CHINA IN TURMOIL : 1,300 Foreign Tourists Scrub Trips to China
From Reuters
BEIJING —
More than 1,300 foreign tourists have scrapped trips to China since martial law was imposed on Beijing last Saturday, the official China Daily said Thursday.
Quoting sources from the China International Travel Service, the newspaper said more than 100 tours, some planned as far ahead as September, have been called off. The newspaper said hotel bookings and souvenir sales also dropped.
China had 1.84 million foreign visitors last year and earned $2.2 billion from tourism.
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