Luxury cruise boosts Three Gorges tourism

Yangtze Gold 2, the world's largest luxury cruise sailing through inland rivers, en route to the Three Gorges on May 4, 2012. The cruise, built by Gezhouba Group Machinery & Ship Co Ltd of China, is worth 180 million yuan ($28.5 million) and boasts a mini golf course, cinema, conference rooms and parking apron. Chongqing Traffic and Tourism Investment Group invested 2 billion yuan to build the "Yangtze Gold" cruise series to boost tourism in the Three Gorges.[Photo/CFP]