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Luxury train to Lhasa postponed
16. Mar 2009
(AP) The launch of the first luxury train service from Beijing to Lhasa along
the Golmud-Lhasa railway has been postponed from April until spring 2010, the
operator said, amid China's economic slowdown and a security crackdown. "The
decision was taken by our management in light of the current business climate
and all the financial indicators in the near term", said Erena Chan, sales and
marketing director for Tangula Luxury Trains. Although Tangula characterises the
postponement as strictly a "business decision", tourism in Tibet has languished
recently. "It's not a good time to visit Tibet now, and I think you know the
reason", said Xiao Su, sales manager for the Tibet-China Travel Agency, based in
Lhasa.