COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt in Forbes: “Chinese Outbound Tourism In The Post-War Era, And The Role Donald Trump Might Play”

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 21st November 2016

COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt’s latest article: “Chinese Outbound Tourism In The Post-War Era, And The Role Donald Trump Might Play”, published on his Forbes Blog on Friday, November 18, 2016 discusses the potential impact a Trump Administration may have on patterns of Chinese outbound tourism in the near future. Proposing that President-elect […]

Newly-Published Government Statistics Show Just How Important Chinese Outbound Tourism Has Become to New Zealand’s Economy

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 9th November 2016
arrivals, expenditure, new zealand, Statistics

A recent set of statistics published by the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has revealed the extent to which Chinese outbound travellers are driving growth in the country’s tourism sector, an industry that has established itself as a key export in New Zealand. In the year ending September 2016, New Zealand […]

Chinese Tourists to Malaysia Set to Benefit From New Online Platform and Extension of Visa Waiver Scheme

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 8th November 2016
Alibaba, alitrip, malaysia, Visa Policy

Building upon the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between Tourism Malaysia and the Alibaba Group in July 2016, Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak launched the Alitrip Malaysia Tourism Platform (MTP) in Beijing on November 4, 2016. He was joined at the launch event by a number of high-profile dignitaries, including […]

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 4th November 2016
Autumn 2016, COTRI Market Report

COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute has just released the latest issue of its biannual publication, the COTRI Market Report. The Autumn 2016 edition of the COTRI Market Report features the most recent numbers, statistics, and all-new insights into the Chinese outbound tourism market, including an in-depth analysis of four first tier and fifteen second […]

COTRI To Exhibit Again at the World Travel Market (WTM) London 2016 Between 7-9 November

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 2nd November 2016
london, World Travel Market (WTM)

COTRI is exhibiting at World Travel Market (WTM) 2016, which will be held at London’s ExCeL Centre between Monday 7th and Wednesday 9th November 2016, with the exhibition running from 10am to 7pm on all three days. The event will be running for three days for the first time, with Monday 7th being open to […]

Manchester Airport Follows Up Launch of Direct Flights to China with the Introduction of New Chinese Social Media Profiles

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 1st November 2016
flight connections, Manchester, shopping, uk

On the back of the successful launch of Hainan Airlines’ non-stop service between Manchester and Beijing in June this year – which has already served 40,000 passengers over the past 4 months – Manchester Airport has followed in the footsteps of London’s Heathrow Airport by unveiling its own accounts on Chinese social media platforms WeChat […]

When it Comes to Travel, Chinese Urban Citizens Have Different Preferences

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 1st November 2016
cities, COTRI Market Report, source market, travel preferences

Chinese travellers are still flooding the world’s major tourism hotspots. While some destinations such as Western Europe are suffering losses based on safety concerns, this does not mean that fewer Mainland Chinese travellers are taking overseas trips. Upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that Chinese from different cities throughout the country have very distinct travel […]