Expats needed to help push tourism

The Beijing Tourism Administration (BTA) began assembling a group of tourists and travel experts from throughout the city this week, seeking to form a group of 1,000 volunteers to better promote Beijing tourism.

Enlisting a combination of both Chinese and foreign residents, the BTA hopes to draw upon the experiences of well-traveled people to help other tourists get a taste of real Beijing.

"We want to have a fixed group of travel experts who will provide services for tourists from around the world," he said, noting that the upcoming holidays would be a prime time for such services.