#6: 7 reasons why the Chinese will boost the global tourism industry

  • Posted by Newsdesk
  • On 30th September 2015
  • boost, chinese, cotri, tourism, tourists
China has become the largest source of travel in the world, with traveller numbers up 20% to 109 million in 2014. However, the prospects of the outbound Chinese tourism industry have been put into question as the overall economic performance of China in 2014 and the first half of 2015 was characterised by a slowing […]
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#7: 7 reasons why the Chinese will boost the global tourism industry

  • Posted by Newsdesk
  • On 29th September 2015
  • boost, chinese, cotri, tourism, tourists
China has become the largest source of travel in the world, with traveller numbers up 20% to 109 million in 2014. However, the prospects of the outbound Chinese tourism industry have been put into question as the overall economic performance of China in 2014 and the first half of 2015 was characterised by a slowing […]
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Hong Kong losing popularity as Golden Week holiday destination

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 28th September 2015
  • chinese, golden week, hong kong, tourism, tourists
The number of mainland Chinese visitors to Hong Kong during this year’s Golden Week, the week with two coinciding Chinese holidays; the mid-autumn festival and the national day, is expected to be 15 percent lower than last year. The Hong Kong Inbound Tour Operators Association chairman Ricky Tse Kam-ting argues that one of the main […]
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China’s UnionPay announces plans to further expand in the global tourism industry

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 25th September 2015
  • china, payment, tourism, unionpay
Representing China’s UnionPay, UnionPay Chairman Ge Huayong held a speech at the 21st United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly and announced its ambition to accelerate expansion in the global tourism industry, with the expressed ambition of “being available wherever Chinese tourists go“. Mr. Ge describes four things as essential to Chinese outbound tourists, namely availability […]
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The top ten global landmarks for Chinese tourists

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 24th September 2015
  • china, chinese, landmarks, sightseeing, tourism, tourist
Can you guess which they are? As outbound tourism from China is growing, so do the ambitions for its travelers. According to the latest survey by Hotels.com’s annual Chinese International Travel Monitor (CITM), the following ten landmarks top the global landmarks on Chinese travellers’ bucket lists. Pyramids of Giza (Egypt) Mount Fuji (Japan) Eiffel Tower (France) […]
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What islands are Chinese tourists going to in 2015?

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 23rd September 2015
  • china, cotri, islands, outbound, tourism
According to the Chinese online travel agency Tuniu’s mid-year report on the travel trends for the first half of 2015, [tweetable]25% of Chinese outbound tourists went to islands for their trips abroad[/tweetable]. According to the report, the top ten island destinations for Chinese outbound tourists in the first half of 2015 were: Saipan Bali Phuket […]
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5 surprising reasons Chinese people travel abroad

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 22nd September 2015
  • china, cotri, outbound, surprising, tourism
Getting a driver’s license in Korea Cheaper, quicker, and easier – these are three of the main reasons many Chinese people choose to go to Korea to get a driver’s license. Korean driving schools promise that it only takes a week to receive a driving license at registered schools in Korea, a process that usually […]
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Older Chinese tourists visit Russia for “red tourism”

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 21st September 2015
  • china, communism, cotri, destination, outbound, russia, tourism
Designing your travel products in a way that attracts Chinese tourists is perhaps the most crucial challenge for people within the travel industry, and some formulas are more likely succeed than others. One example that has proven successful is the Russian government and local travel agencies joint initiative to promote “red tourism” in Russia, a […]
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Prof. Arlt discusses the crises in China and Europe in ITB Academy Webinar

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 18th September 2015
  • arlt, cotri, itb, itb academy, webinar
Will the turbulent stock market in China and the refugee crisis in Europe stop Chinese from travelling abroad? “No, at least not in the long term” was the clear answer of Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt, director of COTRI during a webinar organised by the ITB Academy. Entitled “The Second Wave of China’s Outbound Tourism: […]
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Recap: Ten Destinations the Chinese are just discovering

  • Posted by Newsdesk
  • On 17th September 2015
  • chinese, cotri, destination, outbound, recap, tourism
Over the period of the last few weeks, we have shown COTRI’s selection of ten exciting destinations that Chinese tourists are just discovering – all the way from the Seychelles to Antarctica. The final list is as follows: Seychelles Zimbabwe Tijuana Palau Tonga Tasmania Pennsylvania Dutch Country Cuba Chihuahua Antarctica China is the biggest source […]
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