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State-backed tourism booms in Xinjiang cities ringed by camps
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Read more about this: https://sc.mp/emz3 Chinese travellers are flocking to the bazaars of old Kashgar, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, munching mutton kebabs and soaking up heavily commodified Uyghur culture. Despite international criticism over Beijing’s handling of Ugyhur culture and Islamic religious practice in the troubled region, the central government is pumping money into a…
Iconic tourism highway in Xinjiang reopens after 8-month closure
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube For more China travel stories: https://sc.mp/uidc A famous tourism highway in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region reopened to traffic on June 18, 2023, after an eight-month closure. Visitors can once again enjoy the natural scenery of rivers, snow-capped mountains, forests and grasslands along the way and experience the different scenery of the north and south…
Philippine tourism advert shows stock footage of Brazil, Indonesia and other countries
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Read the full story: https://sc.mp/tqz6 Tourism officials in the Philippines have been left red-faced after the creators of a video promoting the Southeast Asian archipelago as a holiday destination admitted they had used stock shots from other countries. Advertising agency DDB Philippines apologised on July 2, 2023, for the “highly inappropriate” images, which included rice terraces…
Bali issues tourism dos and don’ts list in wake of scandals involving unruly visitors
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Read the full story: https://sc.mp/btxc Indonesia’s Hindu-majority resort island of Bali has issued a new set of rules meant to rein in misbehaviour among tourists. An information circular outlines 12 obligations for visitors as well as a list of eight restrictions on their behaviour. The dos and don’ts were issued in the wake of a series…
Major K-pop bands headline free concert in South Korea in hopes of jump-starting tourism
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube For more on K-pop: https://sc.mp/j9uc “Seoul Festa”, the city’s annual tourist festival, opened its second edition on April 30, 2023, with a free K-pop concert attended by 40,000 fans at Jamsil Olympic Stadium. The show will feature performances by dozens of major K-pop artists, including ATEEZ, IVE, iKON, ENHYPEN and rapper Lee Young-ji. Seoul Festa 2023…
Macau sees tourism rebound over Lunar New Year after easing of restrictions
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Tourist hotspots in Macau’s historic centre were packed with visitors as travellers from mainland China rushed to visit over the Lunar New Year holiday. Macau has exempted arrivals from Hong Kong, the mainland and Taiwan from pre-departure PCR tests, while mainland visitors can book visas online. Support us: https://subscribe.scmp.com Follow us on: Website: https://www.scmp.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/scmp…
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