Chinese regions strive to ensure strong start in foreign trade after Spring Festival holiday
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: Regions across China kicked into high gear after the Spring Festival holiday, which ran from Jan. 28...
Tourism
Italy offering fastest Schengen visa processing for Russians, tour operators reveal
Rome: Tour operators have said that Italy has the fastest visa processing time and shortest appointment waiting time for Russians....
Portugal opens new visa centre in Mozambique with improved accessibility
Lisbon: Starting February 10, applicants from Mozambique can now file their Schengen visa applications at a new application centre, which...
Heritage, tech fusion boosts Spring Festival celebrations
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: Tourists participate in a technology-themed Spring Festival garden party in Nanchang, Jiangxi province. Children are listening to...
I paid $2,700 for a weekend of snowboarding in Italy’s Dolomites — and it was still cheaper than a similar trip to Aspen, Colorado
Monica Humphries Rome: Skiers can access the Dolomites' dozen resorts, including Cortina d'Ampezzo, with a lift ticket that costs 70...
Spring Festival boosts travel, consumption as 8-day holiday nears end
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: As China wraps up its 8-day Spring Festival holiday celebrating the start of the Year of the...
Spring Festival sees 76% jump in international travel
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: Both domestic and outbound travel saw robust growth during Spring Festival, according to travel agencies and tourist...
Bulgaria vows to speed up visa issuance for tourists & workers
Sofia: The Bulgarian Tourism Minister, Miroslav Borshosh, announced the news during a roundtable, also noting that Schengen membership is a...
China’s 2025 Spring Festival box office breaks records
Hena n Daily Zhengzhou: China's film industry set a new milestone during the 2025 Spring Festival holiday, with box office...
Portugal: Tourism records historic high
Lisbon: Tourism activity in Portugal continues to grow and is expected to reach a record in 2024, according to preliminary...
China’s railways see over 200 mln passengers since start of Spring Festival rush
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: China's railways have transported over 200 million passengers since the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush kicked off...
2024, a record year for international tourism in France
Paris: The ministry of economy announced a record year 2024 for French tourism, due to the growth of international visits....
Italy reclaims 43 migrants it had planned to process in Albania
Rome: An Italian navy ship transported migrants to Italy from asylum processing centers in Albania on Saturday, following a court...
China’s railways see over 200 mln passengers since start of Spring Festival rush
China's railways have transported over 200 million passengers since the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush kicked off on Jan. 14,...
Global landmarks illuminate in ‘China Red’ for Spring Festival
"The light show was excellent. It offered a chance to learn more about Chinese culture," said Mark Brennan, a tourist...
China’s railways see over 200 mln passengers since start of Spring Festival rush
China's railways have transported over 200 million passengers since the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush kicked off on Jan. 14,...
The stunning seaside town in Italy with a ‘Santorini feel’ you may have never heard of
A quaint little town in the southern region of Puglia offers up the quintessential Italian experience, described as being similar...
Irish tourist dies following fall at Bulgarian mountain ski resort
Sofia: A 29-year-old man from Ireland died on Wednesday from injuries sustained the previous day in a fall at the...
What to know about the UK’s Heathrow Airport runway expansion plan
London: British finance minister Rachel Reeves is expected to back the expansion of Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, turning to the...
Italy resumes migrant transfers to processing centers in Albania
Rome: Italy resumed transferring migrants to processing centers in Albania, media reports said Tuesday. An Italian Navy ship, Cassiopea, arrived...
Inbound tourism booms in January 2025
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: In January 2025, inbound tourism continues to heat up across China, as "China travel" has become increasingly...
Italy: Third attempt to send migrants to Albania
Rome: Italy has announced it is embarking on a third attempt to send a group of migrants to Albania. Under...
Cross-border trips to see uptick in Spring Festival
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: China will see an average of 1.85 million cross-border trips every day during the upcoming Spring Festival...
Italy resumes migrant transfers to Albania detention centres
Rome: Italy's navy on Sunday was taking 49 migrants it picked up in international waters to detention facilities in Albania,...
What to watch about China’s Spring Festival travel rush
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: Chunyun, the world's largest annual human migration, officially kicked off on Jan. 14 in China ahead of...
France was once again the world’s most visited country last year
Paris: France is so much more than just the wine, the cheese, the pastries and the Eiffel Tower (though all...
Spring Festival travel rush sees 112 million passenger trips by Thursday
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: China's railway system helped complete 112 million passenger trips since the start of chunyun- the Spring Festival...
Italy: Turin increases stay permit staff as migrants queue in icy cold
Rome: The Turin prefect's office has announced the activation of new measures to deal with the situation of hundreds of...
‘China travel’ continues to heat up as impact of visa-free policies grows
Zhengzhou: With China relaxing and optimizing its visa-free policies and introducing measures to facilitate foreign travelers, "China travel" has become...
Family visa rules are ‘a tax on love’, says MP
London: Children are "bearing the brunt" of a "cruel" immigration policy which is keeping families apart, according to campaigners. As...
