WHILE Hainan tourism authorities reported a booming business at their tax-free store in Sanya, Shanghai tourists have been relatively cool since the store's official opening.Local travel agencies said Hong Kong remains the first option for Shanghai shoppers, while Hainan is a favorite for pure relaxation.
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Travel: Shanghai sophisticates cool on Hainan shopping
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THE US Consulate in Shanghai yesterday celebrated issuing its millionth US visa since 2004 and three Chinese residents won trips to Hawaii and Guam in a lucky draw.US Consul General Beatrice Camp described the occasion as "an important milestone" and said it was a reflection of the ever-growing cooperation in various fields between the United States and China.
Travel: Mainland tourists to visit Taiwan as individuals
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Tourists from selected cities on the Chinese mainland will be able to travel across the Taiwan Straits as individual tourists by the end of June, said a senior mainland negotiator on Wednesday.However, tourism associations on both sides of the Straits need time to finalize the details and exchange documents before the policy officially takes effect, said Zheng Lizhong, vice-president of the Assoc
New Trends: Tourism & Health, Rx for the rich
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His organization recommends such trips for clients and helps handle procedures such as visa applications and booking services at the destination. Some clients travel on their own initiative and some receive the trips as gifts, Hu said.Destinations popular with the Chinese, besides Switzerland, include South Korea for cosmetic surgery, Hong Kong and the United States for childbirth, and Germany fo
Travel: Yunnan cultural market eyes overseas expansion
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Yunnan, a province of Southwest China noted for its high level of ethnic diversity, is eager to introduce its unique culture to the world by planning several cultural logistics centers and exhibition bases in the 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-2015), a Kunming official said on Monday.
Travel: Resort manager to double business
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Singapore-based luxury company expects growth of 20 percent every year for the next five yearsBanyan Tree Holdings Ltd, a Singapore-based manager and developer of luxury resorts, hotels and spas, is seeking to double its hospitality business by 2015, with a majority of new openings to be built in China, a senior manager said.
Travel:Complaints jump against tourism industry
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The quality of China's tourism industry needs improvement as the sector has seen a sharp increase in complaints, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences warned on Wednesday.The Green Book of China's Tourism - an annual report published by the think tank - said that the number of complaints filed at the nation's tourism quality control institutions surged to 8,768 last year, up more than 15 percent
Travel: Chinese tourists big spenders overseas
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Travelers spend more on shopping than food, hotels, other expensesMore mainland tourists are expected to spend money on overseas travel this year, according to a report released to the national tourism authority on Tuesday.The Annual Report of China Outbound Tourism Development 2011, released by the China Tourism Academy, estimates that mainland tourists will make 65 million trips to foreign coun
