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South Asia set to see influx of Chinese tourists

Chinese Tourists

South Asia set to see influx of Chinese tourists

The demand for chopsticks and chow mein is going to rise in South Asia! China’s globe-trotting tourists are arriving by the thousands.

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South Florida officials hope to lure Chinese visitors

South Florida

South Florida officials hope to lure Chinese visitors

FORT LAUDERDALE - South Florida tourism officials are courting Chinese travel agents and writers in the hopes of encouraging visitors from that country to stay in local hotels, dine in restaurants and

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Taiwan expects 40,000 Chinese visitors over New Year holiday

Chinese Tourism To Taiwan

Taiwan expects 40,000 Chinese visitors over New Year holiday

More than 32,000 Chinese tourists will be expected to visit Taiwan during the upcoming nine-day Lunar New Year holiday.

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Report: Many Chinese tourists less than satisfied with Korea

Chinese Tourism To Korea

Report: Many Chinese tourists less than satisfied with Korea

By Do Je-hae, Kwon Mee-yoo

Korea has high hopes for hosting Chinese travelers, who are increasing in number worldwide and getting bolder with their overseas spending. By 2020, Korea wants to host 10 million Chinese tourists.

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More Chinese tourists choosing to spend Chinese New Year holidays in Taiwan

Cross-Strait Tourism

More Chinese tourists choosing to spend Chinese New Year holidays in Taiwan

By Chen Shun-hsieh and Deborah Kuo

More Chinese tourists are choosing to spend their Chinese New Year holidays in Taiwan, thanks to the opening of direct two-way air links across the Taiwan Strait, travel agents said Thursday.

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Japan tourism wants salary requirement for Chinese tourists to end

Japan Tourism Agency Wants More Chinese Visitors

Japan tourism wants salary requirement for Chinese tourists to end

By Chris Cooper and Kiyotaka Matsuda

Japan’s state-run tourism agency wants to end a salary requirement imposed on individual mainland Chinese tourists to help boost visitor numbers and offset an aging domestic population.

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Number of runaway Chinese tourists grows in Taiwan

Chinese Tourism To Taiwan

Number of runaway Chinese tourists grows in Taiwan

Taipei - The number of Chinese citizens who run away after arriving legally in Taiwan has been increasing since the country expanded its admission of sightseers from China in July 2008, according to a

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Taiwan restricts Chinese tourists from political activities

Taiwan

Taiwan restricts Chinese tourists from political activities

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's National Immigration Agency (NIA) unveiled a new set of rules defining the scope of activities in which Chinese tourists in Taiwan can be involved; the rules include four for

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25% boom in China tourists to B.C. expected if approved destination status okayed

British Columbia

25% boom in China tourists to B.C. expected if approved destination status okayed

By Fiona Anderson

VANCOUVER — Chinese tourism to British Columbia could grow 25 per cent a year now that Canada has finally become an approved destination for Chinese tourists.

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2 Chinese tourists die in boat-clash in Thailand

Pattaya Speedboat Clash

2 Chinese tourists die in boat-clash in Thailand

BANGKOK - Two Chinese tourists died in a speed-boat-clash on Wednesday off Thailand's Pattaya coast, while at least another 14 people on board got injured.

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Hawaii vying fiercely for Chinese tourists

Hawaii Tourism

Hawaii vying fiercely for Chinese tourists

By HERBERT A. SAMPLE

HONOLULU — Hawaii, California and Las Vegas are among American tourist destinations vying fiercely for a vast and largely untapped new market segment.

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Chinese tourists to get visa waiver

South Korea

Chinese tourists to get visa waiver

The government is pursuing a visa waiver program with China for tourists staying for up to 30 days, as part of a campaign to boost the local tourism industry.

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First Chinese medical tourism group visits Kaohsiung

Medical Tourism

First Chinese medical tourism group visits Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung - A medical tourism group from China arrived in Kaohsiung City Monday for a nine-day trip, making it the first Chinese tour group to visit the southern Taiwan port city for health care or co

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Japan considering relaxing visa rules for Chinese tourists

Chinese Tourism To Japan

Japan considering relaxing visa rules for Chinese tourists

NAGOYA - The Japanese tourism minister said Sunday the government will consider granting tourist visas to more individual travellers from China by easing current requirements that have been viewed as

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National Day break will bring more Chinese tourists to Taiwan

More Chinese To Visit Taiwan During Holiday

National Day break will bring more Chinese tourists to Taiwan

Taipei - The number of Chinese tourists to Taiwan will increase substantially during their Oct.1 National Day holiday, an Tourism Bureau official said Sunday.

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Tourists with new faces face problems upon return

Cosmetic Surgery And International Travel

Tourists with new faces face problems upon return

A group of Chinese women who travelled to South Korea for cosmetic surgery baffled immigration officers on their return home when their new looks did not match their passport photos.

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Malaysian tourism: No news is good news

Malaysia

Malaysian tourism: No news is good news

The A (H1N1) flu is making it difficult for Malaysian tourism authorities to meet the targeted one million Chinese visitors this year.

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The worst tourists are French? Not in Taiwan.

Taiwan

The worst tourists are French? Not in Taiwan.

TAIPEI, Taiwan — They deface Taiwan's scenic rock formations. They spit in public, cut in line and talk too loud.

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China issues warning for Chinese tourists in Munich

Chinese Tourists Warned

China issues warning for Chinese tourists in Munich

BEIJING - China's National Tourism Administration Saturday urged Chinese tourists to exercise caution when visiting Munich.

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Japan welcomes first individual Chinese tourists

Japan

Japan welcomes first individual Chinese tourists

NARITA, Japan (AFP) — Japan on Wednesday welcomed the first Chinese tourists travelling individually rather than on tours, under visa changes that aim to lure more wealthy foreigners amid the recess

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