Another 28 European countries will join Germany for Chinese tourists, and France, Spain and Portugal have become a major source of custom for domestic tour agencies.

Boosted by this news, popular holiday spots like Germany, France, Spain and Portugal have become a major source of custom for domestic tour agencies.

Meanwhile, European countries are also making good preparations with mandarin tour guides and Chinese food ready for the imminent influx of Chinese tourists.

Some countries have even prepared a special Cantonese service in order to attract tourists from Guangdong and Hong Kong.

In addition, in order to push forward the development of tourism between China and Europe, the Chinese civil aviation department has decided to add more international flights to its schedule in order to provide better links to popular tourist resorts such as Rome and Paris.

The cost of a European tour per person is estimated to range from 3000 dollars to more than 6000 dollars.

(CRI.com August 24, 2004)