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Tourists from home and abroad who visit Hainan, the tropical resort in southern China, are being offered free travel insurance.
It is necessary to break the interest alliance of local governments and monopoly enterprises to accelerate reform.
Families from the US, UK, South Korea, Italy, Germany, Singapore and Taiwan experienced a 5-day Halloween trip to Sanya, the southernmost city on Hainan Island in Southeast China.
Documentary photographer Kirmo Wilen, 62, fell in love with Hainan island on his first visit there in November 2007. Since then, drawn by the visual richness of the place and the hospitality of its residents, he has returned every year.
Tourists will be punished if they do not abide by contracts they sign with travel agencies that offer incredibly cheap tour packages, China's top tourism watchdog said on Sunday.
Sanya, the tropical island resort in Hainan province known for its beaches and coral reefs, is taking several steps to reduce pollution and protect the city’s coastal areas.
A forum focusing on Internet plus and big data development in the travel industry was held in Beijing Oct 16-17.
The southernmost island province of China is going to enhance cooperation with Europe, North and Latin America, ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and other coastal countries and regions. This includes domestic coastal cities, such as Tianjin, Shanghai and Xiamen, in cruise cooperation, aiming to open more ocean routes.
A team of tourism police is only one small step toward properly maintaining order in popular tourist spots.
Sanya, a coastal resort city in Hainan province, has established a special police force targeting irregularities in the tourism industry.
Ticket receipts at major attractions stood at 1.59 billion yuan during the seven days, said the China National Tourism Administration.
The clear water, soft sand and extensive coral beds around Sanya Bay's West Islet are a natural tourist attraction, buoyed by fishing, sailing and diving that capitalize on a richly diverse undersea world.