So let me tell you about my past week. On Tuesday October 15 2013, I received an email from the China National Tourist Office (CNTO) in Sydney. I work for the tour company Selective Tours, that operates tours in China, Vietnam, India and Nepal. And this email was inviting one representative of our company to the China International Travel Mart in Kunming in Yunnan Province in China! After two days at the Travel Mart, the CNTO would take our representative, along with other Australian travel company and media representatives, on a four day tour of the province. The itinerary stated that the representative would depart Sydney on Wednesday, October 23. That's right, just 15 DAYS away. I forwarded the email to my Managing Director, assuming she would be our company's representative. But then, to my surprise
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