Latest China Outbound Travel Pulse video: Themed Travel

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On 29th March 2018
China Outbound Travel Pulse, pulse video, Themed tours

The latest China Outbound Travel Pulse episode – the eighth in the series – has been posted to the COTRI website, as well as on the series’ dedicated YouTube channel. The newest instalment covers the topic of ‘Themed Travel’ in the Chinese outbound market, an in-trend form of tourism that enables travellers to enjoy unique […]

5 Key Facts You Need to Know About the China Outbound Tourism Market

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On 28th March 2018

Writing for the blog of software company Regiondo as it begins to offer Chinese payments to its subscribers, Chinese Tourism Specialist Dr. Berenice Pendzialek has published her first article in a forthcoming series on the topic of Chinese outbound tourism. In her first post ‘5 Key Facts You Need to Know About the China Outbound […]

Proposed changes to Schengen Visa policy could prove to be a boon for Chinese travellers to Europe

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On 28th March 2018
china, Chinese tourists, Chinese travellers, ECTY, EU-China Tourism year, europe, European Commission, European Union, Schengen visa

Speaking in Brussels on March 14, European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos outlined the Commission’s new proposals surrounding visa policy in the Schengen Area. While the recommended changes to the Visa Code – which include measures to quicken the repatriation of unauthorised migrants and limit visas for countries refusing their return – […]

ITB Berlin 2018: New Trends and Driving Forces For The Chinese Tourism Market

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On 28th March 2018

The panel discussion ‘New Trends And Driving Forces For The Chinese Tourism Market’, which took place as part of the 2018 ITB Congress is available to watch online at the following link. Chaired by Esencan Terzibasoglu, Special Advisor to the UNWTO Secretary-General, UNWTO, the panel consists of: Kaari Artemjeff, Marketing Manager (China & Russia) at […]

10% discount for 2018 China Visitors Summit for participants registering via COTRI

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On 22nd March 2018
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Having started in Shanghai in 2009, the China Visitors Summit has been held in numerous leading cities worldwide, bringing together over 1000 Chinese travel agencies and tour operators, with face-to-face prescheduled meetings with over 1000 international travel suppliers. Taking place between Tuesday 22nd and Thursday 24th May in Düsseldorf, Germany, the 2018 CVS summit marks […]

The merging of the China National Tourism Administration and the Ministry of Culture speaks volumes about Beijing’s view towards the role of outbound travel

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On 21st March 2018
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Last week, the world of Chinese outbound tourism changed. Not only was Xi Jinping reappointed as president of China by all 2,970 members of the National People’s Congress (NPC), with no more limit on the number of terms he can serve, a major change also took place for tourism. On the 13th of March State Councillor […]

COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt appears on CNBC Asia

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On 15th March 2018

COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt was interviewed on CNBC Asia on March 15 to share his thoughts on the topic of ‘the changing dynamics of Chinese outbound tourism’. Sharing his analysis of the current status of the Chinese outbound tourism market, Prof. Arlt underlined the significance of the fact that more than half […]

‘China’ and ‘overtourism’ both feature heavily among key industry topics at ITB Berlin 2018

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On 14th March 2018
china, chinese, chinese outbound tourism, ITB Berlin, outbound, Statistics, tourism, tourists

Last week saw the 2018 edition of the ITB Berlin trade fair take place between March 7th and 11th. Having been joined in more recent years by ITB Asia in Singapore and ITB China in Shanghai, it remains one of the key annual gatherings for industry actors from across the globe. Among the numerous events the […]

Chinese tourists abroad: New German-language book on Chinese outbound tourism

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On 13th March 2018

For those readers of the COTRI blog who understand German, Rainer Fugmann’s new book Chinesische Touristen im Ausland: Im Spannungsfeld von Politik, Ökonomie und gesellschaftlichem Wandel (Chinese tourists abroad: between the conflicting fields of politics, economics and social change) is now available from Profil Verlag GmbH for 68 EUR in Germany. For further information, please see […]

New episode of China Outbound Travel Pulse: Winter Sports

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On 13th March 2018
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The seventh episode of the China Outbound Travel Pulse series has been published on the COTRI website, as well as on the series’ dedicated YouTube channel. With Beijing now lined up as the next host of the Winter Olympics following the end of the 2018 Pyeongchang event, winter sport activities are becoming a key area […]

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