Cheaper tours to Tibet
The cost of traveling to Tibet will fall by as much as half this winter, according to a recent announcement by the Tourism Administration of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

The administration said tour packages from Chengdu to Tibet will cost half as much as they usually do starting this month.

The administration has persuaded local tourist spots, hotels and airlines to lower their prices during the coming low season. The move is expected to encourage more domestic tourists to visit Tibet this winter, Xinhua News Agency quoted Wang Songping, deputy director of the administration, as saying.

The price cuts will benefit more than just those tourists leaving from Chengdu.