Japan To Lift Tourism Restrictions For Wealthy Chinese

According to Japan's Kyodo News, Japan's Tourism Department has expressed the intention of lifting the restriction on individual tourists for China's affluent class and plans to make relevant policies on visa issue in late March 2009.

Rognoy To Head Radisson Plaza Hotel Tianjin

Carlson Hotels Worldwide has appointed Norwegian national Kjell Rognoy as general manager of Radisson Plaza Hotel Tianjin, which is scheduled to open by the middle of 2009.

HKCTS Plans To Build 10 Leisure Holiday Zones

Xiong Weiping, general manager of Hong Kong China Travel Service, has disclosed to media that HKCTS will open ten leisure and holiday zones in the Chinese mainland over the next three to five years.

Macau's Tourism Numbers Up In 2008

Macao Daily News published headline news on February 11, stating that despite that slowdown of the global tourism industry, Macau was one of the few destinations in the world that achieved a good tourism performance in 2008.