Procedures on South African tour eased
14/11/2003 17:01
With South Africa's general consulate in Shanghai recently, it is more
convenient for local residents to travel there, the Shanghai Morning Post
reported today.
Starting November 17, local citizens and travel agencies can
handle visa affairs at No. 222 Yan'an Road E., the office of the South Africa's
local general consulate.
Such visa procedures should take five or ten
working days, with charges of 425 yuan (US$51).
South African Airways is
currently discussing with Air China, the second largest domestic aviation group
in China, to begin direct flights next year from China to Johannesburg, South
Africa, said the spokesman with the South African Tourism Board, adding that by
that time Chinese travelers will not need to transfer planes.
The South
African Tourism Board has invested two million yuan in conducting a market
survey of Chinese tourists, indicating that some one million people with enough
time and money are willing to travel abroad.
"Those 100 million people will
be our target consumers," the spokesman said.
The board is also discussing
with the major travel agencies in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou opening new
travel itineraries to South Africa.
Chinese language training for South
African tourist guides underway.
Wendy Zhang/ Shanghai Daily news
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