Mr. Shao Qiwei, Chairman of CNTA visited Ms Caudine Prudencio, minister of Ministre De L’Artisanat et Du Tourismea Benin in Shanghai

Now, Chinese tourists can expect a warm, open-armed welcome in Benin when traveling in a group since a Memorandum of Understanding on the Facilitation of Group Travel by Chinese Tourists to Benin was signed by Mr. Shao Qiwei, Chairman of China National Tourism Administration(CNTA) and Ms Caudine Prudencio, minister of Ministre De L’Artisanat et Du Tourismea Benin in Shanghai on December 18th, 2010.

Chairman Shao Qiwei and minister  Caudine Prudencio signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Facilitation of Group Travel by Chinese Tourists to Benin

Situated in West Africa, Benin is a coastal open on the Atlantic Ocean to the south and neighboring Sahelian countries of NORD. It enjoys political stability, social peace and economic growth steadily increasing over the past decade. Benin is also a people to meet for its legendary hospitality. In Benin several types of tourism can be charged as follows:

• Cultural tourism throughout the national territory, through museums, royal palaces, traditional worship, songs and dances such as Genre Guèlèdè. The restoration of these museums and royal palaces is running as well as the construction of a national theater.
• Eco-tourism in national parks and wildlife reserves of the northern region (Park and Park Pendjari W) for hunting and safari photos.
• Tourism Congress and business tourism in urban centers.
• The tourism resort on the coast in sand in a beautiful landscape of coconut palms. In his Agenda, the Government of Benin has decided to make tourism a priority sector likely to spur sustainable economic and social development.

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