China Southern Plans Route To Georgia

China Southern Airlines Xinjiang Company has announced that the that the airline will commence a service between Urumqi and Tbilisi the capital of Georgia, in June 2011.

CTS Announces Expansion Plans For 2011

China Travel Service Head Office recently announced that it plans to develop its traditional inbound and outbound travel business and expand its presence in the medium- and high-end market.

Xinjiang: Annual Visitor Arrivals To Hit 50 Million

According to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Tourism Bureau, the number of visitor arrivals to Xinjiang is expected to reach an average 50 million a year over the 12th five-year plan period from 2011 to 2015.

Xinjiang Sees Growing Tourist Arrivals

The Tourism Bureau of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region recently said that the number of tourist arrivals increased by 3.05% year on year to 10.18 million in the first half of 2010.

Northwestern Chinese Provinces To Hold Silk Road Festival

It is learned from the Xinjiang Tourism Administration that the tourism administrations of Shaanxi, Xinjiang, Ningxia, Qinghai, and Gansu, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps will jointly hold the first China Silk Road International Tourism Festival in October 2010.

Planning Budget Business Air Travel In China

The aviation sector in 2009 was considered to suffer its greatest turbulence as a result of the global financial crisis. Enterprises were cutting down business travel costs to streamline the total budget, which resulted in a decrease in the number of business travelers. With the rebound in the economy, enterprises are now making changes to […]

Local Chamber Of Tourism Formed In Xinjiang

A local chamber of tourism, the Xinjiang Chamber of Tourism, has been set up under the supervision of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Federation of Industry and Commerce.

Northwest China To Build Barrier-free Tourism

The Chinese provinces and regions of Gansu, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Qinghai, and Xinjiang have signed a joint declaration on tourism cooperation at the 20th Northwest China Tourism Conference which was held in Urumqi.