Sanya Expat

This just in from Travel Daily Asia - As the world's economies continue to struggle, we see an emerging pattern of government visa offices relaxing visa restrictions on Chinese citizens to capture a fair share of their tourism dollars. It certainly makes sense as the world has recently discovered the benefits of China's amazing 36% savings rate for the past couple of decades...Cheers, M

Japan may relax visa regulations for Chinese travelers to help boost mainland visitor numbers ninefold in the coming decade, according to a Bloomberg report. Japan is planning
to attract 9 million Chinese visitors in 2019, Yoshiaki Hompo, the head of the Japan
Tourism Agency (JTA)was reported saying in an interview in Tokyo earlier this week.
“We are trying to relax the stringent policies taken by our government,” Hompo was reported saying, without divulging the specific measures under consideration. Visa
regulations for other Asian nations may also be liberalised, he added.

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It is very nice to see this well-written Wall Street Journal article online on best places to bike in Asia including Melbourne, Taiwan, Hainan, Laos, Kyoto (I can vouch for Kyoto too, having spent several weekends in Kyoto last Spring)....Enjoy! Cheers, M

Breaking Away: Places in Asia Best Seen on Two Wheels

For 2,000 years, gumdrop-shaped Hainan Island was considered a good-for-nothing land of exiles, pirates and pestilential climate. Then, seemingly overnight...

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Oct 2009 - Anish V Punnackattu | New Delhi

Sanya Tourism Development Board to promote MICE Tourism in India, brings 14 member delegation for road shows in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru

Sanya Tourism Development Board (STD is currently on a three city road show in India to tap the outbound market. STDB, which is down with a...

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Its no secret that during the past year, incoming tourists to Sanya from Russia, Korea and Japan has dropped off substantially while domestic mainland tourists number have continued to rise. Wait a minute, that probably is not common knowledge now that I think about it. I have always maintained that the primary directive for Sanya's development is for the domestic mainland market, however that does not mean I am saying ZERO effort will be made to open up...

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While some media and government spinners may be trying to show us a rosy economic recovery well along its merry path so far, we have to stop and wonder why this then?....Cheers, M

(TDA) Osaka airport to slash landing fees...In an effort to boost its competitiveness, Kansai International Airport has said it will cut regular landing fees for airlines at the Osaka hub by 80%, if they increase flights or use...

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It is interesting to note this March 14th headline on the Xinhua newswire, which reminds me that a big part of Sanya's continued expansion needs to include an increase in direct access...

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