Japan busy preparing to cash in on China’s national holiday
7 years, 6 months ago

Japan busy preparing to cash in on China’s national holiday

China Daily  

Chinese travel agencies predict that Japan is likely to become one of the hottest destinations for Chinese tourists during the Golden Week. Japan’s local governments and tourism industry are currently preparing for the coming Chinese “Golden Week,” a 7-day-long vacation that starts on Oct. 1, in a bid to attract more tourists from the world’s second largest economy. A total of 506,000 Chinese tourists visited Japan during the Golden Week last year, and Japan is expecting a new high this year. Japan’s tourism industry is busy preparing for the rush days to attract more Chinese tourists.

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Tourism records new highs during holiday
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Tourism records new highs during holiday

China Daily  

By CHENG SI | China Daily | Updated: 2024-10-08 23:46 People have fun at a folk arts and food compound in Nanyue district of Hengyang in Central China's Hunan province on Oct 1. Tourist attractions in China were packed with visitors during the weeklong National Day holiday, while affordable international flights and accommodations ensured that overseas destinations also benefited from …

Japan tourism sees monthly tourist numbers return to pre-Covid level
1 year, 4 months ago

Japan tourism sees monthly tourist numbers return to pre-Covid level

Hindustan Times  

More tourists came to Japan in October than in the same month in 2019 before the pandemic, a development that will offer support for the economy after it shrank over the summer. Japan tourism sees monthly tourist numbers return to pre-Covid level The number of visitors was about 2.52 million, compared with roughly 2.50 million in October 2019, Japan’s National …

Japan is swamped with tourists. Now visitors are going off the beaten track
1 year, 6 months ago

Japan is swamped with tourists. Now visitors are going off the beaten track

Al Jazeera  

Tour operators are touting Japan’s less explored regions as surging visitor numbers put strain on popular sites. “We’ve been doing this for 20 years and we tend to go to places that are not touristy, so we’re teasing out the interesting parts of Japan,” the United Kingdom native told Al Jazeera. “This addresses the problems Japan is experiencing with ‘overtourism’.” …

Japan sees spike in tourist arrivals, recovers to 78% of pre-pandemic levels
1 year, 7 months ago

Japan sees spike in tourist arrivals, recovers to 78% of pre-pandemic levels

Hindustan Times  

The number of foreign visitors to Japan topped 2 million for a second consecutive month in July, recovering to about 78% of pre-pandemic levels, according to Japan’s National Tourism Organization. Japan sees spike in tourist arrivals, recovers to 78% of pre-pandemic levels The number of visitors came to 2.3 million, compared with 2.99 million in July 2019, the organization reported …

Experts Predict The Most Popular Travel Destinations Of 2023
2 years, 3 months ago

Experts Predict The Most Popular Travel Destinations Of 2023

Huff Post  

Japan DoctorEgg via Getty Images “I’m certain that travelers will put Japan on their 2023 bucket list, as well as explore lesser-known regions like Tohoku north of Tokyo,” said travel expert and author La Carmina. “The country was closed to tourism for over two years, but since October, Japan has returned to restriction-free travel. Since flight prices to Japan are …

Japan’s wave of tourists after borders reopened sends hotels, taxis hunting for staff
2 years, 4 months ago

Japan’s wave of tourists after borders reopened sends hotels, taxis hunting for staff

Hindustan Times  

Japan’s transport and hospitality industries are struggling to find enough staff to keep up with a rebound in demand, with the number of visitors more than doubling after borders reopened a month ago. Now, with the borders fully open to vaccinated travellers since Oct. 11, the island nation is poised for a tourism boom, thanks to strong demand and a …

China Golden Week holiday pumps up tourism, boon to economy
4 years, 5 months ago

China Golden Week holiday pumps up tourism, boon to economy

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Some 637 million Chinese tourists …

Shandong sees rebound in tourism during Golden Week holiday
4 years, 5 months ago

Shandong sees rebound in tourism during Golden Week holiday

China Daily  

Tourists made 62.32 million trips to East China's Shandong province during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday from Oct 1 to 8, around 81.9 percent of last year's number, according to the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism. Total tourism revenue during the Golden Week holiday reached 44.9 billion yuan, 71.5 percent of the 2019 figure. This year's …

Japan tourism company faces 20,000 cancellations from coronavirus outbreak
5 years, 1 month ago

Japan tourism company faces 20,000 cancellations from coronavirus outbreak

CNN  

Tokyo CNN — The phone lines at Kamome, a Tokyo-based travel agency that specializes in tours for Chinese travelers, haven’t stopped buzzing for the last three days. That has caused cancellation mayhem for Kamome’s staff as more than 20,000 of the company’s Chinese package tour customers pulled the plug on all trips to Japan up to February 10. “We are …

10 hot tourism topics for Chinese people[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
7 years, 6 months ago

10 hot tourism topics for Chinese people[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Chinese people's enthusiasm for tourism will soon be fired up, as an eight-day holiday will start Oct 1 and continue through Oct 8. The average domestic tourism package price is 3,410 yuan for this year's National Day holiday, an increase of 21 percent from the same time a year earlier. Among the top 10 domestic tourism destinations, Sanya's tourism package …

Inspiring to see mutual interest of Chinese and Japanese people
7 years, 6 months ago

Inspiring to see mutual interest of Chinese and Japanese people

China Daily  

Chinese travel agencies predict that Japan is likely to become one of the hottest destinations for Chinese tourists during the Golden Week. Also, Chinese internet users followed an Aug 30 report on Ishikawa prefecture's Kahoku city, where women with children "proposed" imposing a special tax on single people. After spending huge amounts of money on made-in-Japan products－a byword for high …

Inspiring to see mutual interest of Chinese and Japanese people
7 years, 6 months ago

Inspiring to see mutual interest of Chinese and Japanese people

China Daily  

Chinese travel agencies predict that Japan is likely to become one of the hottest destinations for Chinese tourists during the Golden Week. Also, Chinese internet users followed an Aug 30 report on Ishikawa prefecture's Kahoku city, where women with children "proposed" imposing a special tax on single people. After spending huge amounts of money on made-in-Japan products－a byword for high …

Japan busy preparing to cash in on China’s national holiday
7 years, 6 months ago

Japan busy preparing to cash in on China’s national holiday

China Daily  

Chinese travel agencies predict that Japan is likely to become one of the hottest destinations for Chinese tourists during the Golden Week. Japan’s local governments and tourism industry are currently preparing for the coming Chinese “Golden Week,” a 7-day-long vacation that starts on Oct. 1, in a bid to attract more tourists from the world’s second largest economy. A total …

Japan busy preparing to cash in on China’s national holiday
7 years, 6 months ago

Japan busy preparing to cash in on China’s national holiday

China Daily  

Chinese travel agencies predict that Japan is likely to become one of the hottest destinations for Chinese tourists during the Golden Week. Japan’s local governments and tourism industry are currently preparing for the coming Chinese “Golden Week,” a 7-day-long vacation that starts on Oct. 1, in a bid to attract more tourists from the world’s second largest economy. A total …

National day sails overseas[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
9 years, 5 months ago

National day sails overseas[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Chinese tourists go on shopping sprees in Japan during the National Day holiday. This year's weeklong National Day holiday became international vacation time for a record number of Chinese mainlanders. "Scenic spots and shopping streets were crowded with Chinese tourists," says Shen Qing, a tour guide from a travel agency based in Jiangsu province's Suzhou. Seoul's Mayor Park Won-soon visited …

Golden Week loses its glitter in Hong Kong
9 years, 5 months ago

Golden Week loses its glitter in Hong Kong

China Daily  

Night view of neon-lit billboards along a road in Hong Kong, China, March 2013. It was a lukewarm Golden Week for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as the number of visitors to the city remained stagnant at levels seen during the same period a year earlier. The Hong Kong SAR Immigration Department said on Wednesday that during the first …

China's National Day holiday traffic rush draws to close
9 years, 5 months ago

China's National Day holiday traffic rush draws to close

China Daily  

BEIJING - Chinese people made more trips during the National Day holiday, also known as the "Golden Week," which concluded on Wednesday. During the first six days of October, railway trips reached 62.79 million nationwide and railway ticket revenue totaled 3.54 billion yuan, up 8.8 percent and 18.5 percent year on year respectively, said the China National Tourism Administration. Ticket …

Chinese tourism to Japan strong despite political spats
10 years ago

Chinese tourism to Japan strong despite political spats

China Daily  

BEIJING -- Despite the political face-off between China and Japan over territorial and historical issues, Chinese tourists' interest in the neighboring country appears unshaken. A Chinese online travel agency said that the number of people signing up for Japan tours during last month's Spring Festival holiday doubled that in the previous year. Shopping crazes for specific Japanese products -- from …

Golden Week's silver lining
10 years ago

Golden Week's silver lining

China Daily  

Tourists visit the Jiulong Waterfall in Luoping, a hot tourist destination in Yunnan province, in March. More Chinese are realizing the shining side of Spring Festival's Golden Week's exorbitant travel costs－the following two months are a gilded age for budget excursions. "Tourists can also enjoy special festivals abroad, such as the cherry-blossom festival in South Korea's Busan," Dai says. Trips …

Strong demand for overseas trips during Golden Week
10 years, 6 months ago

Strong demand for overseas trips during Golden Week

China Daily  

Tourists from the Chinese mainland visit a coral museum in Taipei. Xinhua Experts: South Korea, Thailand are top choices for mainland tourists Outbound tourism in the upcoming Golden Week - the first week of October - is expected to hit a new high in terms of the number of travelers this year, boosted by the easier visa procedures and increased …

Fewer Chinese to visit Japan amid ongoing tensions
11 years, 2 months ago

Fewer Chinese to visit Japan amid ongoing tensions

China Daily  

Fewer Chinese to visit Japan amid ongoing tensions Updated: 2014-01-08 01:35 By Zhao Lei Visitors enjoy a flower parade at Disneyland in Tokyo on Jan 1 to celebrate the New Year. Ma Ping / Xinhua News Agency Even as many Chinese have begun to make travel plans for the Spring Festival holiday, tourism sector insiders said Chinese tourists' interest in …

China's tourism industry reaps golden harvest
12 years, 5 months ago

China's tourism industry reaps golden harvest

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China's "Golden Week" holiday justified its title with a rise in tourism revenue, National Tourism Administration, or NTA, statistics showed Sunday. The country's 119 major scenic spots received a total of 34.25 million visitors during the eight-day holiday, up 20.96 percentage points from the corresponding period last year. The administration said many scenic spots, including the Forbidden City, …

Shanghai braces for tourist flood
14 years, 6 months ago

Shanghai braces for tourist flood

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 去听写专区一展身手 Shanghai is expected to be the most popular domestic tourist destination during the coming seven-day National Day holiday, as tourists flood into the city to visit the Expo 2010 Shanghai in its last month. The National Tourism Administration has forecast that 210 million tourists will travel domestically during the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays. Zhu Chengrong, …

Golden Week a golden time for travel industry
15 years, 6 months ago

Golden Week a golden time for travel industry

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 Mainland tourists are expected to make the upcoming Golden Week truly golden. With a longer holiday this year, a record 200 million travelers are set to drop an estimated 100 billion yuan on vacations during the week, said the China Tourism Academy. "Though only one day is added, people will have much more freedom," said Tang Yibo, director of …

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