The Chinese and US parties will set up a joint venture company to kickstart planning work with the goal of quickly launching the park.
CNTA Chairman Jinzao Li will lead a delegation to the USA on September 9－12 to strengthen existing Sino-American tourism industry ties and build new partnerships.
The Korean government said it was studying the phased implementation of a visa-free policy for Chinese nationals during the Beijing visit of president Park Geun-hye.
Australia’s recorded its highest annual tourism earnings this year since the 2000 Sydney Olympics and Chinese contributed AUD$19 million in daily tourism revenue.
By the end of 2014, 117 destination countries were receiving tour groups from China, underscoring the clout of the nation's “tourism diplomacy”.
According to new EU rules, Chinese visitors must submit fingerprints when applying for Schengen visas starting from October 12, 2015.
Arrivals to Hong Kong in the first half of 2015 grew only 2.8%, the slowest rate of growth since 2009 and retail industry is bracing itself for a wave of shop closures.
The World Travel and Tourism Council projects that China’s investments in tourism, estimated to total US$278.7 billion, will overtake the USA by 2025.
