China's National Tourism Administration announced that 27 European countries will be added to the list of approved destinations for Chinese tour groups from September 1.

The Information Times reported on Monday that 28 countries and regions, including 5 European countries, such as German and Hungary, have already opened their tourism markets to Chinese tourists so far. The new tourism services, in 27 European countries, will be launched from September 1.

These countries are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Holland, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Romania.

Tourism service in 8 African countries that have signed memoranda with China will also come into effect soon.