Alipay Payment for Vending Machines in Thailand

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On 26th July 2017
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Kasikornbank, Alipay and Sun 108, Thailand’s leading vending machine operator, have installed 24 vending machines around the country that allow Chinese customers to pay via the app Alipay. This follows the widespread introduction of the payment service in convenience stores and major shopping malls in 2016. These first 24 vending machines have been placed in […]

World Bridge Tourism Project Event: “Preparing for the 2018 EU-China Tourism Year” to be held in London, 2-3 November, 2017.

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On 24th July 2017
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The “Preparing for the 2018 EU-China Tourism Year” World Bridge Tourism Project event will take place in London on Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd November 2017 alongside the Global European Market. The event will take the form of a conference held on the first day, followed by a B2B workshop on the second. Funded by […]

New Vietnam-Bound Chinese Luxury Cruise Service to Launch this Summer

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On 19th July 2017

August 2017 will see the launch of a new luxury passenger cruise service, bringing as many as 960 passenger per voyage from Southern China’s Guangxi region to a number of coastal resorts in central Vietnam, including Da Nang and Nha Trang. Luxury cruise travel is a particularly lucrative element of the Chinese outbound tourism market […]

WeChat Go SIM Cards to Provide Chinese Social Media Access in Europe

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On 17th July 2017

Chinese tourists to Europe have been granted the ability to use the WeChat social media platform while travelling, following an agreement between Dutch mobile service provider KPN and Tencent, the developer of the app. The service is being made available via special WeChat Go SIM cards, which are being made available for purchase at major […]

COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt Interviewed on CNN Business Traveller

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On 14th July 2017
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COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt has been interviewed as part of CNN’s Business Traveller programme, presented by Richard Quest. Speaking on the topic of “making travel accessible for all” and the increasing growth in older travellers, Prof. Arlt discusses this trend within the context of Chinese outbound tourism. With the programme quoting leading […]

Chinese Arrival Numbers to the Philippines Increase Sharply in 2017

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On 14th July 2017
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The number of Chinese arrivals to the Philippines saw a marked increase in the first five months of 2017, reaching a reported total of 388,896. This figure represented a 36.3% year-on-year increase compared to 2016’s equivalent total of 285,348, making China the Philippines’ third largest tourism source market out of a total arrival figure of […]

2017 H1 China Outbound Tourism Review Webinar Slides Now Available on SlideShare

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On 13th July 2017
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COTRI’s Dr. Minjuan Deng-Westphal’s presentation from the “2017 H1 China Outbound Tourism Review” webinar, presented on Wednesday July 12th in collaboration with Dragon Trail Interactive, are now available to be viewed on SlideShare at the following link: SlideShare For further questions or additional material, please contact: Christopher Ledsham at Ledsham@china-outbound.com. Image: Dragon Trail Interactive

Flights from Guangzhou to Cairns from December

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On 10th July 2017
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From December 2017 China Southern Airlines will be offering year round flights between Guangzhou and Cairns, Australia. While the northern Queensland city had previously been served by a seasonal charter China Southern service to Guangzhou, the new route will come before the end of the China-Australia Year of Tourism 2017 and in the wake of […]

Strategic Partnership Signed Between COTRI and Ctrip

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On 7th July 2017
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COTRI has signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Ctrip, one of China’s leading online travel agencies (OTAs) in the areas of research and knowledge sharing in the Chinese outbound tourism market. Having been founded in 1999 by James Liang, Shanghai-based Ctrip has grown to be the largest tourism enterprise and online tourism company in China, […]

COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt to Speak at the fvw Kongress – Travel Expo 19th & 20th September

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On 4th July 2017
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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt will be presenting at the fvw Kongress, which takes place on the 19th and 20th of September, 2017 at the XPOST in Cologne. Alongside other industry experts, the COTRI director will speak on the topic of “China – the new giant in tourism. Development of the world’s largest source market […]

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