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Overcrowded Venice introduces first entry charge for tourists
Reuters, Published on 25/04/2024
» VENICE - Venice becomes the first city in the world on Thursday to introduce a payment system for tourists in an effort to thin the crowds that throng the canals during the peak holiday season.
Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore hope to lure Chinese with visa-free travel
Reuters, Published on 09/02/2024
» SINGAPORE/BANGKOK - Chinese engineer and aviation enthusiast Wei Ming is exactly the kind of visitor the tourism authorities in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand are looking for.
China kicks off Lunar New Year travel rush, expects record 9 billion trips
Reuters, Published on 26/01/2024
» BEIJING - China on Friday kicked off its busiest annual period of mass migration with a record 9 billion domestic trips expected to be made during a 40-day travel rush around the Lunar New Year holidays, state media predicted.
About 1,000 tourists trapped in Xinjiang after avalanches
Reuters, Published on 16/01/2024
» BEIJING - Around 1,000 tourists remain stranded in a remote holiday village after avalanches hit China's northwestern Xinjiang region with metres-high snow and fickle weather impeding evacuation, state TV reported on Tuesday.
Bhutan opposition party wins election
Reuters, Published on 10/01/2024
» THIMPHU - An opposition party in Bhutan led by former Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay won the final round of national parliamentary elections held Tuesday, according to preliminary results reported by state media.
Caught up in war, Israel's migrants face tough choices
Reuters, Published on 25/10/2023
» MANILA/BANGKOK - Thousands of miles from home, Thai labourer Kamlue was on his way to harvest courgettes on an Israeli farm near the Gaza border on Oct 7 when the truck he was riding on came under heavy fire.
Sri Lanka approves free tourist visa for Thailand, 6 other countries
Reuters, Published on 24/10/2023
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's cabinet approved issuing free tourist visas to visitors from seven countries including China, India and Russia, a statement issued by the media ministry said on Tuesday, to boost tourism and help revive its crisis-hit economy.
China's cross-border trips 85% of pre-pandemic level
Reuters, Published on 07/10/2023
» SHANGHAI - China’s inbound and outbound trips surged during the eight-day Golden Week holiday this year, official data showed on Saturday, recovering to 85% of their pre-pandemic level but lower than an earlier government forecast.
Taiwan wary of China charm offensive ahead of presidential vote
Reuters, Published on 03/03/2023
» TAIPEI: Taiwan's government believes China is set to renew a charm offensive targeting "opinion leaders" to win hearts and minds as the island gears up for a presidential election in less than a year, a security agency said in an internal report.
Kyrgyzstan promotes its traditional mare's milk to lure tourists
Reuters, Published on 20/07/2022
» BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan is seeking to attract more tourists by promoting its traditional kumis - fermented mare's milk - which locals drink and bathe in and say is good for their health.