The tourism regulator is working on details to further open the market to foreign operators by lowering capital requirements and allowing subsidiaries.
Foreign tour agencies will be treated on par with domestic counterparts when it comes to registered capital, a China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) official has said.
Archive for July, 2007
Foreign tour firms set for easier travel
Touring The Sub Just Became Cool
The warm, summer days have made for even hotter temperatures when touring the USS Razorback.
Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum Maintenance Director Jim Gates says, “As you can imagine, this black submarine soaks up heat.”
Smithsonian traveling exhibit explores 500 years of food
“Key Ingredients: American by Food, ” a 500-year history of the development of food in America, explores the procurement, preparation and preparation of what we eat.
Put together by the Smithsonian Institute, this traveling exhibit is on display at the Washington County Rural Heritage Museum at the Washington County Agricultural Education Center through Aug. 4.
London will host ATP World Tour Final in 2009
The ATP’s season-ending Tennis Masters Cup will be renamed the ATP World Tour Final and shift from Shanghai to London in 2009. The world’ top singles players and doubles teams will compete in Britain for more than $4.5 million in prize money. […]
Publishers Embrace Web as Travel Agent
When it comes to the Web, most book publishers are still finding their way. They’ve tap-danced around the issue of selling books directly to readers, preferring to let Amazon lead the way, and many are still trying to figure out what Google text searches will mean for their future. While some have built fancy sites […]
German Train Travel Delayed Because of Strikes for Higher Pay
Train travel in parts of Germany was disrupted with delays and cancellations as rail workers seeking a 7 percent pay increase staged a series of warning strikes. Regional travel around the cities of Wismar and Rostock in the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania were most affected, state railway Deutsche Bahn AG said in a […]
Taking the Kids: How to make touring colleges less stressful
College tours can be a hit-or-miss experience. You can never tell what will appeal to your child or turn him off.
“There’s a lot to be said for that immediate gut reaction,” observes Arlene Matthews, a college counselor and author of Getting In Without Freaking Out (Three Rivers […]
Holidaymakers to get a better deal on travel insurance
In future, holidaymakers should get greater protection when they buy their travel insurance through a travel agent.
The changes follow accusations from consumer groups that holidaymakers are routinely sold overpriced and unsuitable insurance by travel agents.
Most Taiwanese travel to relieve stress
Taiwan’s annual travel market is worth an estimated NT$340 billion (US$10.37 billion), with nearly 71 percent of respondents to a recent survey saying they travel to relieve stress, pollsters said upon the release of their research yesterday.
The survey was conducted by the Global Views Monthly journal to explore Taiwanese travel activities and preferences. The […]