Travel firms keep 7-day program

GUANGZHOU: Travel agencies in Guangdong will not cancel weeklong tour services during the May Day holiday, even though the central government may strike down the province's plan to revive the Golden Week, sales managers said on Friday.

The State Council urged local governments to stick to the three-day May Day holiday scheme in a notice issued on Thursday - a day after Guangdong's provincial government announced its plan to extend the holiday by adding two days of paid annual leave and a weekend.

But Guangdong's tourism officials refused to comment on the government's notice, saying the final decision has not yet been made.