The head of China’s tourism association has started a new campaign to attract travelers. The strategy is targeted at some of the country’s most scenic spots, with a very basic goal. HPR’s Bill Dorman has details in today’s Asia Minute.
“Infrastructure.”
That phrase can cover a variety of systems. For the tourism industry, it can include hotel rooms and airplane seats - making sure supply is sufficient to meet demand. And there’s the issue of lines---if visitors have to wait in lines, it can try their patience and detract from their travel experience.
On a very basic level, that includes lines for restrooms—and that’s specifically what the Chinese government is targeting. The China National Tourism Administration has launched a campaign to make sure waiting time for facilities at the country’s top scenic attractions not exceed 10 minutes.
China’s official Xinhua News Agency reports that over the next month, groups will conduct random inspections throughout the country. By the way, this is part of the Tourism Administration’s self-proclaimed “toilet revolution.” The goal of that program is to build 33-thousand new restrooms and renovate another 24-thousand around the country by the year 20-17.
Local governments are also getting involved. The South China Morning Post reports Yunnan province plans to spend about 10-million dollars over the next couple of years to build or upgrade 600 restrooms to what government officials call facilities that are “three-star rated.”
