President Xi Solidifies the Foundations of the One Belt, One Road Strategy in Belgrade

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 29th June 2016
CEE, investment, One Belt One Road, Serbia, state visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping strengthened his country’s political and economic ties with Serbia this month, following the signing of 22 trade and investment deals during a state visit to the Balkan state. The three-day trip, which took place following Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić’s cancellation of planned visits to Washington D.C. and Brussels, was the […]

COTRI Delivers its Chinese Tourist Welcome Training Programme in the Czech Republic for the First Time

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 29th June 2016
CTW Training, czech republic, direct flights, flight connections, Slovakia, training

On June 23rd, 2016, COTRI held a session of its Chinese Tourist Welcome Training Programme in Prague in collaboration with the EU SME Centre and COTRI Country Partner for the Czech Republic and Slovakia EXPEROS. The training programme was held at the Hotel Ambassador directly on Prague’s famous Wenceslas Square and was attended by representatives […]

COTRI China Tourist Welcome Training to be Held in Manchester Following the Establishment of First Direct Flights to China

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 22nd June 2016
direct flights, flight, flight connections, training, United Kingdom

The Manchester Evening News has reported on COTRI’s forthcoming China Tourist Welcome Training Programmes that will be held in the northern English city on July 12th and September 14th, 2016. The training sessions will be delivered via official COTRI Country Partner Capela Training and tourism organisations from across the Greater Manchester as the region looks […]

Key Gambling Industry Figure Encourages Philippines’ New Government to Relax Visa Regulations for Chinese Nationals

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 21st June 2016
casino, gambling, the Philippines, Visa Policy

Melco Crown (Philippines) Resorts Corp, the company responsible for the operation of the City of Dreams Manila casino complex in Manila, has called upon the Philippines’ new incoming government to ease visa requirements for Chinese nationals in order to boost the country’s tourism sector. The City of Dreams Property President Geoff P. Andres cited regional […]

Tourism a Key Topic of Discussion at High-Level Chinese Business Delegation to Croatia

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 17th June 2016
Croatia, investment, tourism infrastructure, Zhejiang

Chinese outbound tourism established itself as a key economic driver at a recent China-Croatia business summit held in the Croatian capital Zagreb on Monday June 30th, 2016. The event was co-organised by the Chinese Embassy in Zagreb, the Croatian Chamber of Economy (HGK) and the Chinese Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and […]

COTRI to Hold China Tourist Welcome Training Programme in Collaboration with the EU SME Centre in Prague

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 17th June 2016

COTRI will be holding a session of its China Tourist Welcome Training Programme on Thursday June 23rd, 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic together with the EU SME Centre and EXPEROS s.r.o. The event is being held to coincide with the opening of the first direct flight route between Prague and Shanghai, which will be operated […]

Greece Looking To Attract One Million Chinese Tourists Per Year By 2021

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 15th June 2016
government policy, Greece, honeymoon, investment

The president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), Andreas Andreadis has set a target of attracting over one million Chinese tourists to Greece by the year 2021 as a means of boosting the country’s critical tourism sector, which contributes in total over 17% to the national GDP. The targeted figure far exceeds the 200,000 Chinese […]

Strategic Partnership Between the Tourist Authority of Thailand and Baidu To Help Attract High-End Chinese Tourists to Thailand

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 14th June 2016
Baidu, first-tier cities, high-end travellers, Thailand

The Tourist Authority of Thailand (TAT) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese web giant Baidu Inc. in Bangkok on Monday 13th June. The strategic partnership announcement saw the launch of a targeted information service that will provide independent Chinese travellers in Thailand with bilingual tourist support. The information to be provided […]

Struggling Frankfurt Hahn Airport Bought Out By Chinese Construction Company

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 13th June 2016
airport, aviation, germany, investment, One Belt One Road

The state of Rhineland-Palatinate announced on Monday 6th June that it would be selling its 82.5% stake in Frankfurt’s secondary airport, Frankfurt Hahn, to Chinese construction firm Shanghai Yigian Trading Company (SYT) for a sum believed to be in the “low double-digit million euro range”, while the state of Hesse is also expected to sell […]

Russia and China Discuss Further Liberalising Tourist Visa Policy Amidst 63% Year-On-Year Growth In Chinese Arrival Numbers

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 10th June 2016
gambling, group tourism, red tourism, russia, Visa Policy

The head of Russia’s Federal Tourism Agency (Rositurm) has reported that the country has witnessed a 63% year-on-year rise in Chinese tourist arrivals in the first five months of 2016, prompting Beijing and Moscow to discuss the streamlining of tourist visas in order to further boost numbers. This builds upon already-strong figures from 2015, when […]

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