Thailand is the favorite destination for Chinese tourists in 2015

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On 22nd December 2015
2015, china, Thailand, tourism

The economic slowdown of China has not influenced the passion of Chinese tourists to go abroad. In the year of 2015, Thailand has become of the favorite destination for Chinese tourists of the year and is expected to receive more than 8 million visits from China by the end of the year. As a popular […]

Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) conference taking place in Sydney next year

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On 18th December 2015
arlt, australia, CAUTHE, tourism

Professor Wolfgang Georg Arlt of COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute is participating in the Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) conference in Sydney next year. This event is going to be hosted by the Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School (BMIHMS), which is the leading school of hospitality education in Australia. According to the […]

Chinese outbound tourism will reach the peak during Christmas holidays

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On 17th December 2015
australia, chinese, Christmas, tourism

With Christmas and New Year holidays approaching, many Chinese tourists are going to leave the country for vacation. Among all the travel destinations, South Korea and Thailand are most attractive for the visitors from China. In the past years, Christmas and New Year holidays were not traditional travel season for Chinese tourists. However, a substantial […]

China is changing the retail market in Australia

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On 16th December 2015
australia, china, retail, tourist

As Australia is expected to welcome more Chinese tourists in the future, mandarin skills may become a useful expertise for Australian students. In the past, Chinese skills were only confined to big miners or legal houses. Now, being proficient in the Chinese language may also prove be to be useful in another field: discretionary retail. […]

Chinese tourists go abroad not just for shopping, but also for better experiences

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On 15th December 2015
abroad, chinese, tourism

As the Japanese word “Bakugai” (explosively shopping) was chosen as the buzzword of 2015 recently, the shopping frenzy of Chinese tourists has become a global phenomenon. Tourists from China are pouring into various destinations around the world and spending their money on luxury products which cost less in foreign countries than in China. Therefore, it […]

New blog published by Professor Arlt on Forbes: Grand Hotel China

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On 14th December 2015
arlt, china, cotri, forbes, hotel, investment

Professor Wolfgang Georg Arlt of the Chinese Outbound Tourism Research Institute has just published a new article on his Forbes blog website. In this new blog, he analyzes the fact that Chinese companies are entering the global hotel markets by directly purchasing internationally recognized hotels or hotel groups. This has been a remarkable development of […]

‘Explosively shopping’ becomes Japan’s buzzword of the year

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On 11th December 2015
china, japan, shopping, tourism

The term bakugai, which refers to ‘explosively shopping’ in Japanese, has become Japan’s buzzword of the year. This reflects the impact of incoming Chinese tourists upon the Japanese tourism industry. Since the year 2014, Chinese tourists have been pouring into Japan and brought with them lucrative opportunities for the Japanese economy. Nowadays, China has already […]

New magazine helps improve Britain’s profile among Chinese tourists

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On 10th December 2015
Britain, china, information, magazine, tourism

VisitBritain and the GREAT Britain campaign have recently introduced a new magazine which aims to reach more potential tourists and attract them to make a visit to Britain. The magazine is called ‘Imagination – Make Britain Your Own’ and is going to be published once every year. This magazine seeks to appeal to potential foreign […]

Incoming Chinese tourists replace Western tourists in Switzerland

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On 9th December 2015
china, currency, growth, interlaken, swiss franc, Switzerland, tag heuer, tourism

As the value of Swiss francs has considerably risen in the last few months, the number of tourists arriving from other European countries is now decreasing. However, major tourist destinations in Switzerland do not have to worry too much because there is a large wave of Chinese tourists coming. The Swiss town Interlaken which is located […]

The Greene King beer gains popularity in China after President Xi’s visit to Britain

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On 8th December 2015
beer, brewery, Britain, china, diplomacy, politics, Xi, xi jin ping

On the Chinese president’s last trip to Britain, he was invited by David Cameron for a pint of beer, who was hoping to open a “golden era” for the relationship between China and Britain. However, this personal invitation led to an unexpected outcome. Xi made an undeliberate advertisement for the beer Greene King, which is […]

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