Dutch tourism official hails China's visa-free policy

STORY: Dutch tourism official hails China's visa-free policy SHOOTING TIME: May 14, 2024 DATELINE: May 16, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:40 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): FRANK RADSTAKE, Director of the Dutch Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (ANVR) STORYLINE: A Dutch tourism official has welcomed China's visa-free policy, expressing expectations for deeper Sino-Dutch tourism cooperation in a recent interview with Xinhua. SOUNDBITE (English): FRANK RADSTAKE, Director of the Dutch Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (ANVR) "We organized 300 biggest tour operators and travel agents in the Netherlands and more than half of them offer, or to offer trips to China. It's absolutely a brilliant step by the Chinese government to offer this free visa policy. I think we're all very happy with it. We know that our members organizing trips to China for the clients would like to have a longer period, because people don't want to go to China for j

China's Gansu holds culture, tourism promotion event in the Netherlands

STORY: China's Gansu holds culture, tourism promotion event in the Netherlands SHOOTING TIME: May 14, 2024 DATELINE: May 16, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:45 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: A cultural and tourism promotional event for northwest China's Gansu Province was held on Tuesday at the Chinese Cultural Center in The Hague, the Netherlands. The event featured a variety of programs such as dances, folk music performances, tea art performances, and a photo exhibition. The promotional event was supported by the Chinese Embassy in the Netherlands and hosted by the Chinese Cultural Center in The Hague and the Gansu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism. Representatives from the Dutch tourism authority NBTC, the Dutch tourism industry association ANVR, and the Dutch China Friendship Association (VNC) were present. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from The Hague, the Netherlands. (XHTV)