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Wuhan, once hit hard by COVID-19, has returned to its normal rhythm as the provincial capital of Hubei has seen its passenger volume surge following the dialing back of its epidemic lockdown five months ago.
Thailand's Phuket International Airport said Wednesday that it had held a dress rehearsal for international arrivals amid the COVID-19 pandemic to conform with the Thai government's "Phuket Model" program once the scheme approved by the Cabinet meeting.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) on Monday told reporters that the launch of the so-called "Phuket model" scheduled for next month to welcome back foreign visitors, has a high chance of being pushed back.
A total of 120 air routes are now operating in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, since the latest route linking Lhasa with Hongyuan and Mianyang in the region's neighboring province of Sichuan opened, local authorities said.
China is gearing up for a surge in domestic tourist trips as the COVID-19 epidemic has been mostly subdued, with high-speed train tickets to many destinations already gone for the first day of the National Day holiday on Oct 1.
China will limit the passenger capacity of international flights to or from places deemed to be at high risk of COVID-19 transmission to no more than 75 percent in an effort to contain imported coronavirus cases, according to the country's civil aviation regulator.
China has issued a regulation strictly prohibiting the misuse of personal information by online travel platforms, with the aim of protecting the rights and interests of consumers.
A landmark bell tower with a history of over 600 years in the center of Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, reopened to tourists on Wednesday after more than 70 days of maintenance work on its roof and rafters was completed.
The novel coronavirus has battered the US hotel industry as state-imposed travel restrictions probably mean bookings won't recover until the third quarter of 2021 at the earliest, industry officials said on Monday.
A visitor dressed as a Disney character takes a selfie while wearing a protective face mask at Shanghai Disney Resort as the Shanghai Disneyland theme park reopens following a shutdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China May 11, 2020.
Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday officially began piloting six healthcare and green tourism bases in its capital city of Lhasa.
The number of top-notch national tourist attractions in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region exceeded 100 this year, making Xinjiang one of the provincial-level regions in the country with most tourist attractions.
Chinese authorities on Monday said that personnel entering the Chinese mainland from Macao will be exempted from the quarantine measure of a 14-day medical isolation period at designated sites from Wednesday.
Nearly 400 A-level scenic spots in central China's Hubei Province will open to visitors from across the country for free starting from Aug. 8 till the end of the year, the provincial government said Friday.
Cambodia attracted 1.18 million international visitors during the first half of 2020, down 64.6 percent from 3.33 million over the same period last year, said the latest report released by the Ministry of Tourism on Tuesday.
As countries around the world are cautiously reopening to revive their hard-hit economies in the COVID-19 pandemic, global tourism has seen a glimmer of hope, but still faces an uphill struggle.
Nepal has opened Mt. Qomolangma and other Himalayan peaks from Thursday after a shutdown that had lasted for four and a half months, according to a Tourism Department official.
Aerial photo shows the the distinct landscape formed at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Poyang Lake in Hukou county, East China's Jiangxi Province, July 27, 2020.
The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, in Beijing, has increased the number of daily visitors to 12,000 from 8,000 starting from today, July 28, the museum announced on its website Monday.
Tourists from other parts of China have shown great interest in visiting Wuhan, Hubei province, since tour operators from other provinces have been allowed to resume organizing outings to help travelers discover the beauty of the city.
Listed by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 2012, site of Xanadu is resulted from the clashing and blending of grassland culture, farming culture and Western civilization.
A group of six travelers from Wuhan city in central China's Hubei Province flew to northwest China's Lanzhou city Saturday afternoon, marking the resumption of trans-provincial group tours for the province, where the COVID-19 epidemic was first reported.
Following a 174-day hiatus, Shanghai resumed group tourism on Thursday in accordance with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's guidance on cross-province group tourism.
Universal Beijing Resort, a major theme park in the capital's sub-center Tongzhou district, is scheduled to start trial operations in the first half next year, an official of the sub-center management committee said on Thursday.
Travel agencies in China have been given the green light to resume most group tours across provinces after a suspension of nearly six months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trans-provincial tours can resume and tourist number limit is loosened, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said.
Travelers flying to New York state from other states with high COVID-19 infection rates are required to provide contact information starting on Tuesday, according to Governor Andrew Cuomo.
A national park in central China's Hunan Province has officially launched a "smart park" construction project to enhance its modernization and information management.
Shanghai Disney Resort has launched a standby pass to replace its fast pass, allowing visitors to reserve queuing times for popular attractions.
Photo taken on July 7, 2020 shows a cole flower field in Zhanang County, Shannan City of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
