China has relaxed a ban on group tours to South Korea imposed in retaliation over Seoul’s deployment of the US-built Thaad missile shield, according to official media.
China’s National Tourism Administration will allow tour agencies in Beijing and Shandong province to sell package tours to South Korea, state news agency Yonhap reported, citing unnamed industry sources. However, it added that China had demanded these packages not include visits to businesses linked to Lotte Group – the South Korean conglomerate that has agreed to host a US missile defence system on its golf course.
A ban will remain on online sales of tours as well as cruises and charter flights in South Korea, an official at the Korea Tourism Organisation told Reuters.
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