World tourism body backs China
Afp, Madrid
Sustainable development through tourism is taking root in China, which is seeking to develop offerings beyond classic destinations such as Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai, a delegation from the southern city of Guilin said in Madrid on Friday. A high-ranking delegation from the city in Guangxi province said they hoped the development of tourism would lure both domestic and foreign visitors, noting arrivals from Spain alone had this year trebled from last year's 6,000. "Guilin is one of the most popular Chinese destinations and one of the first to open up to foreign tourism," city mayor Zhang Xiulong told a symposium organised by the Asian section of the Madrid-based World Tourism Organisation (WTO).
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