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Agencies fined for “selling” tourists in outbound trips
出境游客被“卖猪仔” 旅行社须赔偿
Tourists may claim on 3% to 5% of travel fees as compensation if they are
“sold” by their tourist agencies to others when there are not enough tourists to
form a tour group, stipulates a new standard version of Guangdong Outbound Trip
Contract recently released.
According to the new contract, tourists may receive as high as 20% of
travel fees as compensation if the agencies cancel their outbound trips.
Meanwhile, the contract lowers tourists’ similar compensation to the
agencies to as high as 20% if while the percentage reached as high as 90% in the
old-version contract.
Egypt-bound trips dive 2,000 yuan due to new flight
新航线引发埃及游狂降2000元
A new flight route from Hong Kong to Doha, capital of Qatar, opened by
Qatar Airways has led prices of eight-day tour packages destined for Egypt to
fall 2,000 yuan to 7,750 yuan in Guangdong.
Guangdong tourists used to reach Egypt via Bangkok or Bahrain. Such tours
cost more than 10,000 yuan while ticket fees took up 40% of the total. The new
flight route resulted in a 30% decrease in the total traveling costs.
Tourists who take part in new tour packages may visit famous scenic spots
including pyramids, Egyptian Museum and Great Sphinx of Giza in three well-known
historic cities of Luxor, Cairo and Alexander.
Shanghai laying red carpet to coax Disneyland
上海申办迪斯尼乐园
Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng tells reporters in Beijing yesterday that the city
has the right conditions to build a Disney theme park and is making preparations
for the project.
Shanghai is moving ahead with plans to welcome the Magic Kingdom, Mayor Han
Zheng said yesterday, marking the first government acknowledgement that Walt
Disney Co may follow its Hong Kong theme park with one on the Chinese mainland.
"Shanghai has been hoping to build a Disneyland for a long time," Han told
reporters in Beijing, where he was attending the annual meeting of the National
People's Congress.
"Shanghai has the conditions for a Disneyland," he said. "Preliminary
preparations are ongoing, but the final decision will be made by the State
Council."
HK's 1st prison to be redeveloped into tourist attraction
香港要将第一监狱改为景点
Hong Kong's first prison -- Victoria Prison will be redeveloped into a
tourist attraction after decommissioning, Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee
said Sunday.
Speaking at the decommissioning ceremony, Lee said every bit of the prison
will be nostalgically remembered by the public and become part of the collective
memory among the members of the Correctional Services.
Victoria Prison, a landmark structure built in 1841, has seen Hong Kong's
160 odd years of development. Together with the adjoining Central Police Station
and the Central Magistracy, it was the center of Hong Kong's criminal justice
system in the early years.
The prison was used to accommodate felons such as pirates and bandits
during the early years. When the Japanese army occupied Hong Kong during the
Second World War, most of its building were destroyed. After the end of the war,
the cluster of buildings were repaired and reopened as a prison.
A little company: Singles enjoy travelling in groups
国外旅游新时尚：陌生单身男女结伴同行
Vacation time the most anticipated part of the year is often a source of
annoyance for singles. Couples only have to pick a destination together. Single
people have to either scrounge up a travelling partner, or reconcile themselves
to flying solo.
Recognizing this problem, trip organizers in Germany, a nation renowned for
its well-travelled populace, have responded with specialized tours focusing on
smaller groups in the hope that the small group of strangers might form
friendships.
There are about 14 million single people in Germany according to the last
census of the German Federal Bureau of Statistics. Of that group, almost 70 per
cent vacation at least five days a year according to the Kiel-based Research
Agency for Vacation and Travel (FUR). That group of 10 million includes 4.4
million men and 5.6 million women.
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