The Popularity of China Travel Service
China Travel Service, Hong Kong Ltd. is the largest travel company in China and has been operating since 1928. The group has more than 20 offices in 14 countries other than the extensive network that covers the major cities in mainland China like Shanghai. Its subsidiary, U.S. China Travel Service has been operating for more that 20 years with a very good reputation for its high standard services.
U.S. China Travel Service and the Pacific Travel & Trade Corp. have announced their plans of merging. The two companies will put their resources together for a larger scale of both inbound and outbound tours (business and corporate tours) in the United States and China.
The Pacific Travel & Trade Corp. is an American entity that was established in California. It is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in other states in the entire North America. The Pacific Travel & Trade Corp. engages mostly in air consolidation of tours and business to China and various destinations.
China travel service is very popular in the Unites States. As a matter of fact, the United States is considered as the largest tourist generating country for Hong Kong and China. According to the China National Tourism Administration statistics, the United States has become the biggest source of tourists for China in 2005. Approximately 400,000 Chinese people travel to the U.S. every year for leisure and business.
The American and Chinese governments have signed an agreement in 2005 on the mutual understanding between the two countries. The agreement was about appointing the United States as one of the top tourist destinations for China. According to sources, China travel service in neighboring countries is also popular because of easy access. In 2004, outbound trafficking of Chinese tourists has surpassed 20 million.
A lot of travel companies have realized how big the size of China's tourist market is. And because of this, numerous China travel service offices have been set up in the major cities of China like Shanghai to facilitate travel to and from the country. Shanghai attracts all kinds of visitors because the city, aside from being considered the financial center of China, offers a wonderful fusion of ancient and modern times. At the same time, more and more people in the modern city of Shanghai embrace international travel. This is also true for other main cities in China. Hence, the popularity of China travel service and with the 13 billion population of China, it is no wonder that it is a leading market for travel.
