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A final stretch of high-speed railway began operation on Wednesday, making it the rail of its kind to circle an island. A bullet train set off yesterday from Haikou, the capital of the island province, on the 345-km western track of the loop line. It
Travellers on horseback visit Dunhuang, a major stop on the ancient Silk Road as well as a tourist city further boosted by the Belt and Road Initiative. [Photo: Xinhua] The Belt and Road initiative has inspired a new generation of travellers to explo
By Terry FitzPatrick Cape Town 09 January 2008 The beaches, boutiques and vineyards of Cape Town make it one of South Africa's top destinations for tourists. But many visitors are adding a different type of attraction to their holiday stay. They are
Medical tourism brought in $1 billion in 2007 and that is expected to triple by 2012, when the Health Ministry expects more than two million medical tourists. Ron Corben | Bangkok 22 December 2009 Photo: AP James McLaurin of the United States recover
Tourism officials in Washington say the U.S. economic downturn is forcing many Americans to scale back and even cancel their traditional vacation plans. But in the nation's capital, tourist visits are up. International travelers are behind the surge
Thailand's economy is taking a battering, especially the vital tourism industry as the latest protests in Bangkok have frightened off visitors to the country. Tensions have escalated as protesters moved to force military units to stand down amid mino
'Gangnam Style' Boosts S. Korean Tourism Alexis Martinez, 14, is in a tour group that is learning the dance made famous by South Korean musician Psy in his video Gangnam Style. Martinez says even back home in Texas the song is a big hit. It was basic
Egypt's most famous tourism sites, including the great pyramids and the antiquities museum in Cairo, have reopened after being closed during the popular uprising and political tumult. Egypt's key industry - tourism - returns after weeks of protests a
Upheaval Crushes Tourism in Egypt Tourism in Egypt has been the country's major source of cash. Until two years ago when revolution hit the streets. Magdi Sheko says the constant upheaval has scared away tourists. The economy, he says, is a disaster.
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The United Nations World Tourism Organization has released a report indicating the healthy growth of international tourism in the first half of 2011. But with the current euro zone crisis threatening to have an impact on major world economies and sen
A recent report says inbound tourism has shown a downward trend in the past half of year, while outbound tourism has gained much more momentum. XieZhao has more. The report by China Tourism Academy says overall tourism income in China is expected to
The conference on the development of Tibet's tourism industry ended with the signing of 16 key projects worth more than 10 billion yuan, or about 1.7 billion US dollars. Tourism Development Commission Deputy Director Ren Jiyue says Tibet will explore
Tourists, in small numbers, are returning to Sierra Leone's white sand beaches and clear blue waters, eight years after fighting ended in the western African country. At Number 2 River Beach, south of the capital Freetown, a community youth group run
Jinggangshan is known to be the birthplace of the Chinese Red Army and the cradle of the Chinese Revolution. The county-level city in southeast Chinas Jiangxi Province has transformed itself into a place where tourists can get a better understanding
The government said that there will be new safety laws for adventure tourism. Nearly two years ago, a British tourist, Emily Jordan, aged 21, died when she was river-boarding in Queenstown. She was trapped under a rock and drowned. The company which
The recent Chinese Spring Festival, a seven-day-holiday, was a golden period for outbound travel as well as a good start to this year's expected growth in the travel industry. Zhou Jingnan has some insights. A survey by the China Tourism Academy indi
With vacant hotel rooms and empty cruise ships, the tourism market in Luxor has been hit hard by Egypt's unstable politics. The boat business is very slow these days. In other words, tourism is not like before the revolution. Before, we used to get t
President Barack Obama wants to make it easier for tourists from around the world to visit the United States. The president made the announcement on Thursday at one of Americas leading tourist destinations. I want America to be the top tourist destin
The conference, themed promoting world peace and development via tourism, has brought together nearly a thousand people from over 100 different countries and organizations to discuss the development of the global tourism industry. Chinese Primier Li