Mideast tourism market gears up to welcome back Chinese tourists

STORY: Mideast tourism market gears up to welcome back Chinese tourists DATELINE: Jan. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:59 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an airport in China 2. various of Khan El Khalili bazaar 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AMR DAHI, Artifact shop owner in Cairo 4. Roman Theater of Amman in Jordan 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABEDULRAZZAK ABO MOHAISEN, Arabic daggers shop owner in Amman 6. various of Tunisia 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): JOMAI GASMI, Tunisian political and economic analyst 8. various of streets in Istanbul 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): SERHAN KOCHAN, Tour operator, Ligarba Travel Agency in Istanbul STORYLINE: China has continuously optimized its COVID-19 responses, the latest of which is lifting restrictions on citizens' outbound trips as of Jan. 8. The move is warmly welcomed by tourism practitioners in the Middle East. They are gearing up to welcome back Chinese tourists absent for three years due to the pandemic. In Egypt's capital of Cairo, an artifact shop owner in the