Iris's Travel News (16 News)

Qingdao International Beer Festival to be Celebrated on September 19

Date: 2008-09-16

Qingdao Beer Festival

From September 19 to October 5, 2008, the 18th Qingdao International Beer Festival, themed as "Celebrating the Olympics, Toast with the World", will be held at Qingdao International Beer City.

It attracts 48 domestic and world renowned beer big names, and the overall layout of the beer city becomes more rational and guarantee smooth flow of materials and people. The beer c

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Beijing Olympic Closing Ceremony

Date: 2008-08-24

Beijing Olympic Closing Ceremony

The following are some facts and figures about the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, held here on Sunday night.

THE VENUE

The closing ceremony is held in the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in the Olympic Green in northern Beijing.

The stadium was jointly designed by Herzog & de Meuron Design Office, and China Architecture Design & R

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Tourism hit as Beijingers stay home

Date: 2008-08-11

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Beijingers are demonstrating their passion for the Olympics by staying home, and that is proving to be bad news for outbound tourism, industry insiders have said.

Lin Kang, deputy general manager of the outbound de-partment of the China Interna-tional Travel Service (CITS), said: "The outbound sector saw a slight increase in July, but in August it is down by 20-30 percent on

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