UK TOUR OPERATORS BREACH EU REGULATION

Samuel Dorsi -
EU regulation bans business contacts with Burmese tourism facilities that are connected to the military regime. Some UK tour operators, however, do not respect this regulation. ...

JAPAN FACING THE CRISIS WELCOMES RICH CHINESE

Joe McClain -
Japan is facing economic downturn. Yen is too strong and the global economic crisis also does not help the tourism industry. Japanese government, however, intends to attract 10 million tourists by 201 ...

MACAU STILL REAPS THE PROFITS OF TOURISM

James Morris -
Macau is among the tourism economies that are not that hardly hit by the global crisis. It has managed to attract some 30 million visitors last year. ...

DRY CHINA INDUCES SNOWING

Alec Hills -
China has problems with extremely long droughts. The officials try to fight it in various ways. They even artificially induced snowing over Beijing. ...

THAILAND TEMPORARILY WAIVES VISA FEES

Ashley Nault -
The Thai government decided not to charge visa fees between March 5 and June 4 so that it can lure back tourists. ...