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China opens Hainan skies in tourism driveChina opens Hainan skies in tourism drive
2-Aug-2003
By Anna FentonCHINA. As revealed in DFNI eXTRA (July 16), the holiday island of Hainan off the southwest coast of China is to become a testing ground for visa-free arrivals and open skies for airlines in a bid by the Chinese government to compete with the resorts of Bali in Indonesia and Phuket in Thailand.
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CHINA. As revealed in DFNI eXTRA (July 16), the holiday island of Hainan off the southwest coast of China is to become a testing ground for visa-free arrivals and open
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