STORY: "Nihao China" tourism logo unveiled in Australia's Sydney
DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:57
LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of "Nihao China" Logo Unveiling and Convenient Payment Information Night
2. SOUNDBITE (English): MARK HADDAD, Business development manager at a Sydney-based travel agency

STORYLINE:

A tourism logo featuring a cartoon panda, "Nihao China," was unveiled on Thursday at a promotional activity in the Australian city of Sydney, where the latest development of cashless payment in China was also introduced.

Held at the China Cultural Center in Sydney, the promotion invited over 60 representatives from tourism-related institutions, including the China National Tourist Office, major Chinese airlines and banks, as well as travel agencies.

Mark Haddad, a business development manager at a Sydney-based travel agency, said that it was nice to see the new logo and also know that customers do not need to carry cash while enjoying their trip in China.

Working in the tourism industry for over 35 years, Haddad observed that many Australians have a growing desire to explore different parts of China.

SOUNDBITE (English): MARK HADDAD, Business development manager at a Sydney-based travel agency
"Certainly, in 2024 and 2025, we can see future bookings. So, they're certainly coming in. And we're finding a lot of them obviously want to get back into new areas. Because pre-COVID, everyone was doing the Beijing-Xi'an-Shanghai triangle. Now they're looking for new experiences of different regions of China.
Now they're looking at places like Guilin and they're looking at the Yangtze River, the Pearl River Delta - all of the new areas that most people didn't think of back in the old days."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sydney, Australia.
(XHTV)