China Travel News

Two New Years in Tibet February.01.2009
BEIJING, Feb. 1 -- I arrived in Nyingchi prefecture of eastern Tibet autonomous region last November. The Dongbitang village is near the town of Menri but is rarely visited and has kept the traditions...

Air China Gains on Optimism Earnings Will Recover January.19.2009
Air China Ltd., the nation’s largest international carrier, gained the most in a month in Hong Kong trading on speculation earnings will recover this year. The airline rose 6.4 percent to HK$2.0...

Beijing distributes free tickets to tourists January.16.2009
On January 15, the curtain was raised on the tourism promotional campaign sponsored by the Beijing Tourism Administration called "Inviting You to Spend the Chinese Lunar New Year in Beijing". 50,0...

Fewer visitors to China last year despite Olympics January.10.2009
BEIJING (AP) — The number of travelers to China dropped by 2 million in 2008 in what was supposed to be a banner year for tourism but became one dampened by Olympics-related security measures and th...

Spring Festival travel rush starts early January.06.2009
An early Spring Festival rush has hit two of China's largest cities in the last few days as many migrant workers have changed their plans and are now heading home earlier. Local railway authorities ha...

Where will U.S. travelers go next year? December.28.2008
International destinations: According to the Department of Commerce Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, the 10 most-visited destinations by U.S. residents flying abroad in 2007 (latest year for w...

CNTA makes visits to promote China travel December.09.2008
Liu Jinping, vice chair of the China Tourism Association, headed for Sydney, Australia recently with a delegation made up of travel industry representatives following the recent visit to America by CN...

Passage of Huangpu tunnel will open early December.05.2008
One of the two passages of the underground Shangzhong Road Tunnel will be open for traffic before the end of January, the city's transport commission said yesterday. The tunnel will run under the ...

New Path towards China Online Inbound Travel November.25.2008
The world online travel industry has soared in 5 consecutive years with a year-on-year increase rate of 350%. Under such circumstances, China online travel industry also embodies high development pote...

CHINA INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL MART 2008 to Open November.19.2008
China International Travel Mart (CITM), the biggest of its category in Asia, will open in Shanghai from Nov. 20 to 23. The trade fair will present the entire china travel industry and the elegance of ...