China to open online service for cross-b...

BEIJING, March 26 (Xinhua) -- China's National Immigration Administration (NIA) will open an online service on April 1 to facilitate application and inquiry of travel documents. The service will cons

Roundup: San Francisco Bay Area sees gro...

People in the San Francisco Bay Area continue to show a growing interest in visiting China and exploring the country's culture, history, natural wonders and lifestyles, said tour operators specializ

San Francisco Bay Area sees growing tour...

SAN FRANCISCO, March 25 (Xinhua) -- People in the San Francisco Bay Area continue to show a growing interest in visiting China and exploring the country's culture, history, natural wonders and lifest

Welcome Pickups lands €3.3M funding to o...

Welcome Pickups, an Athens-based startup offering a range of “in-destination” travel services from the point of pickup onwards, has raised €3.3 million in Series A funding. The backing com

2018: China sees forest travel boom

Forests have become popular travel destinations in China, with gross output of the industry hitting 1.5 trillion yuan (about 224 billion U.S. dollars) in 2018, according to official data. In 2018, tr

Feature: Bulgarian blogger produces "Chi...

BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- "Travel is never a matter of money but of courage," wrote Svetoslav Dimitrov, a Bulgarian blogger and seasoned traveler who is keen to share his exhilarating experiences

Pluto is travel insurance aimed at mille...

Pitched as “travel insurance for people who don’t like insurance,” U.K.-based Pluto Insurance is officially launching today with an online travel insurance product targeting millennials.Ci

Nearly 3 bln trips made during Spring Fe...

China's 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, which concluded Friday, witnessed 2.98 billion passenger trips, according to official data. The traffic was basically the same as last year, according to

Nearly 3 bln trips made during Spring Fe...

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- China's 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, which concluded Friday, witnessed 2.98 billion passenger trips, according to official data. The traffic was basically the same

Transport networks brace for post-holida...

China's railways are expected to face a post-holiday travel peak over the next few days, with millions of travelers returning to work and schools as the Spring Festival celebration comes to an end. T