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Tibet's 1st Railway to Start Unmanned Operation |
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The Golmud-Lhasa section of the Qinghai-Tibet railway will start unmanned test runs from May 1 in preparation for its trial operation on July 1. |
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American Airlines to Inaugurate Service From Chicago O'Hare to Shanghai on April 2 |
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CHICAGO, March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As it celebrates its 80th year of operation, American Airlines will launch long-awaited daily nonstop service from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Shanghai Pu Dong International Airport in Shanghai, China, on Sunday, April 2. On April 15, 1926, aviator Charles Lindbergh flew mail aboard a bi-plane from Chicago to St. Louis, for an outfit that has evolved into the world's largest airline, and with this new flight, China becomes the latest destination added to American's growing international network. |
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Brazilian carrier inks airline deal with Air China |
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BEIJING, March 28 -- Air routes between China and South America are expected to become the next battlefield for airlines trying to cash in on the growing trade between the two sides of the Pacific Ocean. |
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Russian president concludes China visit |
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ZHENGZHOU, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded his China tour and flew back to Moscow on Wednesday evening. |
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China's First Travel Souvenir Collection Center Opens |
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The Shanghai Travel Souvenir Display Center, the first of its kind in China to offer travel souvenirs from all over China, has been opened on Chengdu South Road in Shanghai. |
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China to open direct air route to Brazil |
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BEIJING, Dec. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- China will open the country's first direct air route to South America, from Beijing to Sao Paulo of Brazil, next month. |
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Additional fees on jet fuel extended to next March |
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BEIJING, Nov. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Soaring international oil prices have prompted the Chinese authorities to decide to extend the deadline on imposing additional fees on jet fuel from December 31 to March 31, next year, the Economic Information Daily said. |
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China International Travel Mart opens in Kunming |
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Sri Lankan models perform during the China International Travel Mart 2005 (CITM 2005) in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 24, 2005. The four-day CITM 2005, opened on Nov. 24, attracted more than 3,000 travel agencies from at home and abroad. |
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Tibet becomes attractive tourist destination |
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LHASA, Nov. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China, also known as the "roof of the world", played host to over 1.71 million tourists in the first 10 months of this year, up 46 percent over the same period last year. |
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Daily flights to Sanya planned |
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BEIJING, Nov. 16 -- Shanghai-based Spring Airlines Co, China's first budget carrier, said it will begin daily service from the city to Sanya, one of the country's hottest tourist destinations, starting Saturday. |
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China to launch Shenzhou-6 between Oct.12-15 |
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BEIJING, Oct. 11 (Xinhuanet, by Xinhua writers Tian Sulei, Zhao Jialin and Xu Zhuangzhi) -- China will launch its second manned spacecraft, Shenzhou-6, from a launch center in northwest China at a proper time between October 12 and 15, said an officialof the China manned space program Tuesday. |
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New air service to be added during Sino-ASEAN Expo |
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NANNING, Oct. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Temporary Charter flights between Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,and major cities in most Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member nations, will be added to facilitate the holding ofthe 2nd Sino-ASEAN Expo. |
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National holiday travelers to reach 370 mln |
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BEIJING, Sept. 22 (Xinhuanet)-- About 370 million people will travel around the week-long national holiday from Oct. 1 to 7, according to transport ministries here Thursday. |
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Disney fever |
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Hong Kong, Sep, 19 -- Located on tranquil Lantau Island, west of Hong Kong Island, Asia's second Disneyland theme park after Tokyo, Japan, is drawing tourists and their cash from across the world to this city of six million. |
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Chinese city Hangzhou to hold 6-month int'l travel expo |
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Beijing, Aug 30 -- The southern China city of Hangzhou is preparing a lake shore for a six-month international travel exposition designed to stimulate the city's tourism industry and rival the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai in importance, a publicist for the city said Tuesday. |
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Throwing open China's travel market |
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BEIJING, March. 25 -- China has further opened up its tourism market to foreign investors. The amendments to the Provisional Regulations on the Establishment of Foreign-controlled and Wholly Foreign-owned Travel Agencies were jointly announced by the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) and the Ministry of Commerce in February. |
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Low-priced Hong Kong tour promoted |
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BEIJING, March. 25 -- Some travel agencies in south China's Guangzhou City are promoting specially-priced package tours to neighbouring Hong Kong. |
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Space tourism firm extends business to China |
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SHENZHEN, Feb. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Space tourism may soon be a reality in China as United States firm, Space Adventures, extends business into the country. |
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French Accor to expand lower-tier hotels in China |
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BEIJING, Mar, 14 -- ACCOR SA would sharply increase the number of its hotels in China over two to three years, building the lower-tier Ibis brand to serve a wealthier population’s growing travel bug, executives said. |
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Lunar New Year holidays boost HK air traffic |
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HONG KONG, March, 13 (Xinhuanet) -- Heavy overseas travel during the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday boosted February's passenger throughput at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) to over 3.1 million, an increase of 28.6 percent over the same period last year. |
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China gives financial support to "red tourism" development |
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BEIJING, March, 12 (Xinhuanet) -- The China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) and the State Development Bank signed agreement Friday to provide financial support for "red tourism." |
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Qomolangma Base Camp listed in "Once in a Lifetime Trips" |
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KATHMANDU, March, 8 (Xinhuanet) -- Trek to Mount Qomolangma Base Camp has been placed in seventh position in a list of top 10 "Once in a Lifetime Trips" compiled for the year 2004 by a leading international travel and tourism company. |
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Nepal sets up association for Chinese, Nepalese tourists |
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KATHMANDU, March, 6 (Xinhuanet) -- The Association of Trans-Himalayan Tour Operators Nepal, an organization which will hold different tourism activities in Nepal for Chinese tourists and Nepalese tourists in China, was set up here Sunday. |
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China to promote red tourism in historical revolutionary sites |
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SHIJIAZHUANG, March, 5 (Xinhuanet) -- China plans to designate landmark places in the development of the Communist Party of Chinain order to promote patriotic education and boost the economy of revolutionary regions. |
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