday.

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How to use Silk Road Action Plan

The Silk Road Action Plan 2016/2017 is a comprehensive overview of United Nations World Tourism Organization(UNWTO)'s strategies and initiatives designed to help Silk Road tourism grow more robust, competitive and sustainable. The Action Plan aims to foster collaboration between stakeholders to stimulate investment and poverty reduction along the Silk Road, while safeguarding its cultural and environmental resources.

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UNWTO:Branding Maritime Silk Road to promote “Refreshing Fujian”

Connecting Fujian with the Maritime Silk Road can create a very positive image for the city, Patrick Fritz, the Programme assistant for the UNWTO, told APD in an exclusive interview. “A powerful brand with a positive reputation inspires quality and trust,” he said.

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Chinese tourists' overseas spending ranks first in the world

The latest data released by the World Tourism Organization (WTO) shows that China'srevenue from international tourism in 2015 amounted to $11.4 billion, taking Spain's formerranking as second in the world. The US remains first with $17.8 billion.

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County in Tibet aims to stamp out tourist graffiti at Qomolangma scenic spots

The county in Tibet that is home to the world's highest mountain is taking steps to stop graffiti by visitors at the peak's tourism hot spots.

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Ningxia wants more Americans to visit, holds event in Los Angeles

​Focusing on promoting tourism and other marketing initiatives, the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in China together with the China National Tourism Bureau Los Angeles office held on Tuesday a presentation themed "Beautiful China, Amazing Ningxia."

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Sri Lanka to promote lucrative tourism industry at World Tourism Conference

Sri Lanka will lead a high level delegation to China on May 17 to attend the four day World Tourism Conference which is to be held in Beijing.

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World craves Chinese tourists even as Hong Kong turns its nose up at them

Head of UN World Tourism Organisation says several governments are keen for tips on how to attract more Chinese visitors, and that tourism ‘makes world a better place’

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New flight will take Chinese directly to Calgary

Chinese tourists will soon enjoy unprecedented convenience in traveling to Alberta as newnon-stop flight will be launched soon.

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Tax-refund policy offer greater convenience for tourists to Chinese capital

Chinese capital Beijing encourages tourists to visit through more convenient travel regulations including tax-refund and a 72-hours transit without visa (TWOV) policy, Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development said in Wellington on Friday.

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Nepal announces "Travel Year" to promote internal tourism

Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) announced "Travel Year" on Monday to promote the internal tourism as the country's tourism industry has been struggling to recover from last year's earthquake and subsequent blockade in the country southern border points.