CHINA TOURISTS
February 1st, 2004
BY ALAN OSBORNA SIGNIFICANT increase in the number of Chinese tourists coming to Europe is expected to follow the signing of an agreement between the European Union (EU) and the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) that will simplify and ease the tourist visa procedures for visitors to Approved Destination Status (ADS) countries. The UK, Ireland and Denmark, which are not part of the ADS agreement, are currently negotiating similar bilateral accords with the CNTA. The speeded-up tourism visas will be available to groups of five or more. According to the ...
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