MOU Opens Canada For Chinese Tour Groups
At a meeting in Ottawa, Canada, the director of China National Tourism Administration, Shao Qiwei, and Canada's international trade minister, Peter Van Loan, signed a memorandum of understanding enabling Chinese tour groups to visit Canada.
China And Cook Islands Sign MOU On Tourism
In Wellington, New Zealand, China and the Cook Islands have signed a memorandum of understanding on implementation plan of Chinese tour groups visiting the Cook Islands.
Tourism Australia Partners With China Southern Airlines
Tourism Australia and China Southern Airlines have announced a new partnership agreement to help realize the potential of travel between China and Australia.
China Announces Approved Destination Status For Canada
According to Stephen Harper, the prime minister of Canada, the Chinese government has approved Canada as one of its outbound tourism destinations.
Shandong Residents Can Apply For UK Visa At Home
According to the United Kingdom Visa Application Center in Jinan, citizens will be able to apply for Approved Destination Status visas for traveling to the United Kingdom in Jinan if they are Jinan residents.
United Airlines Flies Inaugural Group Of Chinese Leisure Travelers To United States
United Airlines flew the inaugural groups participating in the Approved Destination Status program from China to the United States. United facilitated flight arrangements for groups departing from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou to the U.S. after the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding to open up the group leisure travel market last year.
First Chinese Tour Group To America Leaves On June 17
China will send the first tour group with an Approved Destination Status tour visa to the United States on June 17, 2008.
China Sending Tour Groups To America From June 17
The China National Tourism Administration and the U.S. Department of Commerce have announced in Beijing that starting June 17 2008, Chinese citizens can organize tour groups to America.