Beijing: Attract Foreign Tourism Professionals
Beijing Tourism Administration plans to reward travel agencies that invite foreign travel service providers and journalists to come on study tours to Beijing by offering them free hotel rooms and free admission to scenic spots such as the Bird's Nest and Water Cube.
China's Domestic Travel Agencies Allowed To Provide Inbound Services
The State Council Legislative Affairs Office and the China National Tourism Administration have held a press conference on a regulation titled "Provisions for Travel Agencies", which will be enacted on May 1, 2009, allowing Chinese domestic travel agencies to provide inbound travel services.
CNTA Proposes National Leisure Program To Boost Chinese Tourism Market
Zhu Shanzhong, director of the marketing and communications department of the China National Tourism Administration, said in Shanghai that CNTA has proposed a national leisure program to encourage more Chinese citizens to participate in domestic tours and to promote the Chinese tourism market.
HKTB Hosts 2008 Hong Kong WinterFest
The Hong Kong Tourism Board has announced that the 2008 Hong Kong WinterFest will be held from November 28, 2008 to January 4, 2009.
CNTA: China Becomes The World's Fourth Largest Host Country
Du Jiang, vice director of China National Tourism Administration, has announced that China has become the world's fourth largest host country for international tourists and the largest source market for tourists in the Asia region.