I added today a historical statistic from 1991 till 2002 about the chinese outbound tourists in the fact section. Three year ago it was very difficult to gather this data from the different available sources.

Today still it is not so easy to get historical statistics, therefor I hope this table will be useful for you.

Trinidad and Tobago has signed a memorandum of understanding with China. In exchange the Chinese government has granted Approved Destination Status to Trinidad and Tobago. The contracts have been signed in the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) offices in Beijing by the deputy general director Gu Zahoxi (CNTA) and Kenneth Valley (Minister of Trade and Industry).

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I added a short review of the History of the Chinese Outbound Tourism under the fact category. If you want to add something or you disagree with my point of view I would be happy to know your opinion.

In my opinion it all started 1983 when the Chinese Government allowed the Chinese people to participate in organised journeys to Hong Kong for Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR).

This year for the fourth time the Chinese Tourist Welcoming Award, which is organized by the China Outbound Tourism Research Insitute, will be awarded at the China Outbound Travel and Tourism Market COTTM in Beijing. The winners will be announced on May 14th at the main event for China Outbound Tourism Industry.
This Award is reknown as one of the most important quality sign for the Outbound Tourism market in China.The Award will be given in 5 categories Product Innovation, Internet/Media, Human Resource Development, Marketing and Overall Performance.

If you are interessted in applying for any categories their will be time till April 23. 2007 to send in your papers, details can be found on the website of the China Outbound Tourism Research Insitute www.china-outbound.com. We are looking foreward for interesting applications and happy winners.

We added a site Tourism China Facts for statistics, definitions and other facts concerning the tourism in China. Now you can find a brief explanation of the Approved Destination Status but more information will follow.

This blog have been made as portal for experts of tourism in China to interchange their experience. We invite everybody to discuss with us different topics or just use this site to get informed of the fast growing chinese tourism market.