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In the last five years, total revenues from tourism in China has reached six billion yuan (about 738,400 million euros), according to give the National Tourism Administration of the country. This positions the Chinese tourist market as the third world, having taken this position by overcoming Spain and Italy.
Over the last five years, the Asian country received a total of 9,300 million visits, accounting for arrivals not only abroad but also domestic tourism. Overseas visitors have a very important role here, says Shao Qiwei, director of the state tourism administration, it is the most visited country in Asia among these travelers.
In addition, domestic tourists in China are the main destination for travel. On the other hand, the results indicate that “more than 400 million people visited the interior of the country,” which has meant that “tourism has helped to advance rural areas” in the words of Qiwei.
The data presented by the Chinese tourism industry are in accordance with the provisions of the World Tourism Organization (WTO), which provides that in 2015 the traditional destinations of the most advanced economies will be overcome by emerging economies in the field of international tourism. Read the rest of this entry »
Since the UAE opened their doors to the world, tourism to this land once considered the Far East has continued to grow. One of the ways to reach this remote destination is by sea and if on a cruise so much the better. The Mediterranean Shipping Company knows well and consequently has placed one of his finest and most luxurious ships to bow to these exotic destinations filled with magic and adventure: the MSC Lirica.
Cruises 7, 17 and 22 nights to the UAE are the offer proposed by the MSC and the first has departures from October and throughout the remaining months of this year to March 2012 inclusive from the port of Abu Dhabi. Your itinerary and destinations mark Muscat, Khasab, Al Fujairah Dubai fascinating and then return to your starting point. The cruise of 17 days from the port of Genoa sail for the United playing several ports before reaching their destination in Abu Dhabi such as Naples, Heraklion, Port Said and Suez after sailing for a couple of days and arrive in Muscat Dubai.
Finally, the 22-day cruise out of Abu Dhabi in March 2011 adds to the previous destinations of your itinerary, the cities of Barcelona, Lisbon and Southampton before arriving at its final port in the German city of Hamburg.