LONDON, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) — London will set to suffer 95 percent leisure tourism slump during the Olympic Games in 2012, a newly published survey said on Sunday.

In a survey conducted amongst its members, the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) discovered that a major slump in leisure tourism bookings is underway. Continue Reading

NINGBO, Oct. 20, 2011 (Xinhua) — A replica of the statue of Dante in central Florence is unveiled in Ningbo, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Oct. 20, 2011. The statue of Dante in Ningbo symbolizes the cultural exchange between China and Italy. (Photo by Xinhua/Gong Guorong)

ZHOUSHAN, Sept. 24, 2011 (Xinhua) — Sand sculptures of Disney cartoon characters in Zhoushan, east China’s Zhejiang Province. Some 60 sculpture works of Disney figures were showcased. (Photo by Xinhua/Xu Yu)

BOMI, Sept. 24, 2011 (Xinhua) — Bomi County, located in the southeastern part of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, is famous for its biological diversification and attracts many tourists every year with its glaciers, grand canyons, forests and geological parks. (Photo by Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)

BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2011 (Xinhua) –The first Airbus A380 airplane ordered by China Southern Airlines will be delivered on October 15 and will be put into operation on October 17. (Photo by Xinhua)

SHANGHAI, Sept. 20, 2011 (Xinhua) — The Saudi Arabia Pavilion, one of the most popular pavilions during the Shanghai World Expo, will reopen to the public on Sept. 28, 2011. Donated as a gift from Saudi Arabia to the city of Shanghai, Saudi Arabia Pavilion is the first foreign pavilion to reopen to visitors.(Photo by Xinhua/Ren Long)

TONGREN, Sept. 7, 2011 (Xinhua) — The newly erected statue of Maitreya Buddha in the Longquan Temple in Jiangkou County, Tongren Prefecture, southwest China’s Guizhou Province. The copper-made Maitreya Buddha statue, with a height of 31.99 meters and weighing 660 metric tons, is the largest of this kind in the open air in Guizhou Province. (Photo by Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

BEIJING, Sept. 3, 2011 (Xinhua) — The Tian’anmen Rostrum which is under renovation in Beijing, capital of China to receive the upcoming National Day which falls on Oct. 1. (Photo by Xinhua)

DALIAN, Sept. 3, 2011 (Xinhua) — The opening ceremony of the 22nd Dalian International Costume Festival in Dalian, northeast China’s Liaoning Province. (Photo by Xinhua/Yan Ping)

NEW YORK, Aug. 28, 2011 (Xinhua) — The almost empty Times Square as Hurricane Irene makes landfall in New York City as a tropical storm, bringing winds of 65 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center reported. The storm was downgraded from a Category 1 Hurricane as it ripped up the east coast of the United States before moving into the New York area. (Photo by Xinhua/Wu Jingdan)

HUAIBEI, Aug. 25, 2011 (Xinhua) — A pastry cook teaches children from a kindergarten to make mooncakes in Huaibei City, east China’s Anhui Province. As the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, children in the kindergarten made mooncakes with the help of pastry cooks to experience Chinese traditional culture. (Photo by Xinhua/Wang Wen)

NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2011 (Xinhua) — The Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in New York. The Statue of Liberty will be closed for a year at the end of October as it undergoes a $27.25 million renovation. Liberty Island will remain open. (Photo by Xinhua/Fan Xia)