China Travel & Tourism News

THE Beijing Municipal Statistics Bureau announced that in October, a record 472,000 overseas tourists arrived in Beijing. The figure is 13.6 per cent higher than arrivals for the s...

Chinese archaeologists are preparing to open a 2,200-year-old, well-preserved coffin in central China's Hubei Province, which may contain large amounts of silk fabrics. ...

The China-Spain Forum in Madrid this week will help entrepreneurs from the two countries establish closer ties and share the experience of exploring the global market, the Spanish ...

Thailand will earn about 500 billion baht (14.7 billion U.S. dollars) from tourism revenue, an increase of 10 percent from last year, according to a recent report issued by Kasikor...

Most European businesses are doing well in China despite increasing competition, says the latest survey of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. The annual Europ...

Japan's new Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Law took effect on Tuesday, authorizing the government to fingerprint and photograph all foreigners aged 16 or over upon...

Air China will launch direct flight from Beijing to Pyongyang on Jan. 2, 2008, a senior executive of the Chinese carrier said Sunday. The departure time of flight CA121 at Beiji...

Cuba expects to receive more than 2 million tourists in 2007, Vice Tourism Minister Maria Elena Lopez said Friday. Lopez made the remarks during the 18th French Association...

DRAGONAIR has ventured into medical tourism and is offering packages which include air travel, hotel accommodation, health checks transportation and a sightseeing tour targeted at ...

The preliminary design plans for the China Pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010 have been selected from a star-studded international architectural field. The showcase area ...

Tracks are now being laid for the Beijing-Tianjin high-speed rail project. The rail, the first of its kind in China, is a major auxiliary project for next summer's Beijing Olym...

The 11th Mt. Huangshan International Tourism Festival with the theme of Charming Huangshan, Harmonious Huizhou, co-sponsored by China National Tourism Administration, Anhui Provinc...

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) resumed its flights to Macao, China, on Saturday as its first flight left the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The Malaysia's national carrie...

A heavy fog that blanketed northeast China's Liaoning Province earlier this week continued to envelop the provincial capital, Shenyang, on Thursday, causing highway closures an...

Protection of World Heritage is top of the agenda at the third session of the International Conference on World Natural Heritage. More than one hundred delegates from 30 countries ...

The Beijing rail management company announced on Tuesday that it has completed laying the tracks on an express rail between the downtown area and Beijing Capital International Airp...

Equestrian steps performed by Hong Kong dancers attracted passers-by at Wangfujing in Beijing on Monday. The Beijing News reports that the equestrian steps performance is part ...

Civil aviation authorities plan to open up all domestic air routes by 2010, a move expected to boost the industry. In its clearest signal yet, the General Administration of Civ...

Six new scenic spots along the part of the Great Wall in Beijing will be opened to vistors very soon, adding to the current four. At present, about 30 km of the Great Wall in Be...

China's industry and commerce authorities have handled more than 60,000 intellectual property rights infringement cases amid stepped-up efforts in IPR protection after its entr...

Air New Zealand has added flights between Shanghai and Auckland following strong demand from travellers for more services between China and New Zealand. From November, Air New Ze...

China's civil aviation authorities consider to choose southern suburbs in Beijing as site for a second international airport for the Chinese capital, which is faced with gobbli...

Beijing commuters using public transport now outnumber those using private cars, according to the Beijing Municipal Committee of Communications. The latest figures from the comm...

Air travelers from Shanghai to downtown Seoul can expect to see their journey time cut by nearly half, with four new daily flights launched yesterday from Hongqiao Airport. The ...

ACCORDING to the Nielson China Outbound Monitor 2007 Chinese outbound travellers like to travel in comfort and spend an average of US$3,000 per person per trip. The study was co...

Members of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) expressed here Monday the hope that Chinese power companies could expand cooperation with them in the field of electric po...

The 10th Beijing International Music Festival closed Friday night with a magnificent concert given by Chinese pianist Lang Lang, French conductor Christoph Eschenbach and Orchestra...

A natural reserve in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has seen a record number of migrating hooded cranes, an endangered crane species, sources with the reserve said on ...

Chinese and U.S. tourism officials kicked off their first-ever dialogue meeting on Wednesday in Charlotte, North Carolina, to explore ways of increasing cooperation on travel-relat...

A huge steel plant which is Beijing's worst polluter has pledged to drastically cut production next summer so that the 2008 Olympic Games can enjoy better air quality. ...