China Travel & Tourism News

China Railway Ministry will invest another 5.5 billion yuan, or more than US$660 million, for the construction of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. A total of 19.8 billion yuan (US$ 2.39...

Tours to Southeast Asian countries regained popularity, and as a result, price increases are expected, the Shanghai Morning Post reported today. As of next month, Thailand will be...

Airfares between Shanghai and Hong Kong will rise as the island's two carriers plan to increase the fuel surcharge to compensate for increasing oil costs, today's Shanghai Morning ...

The first tour group of people and pets in Guangzhou set off on Saturday. More than 100 tourists and their 42 pet dogs started their special journey at 8 am. People and pooches al...

AIR China is set to increase the number of flights it operates by 15 per cent, over the previous year, according to reports. During winter and spring, the airline, which hubs in B...

THE head of marketing and promotion for the Association of the Indonesian Tours & Travel Agencies, Mr Eddy Sunyoto, says Indonesia has set a target of one million Chinese tourists ...

MACAU has welcomed some 11.7 million arrivals to date in 2004, almost 45 per cent higher over last year, boosted by Chinese tourists, which continue to lead the growth in arrivals....

A storm-ravaged bridge in the Dong ethnic style is provided with advantages to resume its original appearance, said an expert on cultural heritage restoration in Guiyang on Sunday....

Officials with the Association of South East Asian Nations, or ASEAN, indicate that member nations must lower airline ticket prices and apply a universal visa policy to build a sin...

The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) officially launched its Hong Kong Winter Fest on Friday in a bid to help turn the winter into another peak travel season. Hong Kong Winter Fest,...

A strong euro since September has pushed travel agencies in China to the edge of raising price of travel packages to Europe. "Prices for European trips are very likely to rise at...

Designer-clad women browse the new arrival racks of a French couturier store; well-heeled gents snap up suits from a US outfitter; and trendy youngsters fill a club-like European s...

Increasing discharges of nitric acid and sulfur dioxide are worsening China's acid rain, experts say. "The amazing growth of nitrates, resulting from a swift rise in automobiles a...

China has opened its travel agency market to foreign investors years ahead of the schedule it agreed with the World Trade Organization (WTO). The country promised to allow the est...

A 121-year-old bridge in the Dong ethnic style that was destroyed by flooding this July will be restored nearly to its original appearance, said an expert on cultural heritage rest...

Nearly 10,000 agreements were signed during the China International Travel Mart 2004, which wrapped up yesterday in Shanghai. About 45,000 people visited the four-day fair, includ...

German-based global aviation giant Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Lufthansa) is brewing a bold long-term business strategy to further tap into the fledgling but promising Chinese market, t...

German-based global aviation giant Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Lufthansa) is brewing a bold long-term business strategy to further tap into the fledgling but promising Chinese market, t...

With "Designs from France" opening next Friday (Dec. 3) in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, and "New Waves, a point of view on French contemporary art" scheduled ...

The escalating strength of the euro has led travel agencies in China to give serious consideration to raising the price of travel packages to Europe. "Prices for European trips ar...

Two areas of cooperation are expected to dominate the ASEAN Summit due in Vientiane, Laos on November 28-30, namely economic cooperation and its common fight against terror from wi...

A strong euro since September has pushed travel agencies in China to the edge of raising price of travel packages to Europe. "Prices for European trips are very likely to rise at ...

The Ox Street Mosque, located in the Guang' anmennei area in the southwestern section of the city, is the oldest and largest of the 80-odd mosques in Beijing. The Islamic faith wa...

The Qatar Airways, a Middle-East airline, will launch direct flight to Myanmar's capital of Yangon early next year to promote the regional air transportation, according to Thursday...

China aims to attract 210 million overseas visitors annually by 2020, more than double the current figure, a top tourism official said in Shanghai yesterday. By the same year, Chi...

As one of the fastest growing and most intriguing tourism destinations in the world, China is becoming a magnet for travel-related businesses. Nearly 2,900 such overseas and domes...

Vietnam is estimated to welcome over2.6 million international arrivals in the first 11 months of this year, a year-on-year surge of 23.9 percent, the Vietnam National Administratio...

Chinese group tourists now can travel to 63 countries and regions worldwide, according to a tourist officials here Wednesday. Shen Huirong, a senior official with the China Nation...

China's tourism sped up after the nation joined the World Trade Organization (WTO), an official with the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) here Wednesday. Hotel industr...

TOURISM Malaysia plans to invigorate the local fashion industry and turn the country into Asia's shopping and fashion hub with a series of seminars on trend forecasting. The semin...