Tourism Booming In Tibet

Despite restrictions Tibet sees record tourism

BEIJING — A record 4.75 million tourists visited China's Tibet in the first nine months of 2009, more than twice as many as in all of 2008, when unrest led to a ban on foreigners, state media said W

Tibet Ban For Foreigners Denied

Official denies reports that Tibet will be closed to foreign tourists

BEIJING — A Chinese official on Thursday denied reports that Tibet will be closed to foreign visitors over the sensitive Oct. 1 national day period.

China Closes Tibet To Foreigners

Tibet closed to foreign tourists ahead of anniversary

BEIJING — China has closed Tibet to foreign tourists and deployed soldiers armed with machine guns in the streets of Beijing — part of a raft of stringent security measures ahead of the 60th anniv

Tourism Image Ambassador For Tibet Selected

Yudron is a new tourism image ambassador for Tibet

LHASA - A 22-year-old Tibetan girl was chosen as the image ambassador for southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Saturday, after beating 25 other finalists in a four-month competition.

Tibet Tourism

Tibet sets July tourist record

BEIJING — A total of 1.2 million tourists visited Tibet last month -- a record for July -- state media said Sunday, as travellers returned to the Himalayan region 17 months after deadly unrest there

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Direct Beijing-Tibet flights to start this month

BEIJING — Air China will begin offering direct flights from Beijing to Tibet this month, shaving two hours off the current travel time in a bid to boost tourism, state media said Wednesday.

No Tourists For Sarkozy

Chinese tourists avoiding France because of Sarkozy: official

FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil - Chinese tourists are avoiding France because of President Nicolas Sarkozy and his country's attitude toward Tibet, a senior Chinese tourism official told AFP on the weekend.

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Tibet on guard against flu epidemic as peak tourist season nears

LHASA - A month after it reopened to international tourists, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region is on guard against the deadly influenza A/H1N1 amid a daily influx of 900 overseas visitors, the

Tibet

Seven days in Tibet can be edgy tourism experience

It was when a policeman took them aside on the steps of the 7th century Jokhang temple in Lhasa that the Taylor family realized the extent of the sensitivity of being among the first tourists allowed

China

Tourists returning to Tibet despite heavy security

BEIJING — Visitor arrivals in Tibet rose 12 percent over the past six months, state media said Wednesday, despite a security clampdown during the anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rul

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Tibet to receive 3 million domestic, foreign tourists in 2009

LHASA - Tibet expects to receive three million domestic and foreign tourists in 2009, said an official with the regional tourism administration here on Saturday.

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Tibet reopens to foreign tourists after month-long suspension

LHASA - Foreign tourists have begun entering Tibet as the region lifted a month-long suspension.

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Tibet to reopen to foreign tourists

LHASA - Foreign tourists will be allowed to get into Tibet as of April 5, a tourism official said here Sunday.

Tibet

China crackdown for Tibet anniversary: Dalai Lama

BYLAKUPPE, India — The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, warned Tuesday of a Chinese crackdown in Tibet ahead of next month's highly sensitive 50th anniversary of a failed uprising against B

Tibet

Chinese migrants may flee Tibet as tourism stalls

LHASA, China - A year after Tibetan rioters set parts of Lhasa ablaze, aiming their fury at migrants from elsewhere in China, the mountain city is divided between migrants looking to flee and locals s

China

Tibet aims to attract three million tourists this year

LHASA - Tibet Autonomous Region aims to host three million tourists this year, the regional bureau said.

It received an estimated 2.2 million tourist arrivals in 2008.

China

Tibet cuts fares, hotel rates to lure winter sightseers, revive tourism

LHASA - Tibet's tourism market, battered by riots here in March, has cut travel and hotel costs in hopes of luring domestic and international sightseers.

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Tibet slashes tourism ticket prices after riots

LHASA - Tibet slashes ticket prices in an effort to boost tourism this winter and offset the impact of the Lhasa riot that took place in March, an official said on Thursday.

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Months after riots, Tibet tourism still suffering

Beijing - Tourists are continuing to give Tibet a miss, more than six months after deadly rioting in the regional capital of Lhasa, China's official Xinhua News Agency said Monday.

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Tibet bag surprise fashion hit

Supporters of the Dalai Lama are delighted that one of Britain’s top British designers, Vivienne Westwood, displayed a bag promoting the Tibetan cause on the catwalk.