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Sports tourism fueled by UK Games
2012-07-02 10:01
As the London Olympic Games nears, luxury tourism packages to the United Kingdom have attracted interest from wealthy Chinese and corporate clients.
UK hopes to welcome more Chinese visitors
2012-04-12 07:17
The United Kingdom is reviewing its visa policies to make it easier for Chinese tourists to travel to the country as part of a worldwide marketing campaign to encourage tourists, business leaders and students to come to Britain.
Costs deter Chinese from UK Olympics
2012-05-23 07:40
Despite the efforts of British tourism authorities, Chinese travelers have been scared away from the country by high costs during the upcoming London Olympic Games.
No visa cap for Chinese during Olympics
2012-04-28 13:29
The British government will not set a cap on the number of visitor visas issued to Chinese tourists during the London Olympics period, China Youth Daily reported Saturday quoting Damian Green.
Airlines add flights to London
2012-06-27 07:44
China's major airlines are grabbing their own share of the expected influx to London for the Olympic Games, adding new routes to the city in the run up to the event.
Spreading the global message: VisitBritain
2012-06-27 07:44
The UK government's tourism agency VisitBritain has come up with a number of novel approaches to attract Chinese tourists during and after the London Olympics.
Officials pledge to ease visa process
2012-06-27 07:44
Business leaders and tourism industry insiders in the United Kingdom have spoken out against delays and difficulties in British visa processing, despite signs of improvement ahead of the London Olympics.
Guangzhou-London direct flight opened
2012-06-07 10:49
China Southern Airlines has opened an air route from South China's Guangzhou city to London, with its maiden flight arriving in London Wednesday.
Hong Kong Airlines launch all club class London flight
2012-03-09 00:13
Hong Kong Airlines launched its first ever service between Hong Kong and London on Wednesday at London Gatwick Airport, to address increasing demand from business passengers for this route.