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Domestic and Overseas News

Date	News
January 28, 2010	Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart Co, a major Chinese retailer, Thursday forecast a 50-percent growth in annual profits for last year.
January 27, 2010	Peruvian authorities have agreed to a request by China to airlift 20 stranded Chinese Taiwan tourists from Machu Picchu after torrential rains and mudslides closed the historic city over the weekend, embassy sources said Wednesday. The request came after the Chinese Foreign Ministry received an emergency call from the leader of a Taiwan tourism agency who appealed for help via the Chinese embassy in Lima.
January 15, 2010	The unique culture, the Voodoo religion, fascinating music, art, food, beaches and tropical climate would make Haiti a tourist destination at least as attractive as Sanya in South China's Hainan Island, which is now teeming with Chinese and foreign tourists.
December 17, 2009	In view of the challenge of climate change and China's growing energy demand, WWF initiated a low carbon city program in Shanghai and north China's Baoding in early 2008. Shanghai's actions correspond with China's latest commitment to a greener energy pathway. China announced on November 25 it intends to limit its greenhouse gas emissions per unit of economic output by 40 to 45 percent by 2020.
December 08, 2009	Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, an offshoot of Branson's Virgin Atlantic Airways, reveiled SpaceShipTwo, after two years of secret development in the Mojave Desert. The spacecraft is about the size of a large business jets, with wide windows and seats for six well-heeled passengers to take a thrill ride into space. It is billed as the world's first commercial spaceship. The company plans to sell suborbital space rides for $200,000 a ticket, offering passengers 2-hour flights that include about five minutes of weightlessness.
November 28, 2009	A recent market study of more than 24,000 people was conducted in the UK. Thailand was the most popular destination with the British, scooping 25 percent of the vote. The United States wooed 11 percent of British respondents, but France came last, scoring a miserable two percent.
November 26, 2009	China's State Council, the Cabinet, announced plans to push forward the development of the tourism industry and make it a strategic pillar industry in the national economy. The government called for improved service and management in the tourism sector, which consumes fewer resources and generates more job opportunities, according to a statement released after a State Council executive meeting, chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao.
October 26, 2009	About 10 million tourists came to visit Shandong, the host of the Chinese National Games, from the official opening till Sunday, according to the statistics from the Shandong Tourism Bureau. The 11th Chinese National Games will last until Oct. 28.
October 22, 2009	As of Oct 20, the total number of tourists to Taiwan from the mainland reached over 500,000 from July 18, 2008 when mainland tourists were permitted to visit the island. Lai said the number may increase to 600,000 by the end of this year.
September 30, 2009	The Sixth China International Food and Tour Festival will turn Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, into a gourmet paradise for nearly a month. Held for the first time in 2003, the annual event has evolved into a nationally popular festival due to Sichuan's distinctive food and the compelling sites of Chengdu.
August 24, 2009	Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez, an 18-year-old brunette, won the Miss Universe 2009 title on Sunday, giving her South American country its second consecutive win and its sixth title in the beauty pageant.
August 20, 2009	AirAsia is taking advantage of its position as a low-cost airline to increase market share among budget-minded travelers in a down economy. The airline recorded 21 percent growth to 3.1 million passengers year-on-year in the first quarter of this year.
July 24, 2009	Shanghai might organize local residents to provide homestays during the 2010 World Expo, a tourism official said Tuesday. New regulations allow tourism bureaus to work with township, government and urban communities to offer homestays during important holidays, sports events and exhibitions, said Dao Shuming, head of the Shanghai Tourism Bueau. Shanghai had 6.4 million overseas visitors last year, and the tourism industry was valued at 206 billion yuan (US$30 billion).
May 16, 2009	The flow of outbound tourists has almost come to a halt because people are afraid of contracting the A(H1N1) flu virus during travel. "Tours to almost all overseas destinations have seen a big drop, though many of these places have not reported even a single case of H1N1 infection," Zhang Qingzhu, marketing manager of China Comfortable Travel Services, said in Beijing on Friday.
May 13, 2009	Two lucky pandas in Chengdu now have their new superstar "father". Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan on May 12, 2009 adopted two giant pandas at Chengdu Giant Panda Research and Breeding Base, located in the Sichuan Province capital. The male panda was then named "Cheng Cheng", the female "Long Long" after Jackie Chan's Chinese name. Meanwhile, Chan was appointed "Chengdu Panda Ambassador" by the local tourism authorities.
April 6, 2009	The tourist destination of Jeju may play a bigger role for advancing cultural exchanges between China and the Republic of Korea (ROK). Jeju, a tourist destination, has formed a sistership with China's Hainan province, an island also known for its tourist destinations.
March 3, 2009	Mexico City's Tourism Secretary Alejandro Rojas said on Thursday he had proposed the Federal Government to abolish the visas for Chinese tourists. The measure would help attract more Chinese travelers to the country, Rojas said while addressing the opening of the first China-Mexico International Conference of Tourism.
January 23, 2009	The National Development and Reform Commission and the Civil Aviation Administration of China have announced that they will suspend the fuel surcharge for domestic flights from January 25, 2009.
January 23, 2009	China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region, which has many border crossings, is trying to run cross-border travel with the surrounding countries in Central Asia to promote bilateral economic and cultural exchanges.
January 22, 2009	China Southern Airlines has set up an office in Taipei and has become the first Chinese mainland airline company to be registered in Taiwan.
January 22, 2009	The Hong Kong Tourism Board is planning to launch a "Food & Wine Year" to attract tourists from the Chinese mainland and maintain its tourism increase.
January 22, 2009	News from et-China.com is that shopping tours to Hong Kong are very popular at the end of the Chinese lunar year thanks to various promotions offered by Hong Kong.
January 5, 2009	BTG Outbound Tours will cooperate with the French city of Tours municipal government to promote wedding package tours to the French city for Chinese citizens.
December 31, 2008	Hainan Airlines has launched a flagship online store on Taobao.com.
December 31, 2008	The Japan National Tourist Organization has announced that it will cooperate with Visit Japan Campaign to hold the Yokoso! Japan Weeks 2009 campaign from January 20 2009 to February 28 2009.
December 19, 2008	On January 8-9, 2009, the 2009 China Inbound Tourism Industry Conference and the second China E-commerce Summit on the China Inbound Tourism Sector will be held in Beijing.
November 25, 2008	The Civil Aviation Administration of China has published the assignment plan for Chinese mainland airlines operating regular charter flights to Taiwan.
November 25, 2008	China International Travel Service Limited Head Office has announced the establishment of a regional headquarters in East China.
November 20, 2008	China Signs Strategic Cooperation Agreement On Tourism With USA. Meanwhile, ten provincial or municipal tourism bureaus including Shanghai, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Shandong in China have signed cooperation agreements on tourism with ten American states — including California and Tennessee.
October 22, 2008	The world's second highest airport, Kangding, opened on Wednesday in a predominantly Tibetan region of southwest China's Sichuan Province.
October 21, 2008	Conifer Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement with Hainan Qixin Hot spring Development Company to open the largest super five-star resort in the Qixianling tropical rainforest area of Hainan.
October 15, 2008	Kenya Airways (KQ) will launch direct flights to Guangzhou, China beginning October 28th 2008.
October 12, 2008	7th China folk art festival held in Guangzhou.
October 9, 2008	The Ministry of Environmental Protection and the National Tourism Administration said they had approved the establishment of China's first pilot national park.
October 8, 2008	Philippine Airlines has announced that it will launch a scheduled charter flight between Hangzhou and Manila from October 28.2008.
October 6, 2008	More than 178 million Chinese traveled within the country during the National Day holiday week, up 22.1 percent on the same period last year, according to the China National Tourism Administration and the National Bureau of Statistics.
August 31, 2008	The Vice Mayor of Beijing expressed that Beijing Olympic venues, including the “Bird’s Nest” and “Water Cube”, will be opened for public in October.
August 28, 2008	Beijing recorded 6.52 million tourist arrivals, including 382,000 from abroad, during the Olympic Games.
August 19, 2008	The number of tourists traveling to Tibet by rail is increasing, after the total decreased sharply in the immediate wake of the March 14 Lhasa riot.
August 18, 2008	Australia to showcase $3.7 billion in investment in business events infrastructure at The fifth Pacific Area Incentives and Conferences Expo.
August 11, 2008	A report issued by MasterCard International forecasts that for the second half of 2008, the number of Chinese outbound tourists is expected to increase by 12%.
July 8, 2008	Beijing allots low-cost Olympic Family Hotels for Asian guests.
July 7, 2008	Sichuan's tourism authorities announced that its 13 tourism markets are restarting.
July 7, 2008	China Eastern Airlines became the first mainland aviation company approved to set up an office in Taipei.
July 4, 2008	Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau established its travel office in China at the 2008 Beijing International Tourism Expo.
July 2, 2008	Tibet greeted its first foreign tourists, a Swedish couple after March riot.
June 23, 2008	Beijing announced to restrict vehicles on road from July 20 to Sept. 20 to help improve the air quality for the Olympic Games.
June 16, 2008	UNWTO launched its 2008 Photo Competition around this year’s World Tourism Day theme: “Tourism Responding to the Challenge of Climate Change”.
June 10, 2008	CNTA announced that it will give extensive support to the Sichuan earthquake disaster area to revive their tourism industry.