Beijing Ups Tourism Investment To Over CNY1 Billion A Year
According to Ding Xiangyang, the vice mayor of Beijing, the Beijing municipal government is planning to invest more than CNY1 billion into the Chinese capital's tourism sector per year, starting in 2011.
China Resumes Fuel Surcharges For Domestic Routes
The National Development and Reform Commission and China's General Administration of Civil Aviation have jointly issued a circular concerning the new policy for collection of fuel surcharges for domestic air routes, saying the fuel surcharge will be linked to airlines' jet fuel costs, and airlines can decide themselves when and how much to collect.
Wuhan Travel Agencies To Operate Inbound Tours
The Wuhan Tourism Administration has announced that from this September, travel agencies in Wuhan will be able to operate inbound tourism business, which means the city will welcome more tourists from abroad.
Spring Airlines To Obtain Traffic Rights To Hong Kong And Macau
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has published a notice concerning the expansion of Spring Airlines's business scope making it the first private airline company in China to obtain traffic rights to Hong Kong and Macau.
Record Travel Figures At Chinese New Year
The China National Tourism Administration and the National Bureau of Statistics of China have jointly released statistics on the performance of China's travel market during the recent Spring Festival holiday.
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.
Guangzhou International Travel Fair 2009 To Be Held In March
Guangzhou International Travel Fair 2009 will open in the Guangzhou Jinhan Exhibition Center from March 26-29.
Air China Introduces Through Check-in Service
Air China recently announced that passengers who change flights during their trip will now be able to complete all their check-in processes at their point of origin rather than checking in again when transferring between flights.
Beijing's Inbound Tourist Numbers Decreased By 14.4% In October
Statistics from the Beijing Municipal Tourism Bureau for inbound tourists staying overnight in Beijing in October 2008 show that the number of overseas tourists visiting Beijing decreased, while the number of tourists from the Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan markets increased to different degrees from the same period of last year.
Shanghai Sets Tourism Industry's Goal For World Expo
Shanghai unveiled the tourism industry's action plan on the occasion of the 600-day countdown to the opening of the 2010 World Expo.