Chongqing Achieves CNY2.45 Billion In Olympic Tourism Revenue
According to preliminary statistics from Chongqing Tourism Bureau, in the period of from August 8 to August 24, Chongqing hosted 4,445,000 tourists with total tourism revenue of CNY2.45 billion.
Hong Kong Approved To Organize Tour Groups In Shenzhen
The Hong Kong Tourism Commission has announced that those tourism enterprises in Hong Kong with approval from the Chinese mainland authorities are permitted to organize Hong Kong tour groups of non-Guangdong residents in Shenzhen on a trial basis.
China Sending Tour Groups To Israel From September 15
China's State Council has approved Israel and French Polynesia as tour destinations for Chinese citizens' outbound tours.
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.
Chinese Mainland Tour Groups To Visit Taiwan From Next Month
Chen Yunlin, chairman of the Chinese Mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, and Chiang Pin-kun, chairman of the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation, signed agreements on cross-strait weekend charter flights and mainland tourists' traveling to Taiwan.
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.
Hong Kong, Hainan Hope To Draw More British Tourists
To promote the position of Hong Kong as the gateway to mainland China, the Hong Kong Tourism Board and Hainan Provincial Tourism Bureau teamed up to organize a trade tour for delegates from the United Kingdom to visit Hong Kong and Sanya.
Hong Kong Tour Numbers To Mainland Down 50% After Earthquake
The Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong says that the number of Hong Kong-organized tour groups to mainland China has decreased by 30% to 50% during the period following Sichuan's earthquake.
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.
CNTA Asks Travel Agencies To Stop Business In Earthquake Affected Areas
In response to the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, China National Tourism Administration has issued an emergency notice, asking travel agencies to stop organizing tour groups to the earthquake areas.