China To Boost Forest Tourism
China National Tourism Administration and the State Forestry Administration are jointly drafting a "National Tourism Development Plan" to encourage and guide social capital to enter the forest tourism industry.
CNTA In Strategic Partnership With China UnionPay
China National Tourism Administration recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China UnionPay to jointly promote cooperation between the tourism bureaus across the country and UnionPay branches.
Legendale Hotel Beijing Officially Awarded Five Stars
Based on its overall excellence in service and its commitment to hospitality, Legendale Hotel Beijing has been awarded a five-star hotel rating by the China National Tourism Administration.
Crowne Plaza Shanghai Fudan Gets Five Stars
Crowne Plaza Shanghai Fudan was recently recognized as a five-star hotel by the China National Tourism Administration.
CNTA: Illegal Travel Agencies Outnumber Legal Ones
Zhang Jianzhong, the director of the Policy and Regulation Department of China National Tourism Administration, has disclosed to local media that the number of illegal travel agencies in China is triple to those of legal ones.
Changzhou Says It Has Additional Environmentally-friendly Hotels
Changzhou Municipal Tourism Department says that the city has eight additional environmentally-friendly hotels, but it has not disclosed the names of these hotels.
China Sets Goals For Tourism Industry
China has set goals for its tourism development in 2009 and aims at receiving 1.85 billion tourists for domestic travel, 50 million for outbound travel, 132 million tourists for inbound travel and a total tourism income of CNY1.23 trillion.
Shanxi To Refund Travel Quality Deposits To Over 600 Travel Agencies
According to an order from the China National Tourism Administration, the Shanxi Provincial Tourism Bureau begun to refund travel quality deposits to local travel agencies.
CNTA: China's Inbound Tourist Numbers Continued To Decrease In October
The latest statistics issued by the China National Tourism Administration indicate that in October 2008, the number of inbound tourists to China was 11,220,000, a decrease of 3.22% compared to the same month of 2007.
Guangdong To Pilot Promotion Of National Travel Program
The Guangdong provincial government has signed a memorandum of understanding for closer partnership with the China National Tourism Administration.
China Signs MOU On Tourism Cooperation With Lebanon
The China National Tourism Administration and the Lebanese Ministry of Tourism have signed a memorandum of understanding on China sending tour groups to Lebanon.