Policies to boost cruise industry
By Pan Xiaoyi |
January 26, 2011, Wednesday
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CHINA'S burgeoning cruise industry will receive a boost as policies are expected to be released soon to push development forward, insiders said.
While the domestic cruise sector is presently dominated by international cruise lines, this year will see the emergence of at least one local company, said Zheng Weihan, vice president and secretary-in-general of the China Cruise & Yacht Industry Association, which yesterday released its annual report on the industry.
"The establishment of local cruise lines will mean more direct routes across the Taiwan Strait and routes linking mainland cities," said Zheng. "In particular, outbound tourists to Taiwan will more than double."
International cruise lines can not operate routes that include only Chinese mainland cities. Routes that include Taiwan have to originate in Hong Kong, but can include ports of call on the mainland. International cruise lines now operate 21 ships stopping in mainland cities.
Last year, international cruise ships made 223 stops on the Chinese mainland, up 42.9 percent compared to 2009. Meanwhile, the number of outbound cruise passengers from the mainland was 790,000 in the same period, up 20.1 percent year on year.
The number of international cruise passengers coming to China increased 15.5 percent year on year to 462,000, according to the association.
While the domestic cruise sector is presently dominated by international cruise lines, this year will see the emergence of at least one local company, said Zheng Weihan, vice president and secretary-in-general of the China Cruise & Yacht Industry Association, which yesterday released its annual report on the industry.
"The establishment of local cruise lines will mean more direct routes across the Taiwan Strait and routes linking mainland cities," said Zheng. "In particular, outbound tourists to Taiwan will more than double."
International cruise lines can not operate routes that include only Chinese mainland cities. Routes that include Taiwan have to originate in Hong Kong, but can include ports of call on the mainland. International cruise lines now operate 21 ships stopping in mainland cities.
Last year, international cruise ships made 223 stops on the Chinese mainland, up 42.9 percent compared to 2009. Meanwhile, the number of outbound cruise passengers from the mainland was 790,000 in the same period, up 20.1 percent year on year.
The number of international cruise passengers coming to China increased 15.5 percent year on year to 462,000, according to the association.
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