Beijing today opened a new $3.6 billion massive glass-and-steel airport terminal which will welcome all the visitors for Olympics 2008.
The airport will house 64 Western and Chinese restaurants, 90 retail shops, and a state-of-the-art-baggage handling system. The airport will also provide a high-speed commuter train which will transport passengers into the city quickly.
The new terminal [...]
Hello Kitty is set to be the new tourism ambassador of Japan. The character will present the country in China and Hong Kong where it is most popular among children and young women.
The Hello Kitty character was designed in 1974 by Sanrio, and first appeared on ordinary plastic coin purses. Nowadays, this image [...]
For many years Buddhist travelers visiting New Delhi were rather passive. According to the latest statistics, Buddhist travelers made around 10-12 percent of the total of 4.63 million tourists who visited India in 2006-7.
Interest in Buddhist tourists, however, is growing as more and more pilgrims from Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Korea and already from Mainland China [...]
Chengdu is one of four major natural attractions in the Aba Autonomous Prefecture of Tibetan and Qiang Nationalities in the southwestern Sichuan Province. Starting from May 1, Chengdu again welcomes foreign tourists.
Other attractions opened for tourists are the Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area, Huanglong Scenic Area and the Wolong National Nature Reserve which are all World Natural [...]
China has inaugurated the world’s longest sea bridge in Shanghai. The bridge opened at 11:58 p.m. with at least 2,000 vehicles queuing for the passage. The bridge is expected to alleviate traffic flow in the booming Shanghai - Hangzhou - Ningbo triangle.
People’s Daily Online reports that the opening of the longest bridge is part of [...]
Despite being known as one of China’s largest economic zones, the ocean island of Hainan located south of the country has now become an attractive destination for tourists.
Its tropical beaches and forests as well as its rich ethnic culture attract millions of tourists to the extent that the province’s tourism industry is trying to promote [...]
Travel agencies have been ordered to stop arranging trips to Tibet for foreigners in order to apparently “secure safe passage” for the Olympic torch to Mount Everest in May. The decision reverses last week’s announcement by tourism officials that Tibet would reopen to foreigners on May 1.
The Globe and Mail has posted more [...]
The Chinese authorities are limiting visas to Hong-Kong. Starting from last week no multiple-entry tourist visas are available until this summer’s Olympic Games are over. Some travel agents report that the reason for these changes is the Beijing Olympics, which will take place from 8th till 24th of August. It is supposed that after the [...]
Last month’s deadly riots in Tibet, a wonderful region known for it’s majestic scenery and exotic religious culture, has had its impact felt on an otherwise fast-growing tourism industry as the government bars foreign visitors.
Because the ban on inbound tourists, as well as a lack of local ones, travel agents, hotels and shops in different [...]