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Lunar New Year tourism hopes fizzle as Chinese stay home
BANGKOK (AP) — A hoped-for increase in Chinese tourism in Asia more than subsequent week’s Lunar New Calendar year vacations appears set to be more of a blip as most tourists opt to remain within China if they go anyplace. From the beaches of Bali to Hokkaido’s powdery ski slopes, the hoards of Chinese generally found in pre-COVID days will nonetheless be missing, tour operators say. It’s a bitter disappointment for several corporations that experienced been hoping lean pandemic situations were over just after Beijing calm limitations on vacation and stopped demanding weeks’ lengthy quarantines. However, bookings for abroad travel have skyrocketed, suggesting it is only a make any difference…