China to send tourists to Xisha Islands
April 5th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 5 (IANS) China is going to open its Xisha Islands to tourists in a bid to reassert its sovereignty over a scattering of islands and reefs in the ... Read more...
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China’s Shaolin Temple risks losing rating
January 31st, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 31 (IANS) Shaolin Temple, the cradle of Chinese martial art kungfu, faces losing its top rating after it was found littered with garbage and the scene of traffic ... Read more...
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China is world’s third most popular tourist destination
April 12th, 2011 - 10:39 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 12 (IANS) Do you know the land of the Great Wall is more popular tourist destination than the Alps of Switzerland? The UN has recently ranked China as ... Read more...
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‘China may become world’s second-largest travel and tourism market by 2013′
March 31st, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Mar 31 (ANI): A report released by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has claimed that China is expected to become the world's second-largest travel and tourism market by 2013.The China Daily ... Read more...
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China sends planes to Egypt for stranded nationals
January 31st, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 31 (IANS) China sent two planes to Egypt to bring back Chinese citizens stranded in Egypt Monday.The two planes left Beijing Monday noon, according to sources with the Chinese foreign ... Read more...
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Chinese tourists among biggest Christmas spenders in US
December 24th, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing/New York, Dec 24 (IANS) New York and Hawaii are among the most popular Christmas holiday destinations among Chinese this year as tour operators rush to grab a pie of this lucrative ... Read more...
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Business booms at China’s tourist sites
October 8th, 2010 - 8:36 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 8 (IANS) China's tourist destinations experienced a boom in business in the first week of October, during the National Day celebrations.The 119 tourist attractions monitored by the country's travel authorities ... Read more...
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Travel Advisory Issued: “Forced Shopping” in Hong Kong
July 21st, 2010 - 12:27 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The National Tourism Administration of China has issued a travel advisory warning people who are planning trips to Hong Kong after the release of a video which showed ... Read more...
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China warns tourists of ‘forced shopping’ in Hong Kong
July 20th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, July 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) China has warned its citizens of "forced shopping" in Hong Kong after an undated video surfaced which showed that a group of Chinese tourists were being ... Read more...
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‘Forced Shopping’ In Hong Kong Makes China Issue Travel advisory
July 20th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 20, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Mainland China’s National Tourism Administration has issued a warning to all people intending to travel to Hong Kong. This was done after reports ... Read more...
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Video Footage Of “Forced Shopping” In Hong Kong Angers China
July 20th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Hong Kong, July 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The supermarkets in Hong Kong attract a lot of foreign tourists all over the year and most of them are Chinese descendants. The Chinese ... Read more...
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Indian tourism shows signs of recovery: Kumari Selja
January 20th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Madrid (Spain), Jan 20 (ANI): Union Minister of Tourism and Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja on Wednesday said tourism in India has begun to show signs of recovery from global ... Read more...
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Ambika Soni to open India Tourism Office in Beijing
April 3rd, 2008 - 10:55 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Tourism and Culture Minister Ambika Soni will inaugurate the India Tourism Office in Beijing during her visit to China starting April 6. During her three-day trip, Soni ... Read more...
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Indo-China tourism all set to develop at amazing speed: Indian envoy to China
February 1st, 2008 - 3:22 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to China Nirupama Rao has said that the tourism between India and China is all set to develop at an amazing speed.With the ending of ... Read more...
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