APEC a windfall for tours from Beijing

Travel agencies in Beijing are getting an extra golden week.

They are launching special tours for the six-day holiday during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting next month.

In order to ease traffic on the road, when Beijing hosts the APEC Economic Leaders' meeting from Nov 10 to 11, employees in government departments and institutions in the city will have a six-day holiday from Nov 7 to 12, authorities said on Thursday.