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  1. China Tourism News

    Fourth China (Nanning)-ASEAN Intangible Cultural Heritage Week Opens

    The fourth China (Nanning)-ASEAN Intangible Cultural Heritage Week opened on 24 September in the Sanjie Liangxiang historic district of Nanning under the theme "Intangible Heritage Mid-Autumn Wonder Tour." The opening show brought together Chinese and ASEAN heritage performances including fish-lantern processions, Zhuang drumming, Guizhou Dong grand song, Jing single-string zither, Yunnan divine-bird dance, Myanmar harp and Malaysian Mek Mulung, plus a puppet fire-spitting face-changing act paired with a robot face-changing performance. A themed market offers Guangxi heritage foods and Southeast Asian snacks, with heritage inheritors presenting Zhuang brocade, Sichuan, Suzhou, Hunan and Mia…

  2. China Tourism News

    Shanghai Jing'an International Reception Hall Opens 24-Hour Self-Service Area

    The Jing'an International Reception Hall on Nanjing West Road in Shanghai, converted from the former Shanghai city air terminal, reopened on 28 September 2025 with a 24-hour self-service area on the ground floor where residents and domestic and international travellers can handle Hong Kong and Macao travel endorsements and foreign-currency exchange. The venue combines talent services, cross-border data services, corporate outbound services and foreign-national facilitation services, and offers foreign-related rights guidance and inbound-tourism advice, working with a Jing'an District People's Procuratorate workstation on intellectual-property protection for cultural and tourism firms.

  3. China Tourism News

    Ya'an Tea-Tourism Integration Drives Cultural Tourism Growth

    China Tourism News reports that Ya'an in Sichuan is integrating tea plantations and giant pandas into cultural tourism products. The Qianli Jiangshan Tu scenic area in Mingshan District, featuring vast tea fields and a high-speed rail line crossing them, has received about 650,000 visitors this year. Qilong Village now has 17 homestays and a coffee shop attracting 200-300 visitors daily. According to Ya'an's culture, radio, television, sports and tourism bureau, A-level scenic spots received 15.7899 million visitors in H1 2026, up 11.38% year on year, with ticket revenue of 102.7683 million yuan, up 26.35%.

  4. China Tourism News

    Ninth Beijing Hongqiao International Pearl Culture Festival Opens

    The ninth Beijing Hongqiao International Pearl Culture Festival opened on the evening of 23 September at the Guantan Art Space in Hongqiao Market, Dongcheng District, under the theme "Moon over the Altar, Pearls Linking Five Continents," drawing several hundred Chinese and international guests and residents. Built around five core themes — international cultural exchange, industry study, cross-border trade, jewellery innovation and intangible-heritage transmission — the festival features one opening ceremony, 14 themed salons and 27 online-offline consumption-promotion events, alongside a multi-country traditional costume and painting exhibition featuring works from seven countries.

  5. China Tourism News

    Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and Four Municipalities Sign Cultural Market and Tourism Enforcement Cooperat…

    The fourth Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei joint conference on comprehensive enforcement in the cultural market was held in Beijing on September 23-24, alongside parallel sessions on the online culture cooperation mechanism and tourism market enforcement. The three Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei jurisdictions signed three cooperation documents, including the 2026 work plan, introducing six measures such as expanding the list of minor first-time violations exempt from punishment from 36 to 61 items and piloting unified administrative penalty discretion benchmarks in copyright and performance. Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing signed a memorandum on tackling illegal online tourism solicitation and false…

  6. Pinchain Tourism

    Fliggy and Alibaba Cloud Bailian Launch Travel AI Hackathon

    At the 2026 Hangzhou Yunqi Conference, Fliggy and Alibaba Cloud Bailian announced the launch of a travel AI hackathon, open to all individual developers, with outstanding works and developers receiving token subsidies, expert coaching and commercial ecosystem resources. The two-month event has preset topics including hotel staycations, destination exploration, AI private guides and inbound-travel assistants, plus an open track. It is built on Fliggy's AI open platform and flyai skill, giving developers access to price and inventory data across flights, hotels, tickets, car services and destination activities, with Alibaba Cloud Bailian providing models and workflows.

  7. TravelDaily China

    Meituan's Hotel AI Jibai Serves Over 100,000 Merchants

    On September 23, Meituan released the full solution for its hotel AI product Jibai, covering the entire operating chain including business diagnosis, market assessment, pricing reference, budget management and review reporting. The solution includes the Jibai Lite edition for single-channel small and mid-sized hotels and the Jibai Flagship edition for multi-channel high-star and chain hotels, with built-in "AI expert teams" handling data analysis, diagnosis and recommendation generation, while final decisions remain with merchants. Jibai Lite launched in June 2025 and now covers 140,000 small and mid-sized hotel merchants.

  8. China Tourism News

    Tourism Fiji Launches Four Chinese-Language Travel Guides

    Tourism Fiji recently released four Chinese-language travel guides covering family holidays, couples' getaways, solo travel and group travel, now available on its Chinese official website. The guides are designed around key Chinese travel scenarios and cover accommodation comparisons, regional features, experience recommendations and pre-trip planning, usable for industry partner training, client communication and independent travellers. Tourism Fiji data shows 20,500 Chinese visitors from January to August this year, up 5.25% year on year.

  9. China Tourism News

    China State Council: National Railway Expected to Send 284 Million Passengers During Mid-Autumn and…

    On September 24, the State Council Information Office held a press conference. Wang Qiming, Deputy Director of the National Railway Administration, said that the railway Mid-Autumn and National Day holiday transport started on September 23 and ends on October 8, lasting 16 days. National railways are expected to send 284 million passengers, with the highest single-day volume expected to exceed 24.4 million. Railway departments will implement a peak operation plan, with an average of 13,000 passenger trains per day, arrange night high-speed trains on popular trunk lines such as Beijing-Shanghai, Beijing-Guangzhou, and Beijing-Harbin, add high-speed sleeper trains, and operate cross-border, i…

  10. China Tourism News

    Pinglu Canal Opens to Navigation, Tourism Brand Outlook

    A China Tourism News opinion piece notes that the Pinglu Canal was completed and opened to navigation on September 16, with four passenger routes launched the same day. The 134.2-km canal is built to inland waterway Class I standards, navigable by 5,000-tonne vessels, and provides the shortest, most economical and convenient sea access for southwest and northwest China. The article proposes building the canal's tourism brand through cultural roots, ecological and technological foundations, and all-round innovation in positioning, products, formats, communication and operations.

  11. China Tourism News

    15th Five-Year Plan Shifts ICH Communication From Popularization to Effectiveness

    China Tourism News published an article by Yang Hong, director of the Communication University of China's ICH Communication Research Center, interpreting the communication upgrades in the 15th Five-Year Plan for ICH protection and transmission. The article notes that ICH-related videos on Douyin exceeded 800 billion views in 2025 and annual buyers of ICH products surpassed 300 million, but argues this heat must translate into transmission momentum. Compared with the earlier positioning of increasing ICH communication and popularization, the plan upgrades the task to enhancing communication effectiveness and influence, advancing content production, channels and brand activities: building an…

  12. China Tourism News

    World's First Embodied Intelligence Theme Park Opens in Hengqin, Guangdong

    On September 24, 2026, Chimelong Group and AgiBot opened the world's first embodied intelligence theme park in Hengqin, Guangdong. The park deploys nearly 1,000 embodied intelligent robots across six scenarios: performances, AI education, smart guiding, research learning, smart companionship, and hotel reception. At the opening ceremony, the Chimelong-AgiBot Cultural Tourism Embodied Intelligence Research Institute was inaugurated, focusing on humanoid robot scenario adaptation, algorithm iteration, and commercial validation.

  13. China Tourism News

    China's Tourism Performance Market: 198,700 Shows in 2025

    The China Performing Arts Association released the 2025 China Tourism Performance Market Annual Report. It shows that in 2025, large and medium-sized tourism performance projects staged 198,700 shows, up 4.95% year on year; box office revenue reached 17.442 billion yuan, up 6.43%; and attendance reached 87.9897 million, up 3.01%. The industry is shifting from scale expansion to quality improvement, with immersive experiences becoming a core competitiveness and the market showing stable base audiences, rising silver-haired groups and young audiences concentrating on innovative projects.

  14. China Tourism News

    China Briefing: 6 Cruise Ships to Operate 14 Voyages Over Mid-Autumn and National Day Holidays

    On 24 September, the State Council Information Office held a briefing on transport service arrangements for the Mid-Autumn and National Day holidays. Li Yang, spokesperson and vice minister of the Ministry of Transport, said six cruise ships will operate 14 voyages across Shanghai, Tianjin and Shenzhen during the holiday period. No-destination sea cruises have grown quickly this year, with three rounds already run: Adora Magic City carried 4,000 passengers on its first sailing in Shanghai in June, and Ideal operated two voyages in Tianjin in August, with 2,700 passengers on the first. The product is a 3-day, 2-night coastal cruise without land calls, aimed mainly at younger travellers and f…

  15. China Tourism News

    22nd Linyi Calligraphy Culture Festival Opens, Runs Until October 21

    On September 22, 2026, the 22nd Linyi Calligraphy Culture Festival opened at the former residence of Wang Xizhi, themed 'Hometown of the Calligraphy Sage · China's Calligraphy City.' It features 23 activities in three areas: calligraphy exhibitions, cultural tourism experiences, and cultural consumption, running until October 21. At the opening, representatives from eight calligraphy cities jointly issued a cultural exchange initiative and launched the 'Yangtze River Delta Tourists to the Calligraphy Sage's Hometown' activity.

  16. China Tourism News

    Yunnan Gift Opens First Flagship Store in Kunming on October 1

    On September 22, the 2026 National Day culture and tourism consumption month main event was held in Mile, Yunnan, where the official Yunnan cultural tourism souvenir brand Yunnan Gift made its debut, covering more than 1,000 products across four series: trendy cultural creative goods, intangible heritage crafts, ecological products and Yunnan lifestyle goods. On October 1, the first flagship store, Yihu Qingcui, will open in Kunming's Cuihu Park inside Lianhua Temple, combining food, tea, fragrance, intangible heritage, cultural creative goods, performances and reading. Yunnan's government work report calls for building the Yunnan Gift brand, aiming to open 2-6 stores within the year.

  17. China Tourism News

    China's Culture and Tourism Ministry Warns of Rain and Cooling Risks for Mid-Autumn Holiday

    On September 24, the Market Management Department of China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a work notice requiring local culture and tourism authorities to strengthen consultation and analysis, focus on small and medium rivers, slope canyons and flash-flood gullies, strictly implement disaster-warning call-and-feedback mechanisms and promptly evacuate visitors from danger zones. The National Meteorological Center forecasts heavy rain from western China to the Huang-Huai region during the Mid-Autumn holiday, with moderate to heavy rain and local downpours in parts of Sichuan, Chongqing, Shaanxi, Hubei, Henan, Jiangsu, Anhui and Shandong, and significant rain and snow on the Qinghai-…

  18. China Tourism News

    Jiangxi Airlines Adds and Increases Flights for Mid-Autumn and National Day Holidays

    During the 2026 Mid-Autumn and National Day holidays, Jiangxi Airlines added and increased multiple routes, with an average of 86 daily flights, up 7.5% year-on-year. Domestically, it added or increased routes from Nanchang to Hohhot, Beihai, Zhengzhou, Sanya, Qingdao, and Haikou. Internationally, the Nanchang-Kuala Lumpur route maintains four weekly flights since September. During the holidays, ticket bookings for domestic routes over 2,000 km increased 14% year-on-year, and the Nanchang-Kuala Lumpur route had a load factor above 90%.

  19. China Tourism News

    China to Expand Rural Place-Name Initiative in 15th Five-Year Plan

    The State Council Information Office held a September 23 press conference on civil affairs development during the 15th Five-Year Plan. Vice Minister of Civil Affairs Shu Huihao said the ministry has advanced the Rural Place-Name Initiative since 2023, standardizing 927,000 rural place names, installing 32 million place-name signs and door plates, and having internet map platforms standardize more than 12 million rural place names and points of interest. During the 15th Five-Year Plan, the initiative will be expanded and upgraded, extending the full chain of naming, signage, data collection and mapping, deepening integration of standard place-name services with delivery logistics, livelihood…

  20. China Tourism News

    Beijing Implements 15th Five-Year Tourism Plan to Build Pioneer Zone

    The 15th Five-Year Plan for Building a Tourism Power designates Beijing as a tourism hub city and a key inbound tourism city. The Party Group of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism said that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period it will focus on building a world-class tourism city and global tourism destination, improving five systems: public services, premium content creation, industry development, global promotion and market governance. Specific measures include facilitating inbound tourism customs clearance, payment, communications, accommodation, transport, reservations and guiding; focusing on centralized departure tax refund mechanisms; developing business and MICE tou…

  21. China Tourism News

    China's National Cultural Heritage Administration Releases Results of Three Joint Archaeological Pr…

    On 24 September, the National Cultural Heritage Administration held a working meeting on major progress under the 'Archaeology China' programme in Beijing, releasing results from three joint archaeological projects: the Montu Temple site in Egypt, the Ben Arous forest site in Tunisia and the Red River site in Kyrgyzstan. In Egypt, the complete structures of the second to fifth small Osiris chapels were exposed and a unique layout of twin sacred lakes confirmed. In Tunisia, Punic-to-Roman building remains were found and a small urban heritage park was built on the site. In Kyrgyzstan, the overall city layout was confirmed, revealing medieval construction techniques and diverse cultures in th…

  22. China Tourism News

    Viking Cruises Marks 10 Years in China, Serving Over 100,000

    Viking Cruises marks its tenth year in China in 2026, having served more than 100,000 Chinese travellers over the decade, with highly educated silver-haired customers as its core segment. Viking entered China in 2016 with Chinese-language European river cruises; in 2026 its first Chinese-language European ocean cruise launched, making Viking the only cruise brand globally offering both Chinese-language European river and ocean cruises. In 2023 Viking became the first cruise company to announce resumption of China outbound European river cruise operations. Its repurchase rate in China is nearly 20% in recent years. Data show China's silver economy was about RMB 7 trillion in 2025, roughly 6%…

  23. TravelDaily China

    Fliggy and Alibaba Cloud Bailian Launch Industry's First Travel AI Hackathon

    At the 2026 Hangzhou Yunqi Conference, Fliggy and Alibaba Cloud Bailian announced the industry's first travel AI hackathon, open to all individual developers, with outstanding works and developers receiving token subsidies, expert coaching and commercial ecosystem resources. The two-month event has preset topics including hotel staycations, destination exploration, AI private guides and inbound-travel assistants, plus an open track. It is built on Fliggy's AI open platform and flyai skill, giving developers access to price and inventory data across flights, hotels, tickets, car services and destination activities, with Alibaba Cloud Bailian providing models and workflows.

  24. China Tourism News

    Three OTA Half-Year Reports: Growth Logic Shifts as Ctrip Bets on International, Tongcheng Acquires…

    In the first half of this year, listed Chinese OTAs continued to grow overall, but the growth logic is changing. Ctrip's net revenue was RMB 31.871 billion, up 11.15% year on year, while net profit attributable to shareholders fell to RMB 4.1 million due to an antitrust penalty. Tongcheng Travel's revenue was RMB 9.993 billion, up 10.5%, with net profit of RMB 1.411 billion, up 7.67%. Tuniu's net revenue was about RMB 272 million, up 7.58%, but profitability came under pressure. Ctrip is betting on international business, with inbound tourism orders up 95% year on year in H1 and international platform revenue growth exceeding 50% in Q2. Tongcheng Travel expanded into hotel management and hi…

  25. TravelDaily China

    Jiangmen Lingnan No.5 Hotel Opens as Lingnan No.5 Brand Enters the Qiaoxiang Market

    Jiangmen Lingnan No.5 Hotel officially opened in September 2026, jointly developed by Jiangmen Culture, Tourism and Transport Group and Lingnan Hotels Management Group. Located at No.2 Dizhong Road in the Changdi historic district beside the Jiangmen waterway, the hotel occupies a 1960s building whose Soviet-style structure was retained with an added single-storey arcade. It offers 15 rooms named after Maolong brush calligraphy motifs, plus the Wuhau Zhenwei restaurant, Baisha book bar and No.5 Coffee. It is about 15 minutes' drive from Jiangmen East Station and 25 minutes from Jiangmen Station, with access to Guangzhou and Shenzhen via intercity and high-speed rail.

  26. China Tourism News

    High Civil Aviation Travel Demand During Mid-Autumn Holiday: Domestic Ticket Bookings Exceed 3.66 M…

    According to Umetrip data, domestic flight ticket bookings for the 2026 Mid-Autumn holiday exceeded 3.66 million, up over 15% year-on-year; international bookings were about 710,000, up over 3%. From 19:00 on September 25 to 3:00 the next day, about 3,000 'moon-viewing flights' are planned domestically, carrying over 210,000 passengers. VariFlight data shows over 40,000 domestic flights planned, with average one-way ticket price around 820 yuan, up 9% month-on-month.

  27. China Tourism News

    Beijing Cloisonne Court Art Exhibition Opens Sept 25 at Prince Gong's Mansion Museum

    On September 25, the "Glorious Imperial Vessels: Beijing Cloisonne Court Art Special Exhibition," jointly hosted by the Prince Gong's Mansion Museum under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Beijing Enamel Factory Co., Ltd., opens in the East Zone 2 gallery of the Prince Gong's Mansion Museum, showing nearly 58 replica works of representative Yuan, Ming and Qing cloisonne objects plus original works by contemporary arts and crafts masters. Three sections trace the craft's development. Cloisonne-making was inscribed on the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2006. The exhibition runs to December 6, closed Mondays, with master lectures and hands-on craft experiences.

  28. China Tourism News

    China State Council: 6 Cruise Ships to Operate 14 Voyages During Mid-Autumn and National Day Holida…

    On September 24, the State Council Information Office held a press conference. Li Yang, Vice Minister of Transport, said that during the Mid-Autumn and National Day holidays, 6 cruise ships will operate 14 voyages in Shanghai, Tianjin, and Shenzhen. This year, non-destination sea cruises have grown rapidly; the product is a 3-day, 2-night short sea cruise mainly targeting young people and families. Policy innovations include: tourists can apply for exit-entry permits, basically achieving 'arrive and go'; precise consumer positioning; and cruise offerings such as leisure entertainment and duty-free shopping. The average age of participants is about 8 years younger than traditional consumer g…

  29. China Tourism News

    Four Booking Peaks and Hotel Operating Rhythm for the Holidays

    A China Tourism News article analyzes four booking peaks for the Mid-Autumn and National Day holidays: Mid-Autumn, extended-leave shoulder, National Day main period and late-holiday shoulder. Citing platform data, it says hotel bookings in popular cities rose over 35% year on year, county-level hotel interest grew 32%, long-haul travel bookings rose over 25%, and high-quality hotel bookings increased nearly 10 percentage points. It advises hotels to manage time, space and experience accounts, and prepare pricing curves, products, staffing and public-opinion plans.

  30. China Tourism News

    Guangdong Releases 25 AI-plus-Cultural-Tourism Cases

    On September 22, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism hosted the AI-plus-culture-and-tourism session of the second Guangdong AI Application Matchmaking Conference in Guangzhou. The department, together with the provincial development and reform commission and the industry and information technology department, released 25 typical 2026 Guangdong AI-plus-culture-and-tourism cases: 14 application-scenario cases and 11 application-product-and-service cases, covering smart museums, smart libraries, intelligent guides, intangible heritage digitization and low-altitude cultural tourism. A demand list for AI-plus-culture-and-tourism applications was also released.

  31. China Tourism News

    Xinjiang Releases Five Group Standards for Signature Foods

    On September 20, the Urumqi Catering Service Industry Association released five group standards covering Xinjiang signature foods: grilled lamb skewers, rack lamb roasted in a naan pit, whole roast lamb, fried rice noodles and mixed rice noodles, effective October 20. It follows eight standards issued in 2025 for dishes such as mixed noodles, big-plate chicken and lamb pilaf. The new standards regulate ingredient selection, processing techniques, ratio parameters, cooking methods, sensory quality and food safety, turning folk cooking experience into replicable technical standards.

  32. China Tourism News

    Holiday Booking Data: Earlier Departures, Longer Trips, Multi-Country Outbound Travel Gains

    Booking data from multiple travel companies show changed travel rhythms and preferences for the 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday: earlier departures, longer itineraries, deeper experiences and farther destinations. Tuniu data show that among users whose trips span Oct 1-7, over 35% departed before the National Day holiday and over 10% left before Mid-Autumn to avoid the first peak on Sept 25. Meituan data show over half of travellers chose to depart before Sept 30. Ctrip data show cross-province travel rose to 82% during the National Day golden week. Tongcheng data show bookings for domestic long-haul flights over 1,200 km rose 34% year on year, outbound travel search heat…

  33. Accor News & Stories

    Accor Scales ALL Concierge Conversational AI

    Accor announced on September 24, 2026 that its ALL Concierge conversational AI companion has moved beyond pilot to full-scale rollout, making it the first hospitality group to deploy an end-to-end conversational AI companion at scale. It covers the journey from travel inspiration and hotel comparison to booking management and post-stay support, available 24/7 on ALL.com, the ALL Accor app, WhatsApp and iMessage, in 11 languages, with responses in under a few seconds and seamless handover to human agents. The pilot began in July 2025 and logged more than 1 million guest conversations. Accor also launched The Butler, an AI companion for hotel teams.

  34. China Tourism News

    First 'Colorful Guizhou Land Art Season' to Open on September 28

    On September 24, 2026, the Publicity Department of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee held a press conference announcing that the 2026 Colorful Guizhou · 19th China Original Ecology International Photography Exhibition and the First 'Colorful Guizhou Land Art Season' will open on September 28 in Hongjiang Village, Libo County, Qiannan Prefecture, running until December 31. The photography exhibition plans to display over 1,000 works and build a VR panoramic digital gallery. Guizhou Tourism Group will create three types of differentiated art dwelling scenes.

  35. China Tourism News

    Qinghai Launches Golden Autumn Culture and Tourism Month, Issuing 10 Million Yuan in Consumption Vo…

    On September 23, the Qinghai Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism held a media briefing to launch the 'Mountains and Rivers, Qinghai Invites' Golden Autumn Culture and Tourism Month. The event focuses on five dimensions: product supply, benefits for the people, cultural activities, opening up, and safety services. It introduced five premium autumn routes, including Lake and Mountain Pastoral, Colorful Forest Secret, Blue Water and Red Mountains, National Heritage, and Self-Drive Tour. The 'Qilian Mountain' tourist train will start on September 30. Qinghai partnered with seven platforms—UnionPay QuickPass, Ctrip, Meituan, Fliggy, Tongcheng, Shenzhou Car Rental, and ICBC—to issue 10 m…

  36. China Tourism News

    Travel Agencies Enter Final Sprint Before Mid-Autumn and National Day Holidays

    China Tourism News reports that travel agencies have entered a final sprint before the Mid-Autumn and National Day holidays. Companies including Spring Tour, CTS Travel, Tuniu and Zhongxin Travel are focusing on pre-trip preparation, short-haul bookings, safety and contingency plans. A CTS Travel consultant handles over 20 tourists daily, managing rescheduling and tight inventory. Spring Group President Wang Wei describes a phased workflow, while Tuniu schedules livestreams and order reviews at 20-30, 7-15 and 3-5 days before the holiday. Agencies have set up holiday working groups and emergency plans.

  37. China Tourism News

    China Outlines 15th Five-Year Plan Roadmap for Culture and Tourism

    At a September 24 State Council Information Office briefing on the 15th Five-Year Plan, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism set out its high-quality development agenda for culture and tourism. The ministry has drafted 15th Five-Year Plan programs for culture and tourism development and for building a tourism powerhouse, plus specialized plans covering the arts, public cultural services, intangible cultural heritage protection, and cultural industries, with deep culture-tourism integration as the main thread. During the 14th Five-Year Plan, national cultural industry revenue grew 8.4% annually on average, reaching RMB 20.8 trillion in 2025; domestic trips hit 6.52 billion and spending RMB 6.…

  38. China Tourism News

    Tourism Fiji Launches Four Chinese-Language Travel Guides

    Tourism Fiji has launched four Chinese-language travel guides — for family holidays, couples, solo travellers and groups — now available on its Chinese official website. Designed around the main travel scenarios of Chinese visitors, they cover accommodation-type comparisons, regional features, experience recommendations and pre-trip planning, and can be used for industry partner training and client communication as well as by independent travellers. The group guide focuses on corporate incentive travel and wedding celebrations. Tourism Fiji data show 20,500 Chinese visitors from January to August this year, up 5.25% year on year.

  39. Pinchain Tourism

    Abu Dhabi China Travel Trade Summit Concludes with 108 Delegates

    The 2026 Abu Dhabi China Travel Trade Summit, hosted by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), brought 108 Chinese travel industry executives and senior managers to Abu Dhabi, spanning leisure travel and MICE, including representatives from Ctrip, Tongcheng, Tuniu, Zhongxin Travel, Zhuohui Travel and Shenzhen China International Travel Service. Delegates met with 63 Abu Dhabi hotels, attractions, cultural institutions and ground handlers, generating more than 1,500 one-on-one business meetings over two days. Chinese citizens currently enjoy visa-free entry to Abu Dhabi; direct routes jointly operated by Etihad Airways and China Eastern Airlines cover multiple cor…

  40. TravelDaily China

    Borrman Hotel Chongzuo Reports High Occupancy and Service Case

    Borrman Hotel Chongzuo Youyi Avenue Municipal Government Branch, under Dossen Group, reported operating data: last month's comprehensive occupancy rate reached 95% with 28 consecutive full-house days; September occupancy remained stable at 90%, with revenue per available room consistently above RMB 250. The hotel also received a thank-you letter from an elderly couple from Liaoning after staff explained local attractions, purchased high-speed rail tickets from Chongzuo to Guilin and booked a Guilin hotel. Since opening, guest ratings on OTA platforms and the official website are 5 and 4.9 respectively.