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.
Follow-up: Japan Opens Travel Market To Wealthy Chinese
Japan's Tourism Department says that from July 2009, Japan will issue travel visas to individual tourists from the affluent classes from Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.
Taiwan To Lift Rule On Minimum Group Fees
According to Taiwan's China Times, Taiwan is considering lifting the ban on minimum group fees for mainland tour groups.
Hong Kong To Spend HKD50 Million To Improve Tourism Facilities
Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Yvonne Choi has disclosed to the local media that the Tourism Commission will invest HKD50 million this year to improve the tourism facilities in Hong Kong.
Dongguan Plans To Build Tour Dispatch Hub
According to Jiang Xiaoying, director of Dongguan Tourism Bureau, Dongguan will build a tour dispatch hub to attract tourists from the Pearl River Delta region, and the world at large, to come and visit the city.
Shandong Travel Companies Issue Discount Coupons
News from Shandong Provincial Tourism Bureau is that airline companies and travel service providers in Shandong are joining forces to issue travel discount coupons and domestic air ticket coupons with a total value of CNY10 million in the hope of mitigating the effect of the global financial crisis on their tourism industry.
Hebei Plans To Invest CNY10 Billion Develop Tourism
Yang Chongyong, the vice governor of Hebei province, disclosed at a tourism teleconference that Hebei will invest CNY10 billion this year on tourism and try to enhance outlook for the province's tourism over the next three to five years.
Tibet Re-opens To Foreign Tourists From April
News from the Tibetan Tourism Bureau is that from April 2009 Tibet will be re-opened to foreign tourists, as well as to tourists from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau.
Taiwan Welcomed 100,000 Tourists From Mainland China
According to Chinese media, as at March 12, 2009, Taiwan had received more than 100,000 tourists from mainland China.
Scenic Spots From Mainland China To Hold Promotions In Taiwan
News from the China Landscape and Historic Sites Association is that representatives of more than 100 scenic spots from the Chinese mainland will go to Taiwan to hold campaigns this year and hold a tourism culture and exchange event with Taipei.
California Tourism Professionals Link To Explore Chinese Market
Tourism professionals from Southern California held a meeting in March to discuss ways to attract Chinese tourists and improve the quality of their travel services.