CTW Certified Cairnryan-Belfast Stena Line Route Featured in BBC News Segment on Chinese Outbound Tourism

Posted by Newsdesk
On 30th August 2017
BBC, CTW Training, Ireland, Scotland, Stena line

Stena Line’s ferry connection serving the route between Cairnryan in Scotland and Belfast, Northern Ireland has been featured on a BBC Newsline segment on the topic of Chinese outbound tourism. The company recently became the first ferry operator in Europe to be awarded with COTRI’s CTW Chinese Tourist Welcome Quality Host certification after 29 of […]

How to benefit from the EU-China Tourism Year 2018

Posted by Newsdesk
On 30th August 2017
2018 EU-China Tourism Year, COTRIWeekly, etoa, Overtourism, webinar, World Bridge Tourism Project

With “Overtourism” having been a recurring headline throughout Europe this summer, often pointing at Chinese package tours as one element of overcrowded city centres, the forthcoming EU-China Tourism Year 2018 (ECTY2018) represents a prime opportunity to adopt a widespread approach to encourage tourism dispersal across the continent and across all seasons of the year […] […]

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

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 29th August 2017
Cologne, Prof. Dr. Wolfang Georg Arlt

COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt will be speaking on the second day of 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 present on the topic of “China – the new giant in tourism. Development […]

Register Now for the Second World Bridge Tourism Project Webinar

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On 28th August 2017
ETC, etoa, European SME tourism service providers, webinar, World Bridge Tourism Project

The World Bridge Tourism Project, funded by the European Union and organised by the European Travel Commission (ETC) and the European Tourism Association (ETOA), will offer the second instalment of its free webinar series on Thursday September 21st, 2017 from 14:00 to 15:30h GMT+1 (14:00h London; 15:00h Berlin; 16:00h Athens). This free webinar will offer […]

Laos Looking to High-Speed Rail Link with China in Order to Boost Tourism

Posted by Newsdesk
On 25th August 2017
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Lacking the “sun, sea and sand” attractions of many of its regional neighbours, Laos is hoping that a planned high-speed rail link with China will help grow its tourism sector. Planned for completion in 2022, the confirmed connection between Laos and China will be the first step in a wider, regional infrastructure project, which would […]

Development in Tax Refund Options Broadening Possibilities for Chinese Tourists in Europe

Posted by Newsdesk
On 23rd August 2017
Chinese Tourists in Europe, shopping, Tax Refund

Chinese outbound tourists have developed a reputation as the highest spending travellers in the world and shopping is still seen as a fundamental aspect of the experience of going abroad. So renowned has Chinese tourists’ love of shopping become that the Japanese have coined a word, bakugai, to describe the ‘explosive’ consumption tendencies of Chinese […]

Attractive Visa Policies and Cooler Weather Help Bring Chinese Tourists to Africa

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On 22nd August 2017
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Numerous African destinations are seeing a boom in Chinese tourists as relaxed visa policies and the desire to escape Chinese weather are helping to drive arrival numbers. Morocco has notably seen a 500 percent year-on-year increase in Chinese arrivals this summer, after the introduction of a visa-free arrival policy for Chinese nationals last year helped […]

Chinese Tourists in Russia: COTRI Director Professor Wolfgang Georg Arlt Quoted in Spiegel Online

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On 21st August 2017
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COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfang Georg Arlt has been quoted in a German-language Der Spiegel article “Luxusshopping im Bruderstaat” (Luxury Shopping in the Brother State), commenting on the phenomenon of Chinese travel groups in Russia. The article picks up on the rapid growth of Chinese outbound tourists to the country in recent years, a trend […]

IACTS, the International Association for China Tourism Studies, has announced Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt to be an official fellow of IACTS.

Posted by Newsdesk
On 21st August 2017
China tourism research, International Association for China Tourism Studies, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt

IACTS, the International Association for China Tourism Studies, has announced Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt to be an official fellow of IACTS. The Membership Committee voted in favour of his inclusion, based on the recommendation of two existing fellows. Prof. Arlt is a sinologist and tourism professor with 40 years of practical and academic experience […]

Free webinar on Thursday September 21st, 2017

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On 18th August 2017
ETC, etoa, EU-China Tourism year, European Union, webinar, World Bridge Tourism Project

Mark your calendar! The World Bridge Tourism Project, funded by the European Union and organised by the European Travel Commission (ETC) and the European Tourism Association (ETOA), will offer the second instalment of its free webinar series on Thursday September 21st, 2017 from 14:00 to 15:30h GMT+1 (14:00h London; 15:00h Berlin; 16:00h Athens). The free […]

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