TRAVELERS ARE CANCELING TRIPS TO CHINA

The Boston Globe;  June 7, 1989 ;     358 words ...Fearful travelers yesterday rushed...cancel trips to China, and travel agents...not to travel in China because the situation...life-threatening." Agents said travelers were either rerouting...on flights out of China. "We haven't had...afternoon. The flight of travelers will have a ...

China, ASEAN announce plan to coordinate SARS screening for travelers

AP Worldstream;  June 1, 2003 ;     445 words ......Dateline: BEIJING China and its Southeast...coordinate screening of travelers for SARS while...announcement came as China reported two new...rose to 5,330. China and the 10 countries...officials said travelers who try to avoid...disease-screening for travelers, said at a news...the ...

China, US Launch Joint Promotion Program for Travelers to States

Xinhua News Agency;  March 5, 2002 ;     240 words ......marketing alliance for the benefit and convenience of travelers to the United States. Northwest Airlines will offer...December 31, 2002. The program, the first of its kind in China, aims to strengthenNorthwest and CITIC's commitment...provide integrated travel and financial services to travelers to the ...

China's travel revolution ripples across globe; Chinese overtake Japanese...

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  October 24, 2004 ;     700+ words ......between the outside world and China," said Chen, a construction...to build bridges between China and the West. Armed with...overtook Japanese as Asia's top travelers, making 20.2 million visits, China's tourism administration...tourists, the few coming from China were mostly state ...

World, prepare for the taikonaut: China unveils plans to send up its own...

AP Worldstream;  January 3, 2003 ;     700+ words ......everything sent into orbit will be designed and manufactured in China. At least two taikonauts have been sent to Russia's cosmonaut...a spacefaring nation with more than one person aboard. China's propaganda goals echo those of the U.S.-Soviet space...rare glimpse into the astronaut program, the newspaper ...

Driving Through; Car culture is booming in China, and so are roadside...

Newsweek International;  May 14, 2007 ;     451 words ......ownership more than tripled between 2000 and 2006, and China is now the world's second largest auto market after the...accessories to roadside eateries. For better or worse, China is beginning to look--and taste--a lot like America in...country) plan to open 25 drive-through restaurants in China; both ...

JAPANESE TRAVELERS IN CHINA TO EXCEED 2.6 MILLIONS

AsiaInfo Services;  June 10, 2002 ;     185 words ...00-00-0000 Japanese Travelers in China to Exceed 2.6 millions CHINA...Bureau revealed that Japanese travelers to China would exceed2.6 millions...organize 10, 000 Japanese travelers to pay return visit to China. They would plant 10,000...

Visiting China? Bring Refrigerator, Taiwanese Told; Gift-Laden Travelers...

The Washington Post;  December 27, 1987 ;     700+ words ...Residents of Taiwan returning to China to visit for the first time in almost 40...victory on the mainland are now flocking to China to visit their old homes and relatives...to maintain Taiwan's identification with China, as well as counter opposition party demands...

China's First Space Traveler Returns a Hero; Craft Made 14 Orbits In...

The Washington Post;  October 16, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Desert Thursday, successfully completing China's first manned space mission and bringing...globe 14 times in a 21-hour mission, making China the third country after Russia and the...rocket Wednesday morning, 11 years after China resumed its program to launch a man into...

Puttin' on the Ritz: Ritz Tours is looking to expand its clientele and...

Travel Agent;  February 3, 2003 ;     700+ words ......As one of the most successful operators selling China, Ritz brought 22,000 travelers to the country in 2002, and it was nothing less...programs in 2003, says Evan Chan, director of Ritz's China and Asia division. We've enhanced existing itineraries...

CHINA'S OUTBOUND TRAVELERS TO HIT 100MN IN 2020

AsiaInfo Services;  April 5, 2006 ;     202 words ......Services 04-05-2006 China's Outbound Travelers to Hit 100mn in 2020...SinoCast via COMTEX) -- China's outbound travelers are increasing by...destination agreements with China while 76 of them are serving Chinese travelers. Moreover, 10 countries...

Respiratory Illnesses and Dog Bites a Concern for Travelers to China for...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 30, 2008 ;     700+ words ......gear up to travel to China for the 2008 Olympic Games, travelers should be most concerned...died from rabies in China in 2006. "Olympic travelers need to be aware of...Reference: "Health Risks in Travelers to China: The GeoSentinel Experience...

Beijing's Moment; A first-time traveler to China's capital discovers a...

The Washington Post;  May 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ......moment, allows you to feel that way? For much of my life, China was a hazy place of contradictory associations -- cute...that the future was being forged, at a frantic speed, in China. Of course, it's not just China's growing importance that has put it on many travelers' itineraries. With such ...

China protests travelers warning

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  April 21, 2001 ;     469 words ...BEIJING (AP) - China furiously protested a U.S...Department warning to American travelers of Chinese origin, saying Friday...they risk being detained in China if they have been involved...have traveled to Taiwan, which China regards as a rebel province...Chinese-Americans and others and China. ...

MARCO POLO'S STORIES OF CHINA FULL OF HOLES LEGENDARY TRAVELER MAKES NO...

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  March 31, 1996 ;     579 words ......thinking he was headed for Asia. Polo says he set off for China in 1271 with his father and uncle, bearing a letter from...Shangdu. At the time, the Mongol leader's empire spread from China to the Mediterranean. Polo says Kublai Khan took a liking...Wood says Odoric of Pordenone, a missionary who visited ...