Wealthy Chinese are enjoying more travel to nearby nations

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Over 10 million Chinese traveled abroad last year, and these tourists are becoming an important revenue stream for the 15 destination countries approved by the Chinese government. However, some travel agencies and tour operators are using questionable methods to draw customers. Scams and kickback deals led to lawsuits in Thailand.

Legal issues & crime, Market information - general, Thailand, Statistical Data Included, Cases, Column, Fraud

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Tour of Hutongs offers rare glimpse of old Beijing

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China's Beijing Hutong Tourist Agency caters to tourists who would like to catch a glimpse of ancient Beijing beyond the ubiquitous Great Wall and Forbidden City. The entity has 50 pedicabs whose drivers are garbed in traditional wear and who transport visitors through the narrow streets, called 'hutong,' to courtyard houses which are hundreds of years old. In these places where aristocrats of old stayed, are modern inhabitants who live in cramped quarters and are relatively poor.

Services, Beijing Hutong Tourist Agency

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China's 50th birthday: tourists aren't allowed, but Beijing is booked

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The 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on Oct 1, 1999, is expected to draw a number of tourists despite an official ban on groups of domestic tourists planning to converge on the capital. China Eastern Airlines has placed additional flights from Shanghai and other Chinese cities into Beijing while Dragonair flights from Hong Kong three days before and after Oct 1, 1999, are almost sold out. The two hotels nearest to Tiananmen Square are reportedly already booked solid.

Scheduled Airlines, Scheduled Air Transportation, International economic relations, Hotels & Motels, Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels, History, Airlines, Hotels and motels, Chinese history

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