I dreamed of seeing the romantic cities of the Silk Road, the cold desert, the turquoise tiles, and maybe even a camel. When I finally made the trip, it exceeded my expectations. After an underwhelming experience on Uzbek Airlines, our holiday really began when we met our tour manager, Tahir. He was charming, knowledgeable and caring. We were greeted as privileged and welcome guests, by a host who was proud to show us his country.
Visa on arrival for Buddhist tourists: Sahai
Tourists from countries having a sizeable Buddhist population such as Thailand and Malaysia would be provided visas on arrival, Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai said Saturday.
Ten most attractive Chinese cities for foreigners
Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Shenzhen are among the 10 most attractive Chinese cities for foreigners, a survey has revealed.
The results of the "2011 Amazing China - the most attractive Chinese cities for foreigners" survey were recently released. The other top cities are Wuhan, Guangzhou, Suzhou, Chongqing, Xiamen and Hangzhou, People's Daily reported Wednesday.
Kerala Tourism to hold first-ever road show in Saudi Arabia
Kerala Tourism is holding its first-ever road show in Saudi Arabia from Sunday in a bid to attract more tourists from the Gulf kingdom to the state, an official statement said Friday.
New York City had over 50 mn tourists in 2011
New York's "quality of life" led around 50.2 million tourists to visit the city this year, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said.
