Hangzhou Inks Deal With TUI AG

The Hangzhou Municipal Tourism Committee has signed an agreement with TUI China Travel Company, an affiliate of TUI AG, for tourism promotion cooperation.

CNTA To Partially Refund Travel Quality Deposits To Travel Agencies

The China National Tourism Administration has announced that it has decided to refund part of the travel quality deposits to travel agencies to assist them in dealing with operational difficulties caused by, amongst other issues, the current international financial crisis.

Netherlands Tourism Board Promotes Three Theme Products For 2009

Yang Yu, director of the Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions in China, said at a Netherlands tours promotion meeting held in Beijing that in the first seven months of 2008, the number of Chinese tourists visiting the Netherlands had increased by 17% compared to the same period in 2007.

Beijing To Get CNY78 Billion Investment For Tourism

Zhang Huiguang, director of the Beijing Municipal Tourism Bureau, said that the first Beijing Tourism Industrial Development Meeting which commenced on December 2, 2008, will firm up the development plan for Beijing tourism sector over the next three to five years.

CAAC Suspends Approval For New Airlines

The Chinese Civil Aviation Administration says that mainland Chinese airlines are not allowed to purchase additional aircraft, and it is suspending approval for the opening of new airlines to avoid surplus transportation capacity in the mainland Chinese civil aviation market.