As the London Olympic Games nears, luxury tourism packages to the United Kingdom have attracted interest from wealthy Chinese and corporate clients.
The United Kingdom is reviewing its visa policies to make it easier for Chinese tourists to travel to the country as part of a worldwide marketing campaign to encourage tourists, business leaders and students to come to Britain.
Despite the efforts of British tourism authorities, Chinese travelers have been scared away from the country by high costs during the upcoming London Olympic Games.
The British government will not set a cap on the number of visitor visas issued to Chinese tourists during the London Olympics period, China Youth Daily reported Saturday quoting Damian Green.
China's major airlines are grabbing their own share of the expected influx to London for the Olympic Games, adding new routes to the city in the run up to the event.
The UK government's tourism agency VisitBritain has come up with a number of novel approaches to attract Chinese tourists during and after the London Olympics.
Business leaders and tourism industry insiders in the United Kingdom have spoken out against delays and difficulties in British visa processing, despite signs of improvement ahead of the London Olympics.
China Southern Airlines has opened an air route from South China's Guangzhou city to London, with its maiden flight arriving in London Wednesday.
Hong Kong Airlines launched its first ever service between Hong Kong and London on Wednesday at London Gatwick Airport, to address increasing demand from business passengers for this route.
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