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As expected, South Korea’s tourism industry has been hit hard by the country’s ongoing conflict with China over the installation of the US-backed THAAD missile defense system with visitor numbers from its giant neighbor plunging

2016 results on expenditure from major outbound markets reflect increasing demand for international tourism across the world, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. With a 12 percent increase in spending, China continued to

A cup of hot tea as a sign of welcome; tips on gifts for friends and colleagues, excluding men’s green hats or umbrellas, considered to have a negative meaning. It only takes a few small

Chinese tourists spent the most overseas last year, splashing out $261 billion while on vacation, according to the World Tourism Organization. That’s more than twice the amount of people from the U.S., the next biggest

A new breed of Chinese tourists is driving a spending boom in regional New Zealand. Traditionally, Chinese tourists have travelled the country in large bus tours, stopping off for short periods in holiday hot spots. But

Since proactively recruiting for Chinese speaking employees, Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa has appointed its first Chinese guest relations officer, Lynn Tian. Tian will be responsible for greeting Chinese guests on arrival, assisting Chinese guests

BEIJING — Dickson Wong, a marksman with a deep interest in firearms, arranges tours for groups of other Chinese gun enthusiasts to travel to DeSoto County, Fla., so they can shoot at firing ranges. That’s

The icy relationship between Seoul and Beijing over the deployment of an advanced US missile defense system in Korea may end up cutting the number of Chinese tourists here by half, a state-run tourism body

North Korea is stepping up its tourism efforts, but an aggressive new policy is not making Chinese visitors happy. According to a source in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea has been mobilizing university students majoring