Hello Kitty Land Comes To China
A Hello Kitty Land program launch was held recently in Hangzhou by Shanghai Yinrun Holdings Group and Sanrio Company from Japan. The program will be located in Anji, Zhejiang province.
China To Become World's Second Largest Tourism Market By 2013
China's travel and tourism sector is expected to jump from the sixth place in 2008 to the second place in 2020: according to a report recently released by the Boston Consulting Group.
Spring Airlines Keeps To Shanghai-Kagawa Route Plan
Spring Airlines, China's largest budget airline, has said it will not cancel its plan to launch a service between Shanghai and Takamatsu Airport in Japan's Kagawa Prefecture on March 27, 2011: despite the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11.
Beijing Received 300,000 Inbound Tourists In January 2011
Beijing received nearly 300,000 tourists in January, representing a slight year-on-year increase of 0.6%: according to latest figures released by National Bureau of Statistics of China.
Mobissimo Enters Chinese Market
Travel search engine Mobissimo has launched a Chinese website cn.mobissimo.com which features searches for air tickets, hotels, and car rental: as well as showing prices in Chinese Yuan.
Taiwan: Mainland Visitor Numbers Up 68% In 2010
According to the latest figures released by Taiwan's tourism authority, more than 1.63 million visitors from mainland China traveled to the island in 2010, 67.75% more than in the same period of 2009.
Japan Further Eases Visa Rules For Chinese Tourists
The Japanese government is expected to lift visa restrictions on Chinese tourists even more in 2011 to attract more tourists to visit and shop in the country, a Japanese media reported earlier.
Mainland China And Hong Kong Top AP Tourist Destinations
The Chinese mainland and Hong Kong are among the top destinations now for Asia-Pacific tourists: according to a recent survey released by MasterCard.
Hilton Beijing Wangfujing Welcomes Japanese Composer
Hilton Beijing Wangfujing recently played host to the celebrated Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi who brought his best-known works to Beijing for a concert at the National Center for the Performing Arts. Hisaishi conducted the National Center for the Performing Arts' Concert Hall Orchestra in a two-hour concert, giving live renditions of his symphonic pieces, including […]
Taiwan to Get 5.4 Million Tourists In 2010
According to the Tourism Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, the number of tourists visiting Taiwan is expected to reach a record 5.4 million this year, which represents an increase of one million from last year.
Beijing Reports 21.3% Increase In Tourist Arrivals This Year
Beijing saw the number tourist arrival hit 4.16 million in the first 10 months of this 2010 — 21.3% more than in the same period of the previous year and exceeding the total for the whole of 2009.