CITE 2018 Welcomes Inaugural partner for EU-China Tourism Year

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On 30th October 2018

Chengdu International Tourism Expo 2018 (CITE 2018)- the leading travel show in Chengdu for professionals in the tourism industry, strides into its 6th year by welcoming its inaugural partner, the European Tourism Association (ETOA) as one of the main exhibitors. Participating in CITE 2018 is part of ETOA’s initiatives during EU-China Tourism Year to increase […]

Dublin’s Guinness Storehouse completes CTW Training

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On 29th October 2018
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The Guinness Storehouse in Dublin – Ireland’s most popular tourist attraction – has been certified as a CTW Chinese Tourist Welcome Quality Organisation after completing COTRI’s CTW Chinese Tourist Welcome Training programme as part of Fáilte Ireland’s campaign. Following a national campaign that has seen many high-profile businesses undertaking CTW training, the Guinness Storehouse has […]

Autumn 2018 issue of the COTRI Market Report examines latest trends and new developments in Chinese outbound tourism

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On 24th October 2018
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The Autumn 2018 edition of the COTRI Market Report, released October 23rd, 2018, comes amidst a year of ongoing healthy growth for the Chinese outbound tourism market. With the first half of the year having seen 80 million border crossings made around the world by Chinese passport holders, COTRI’s previously increased annual forecast for 2018 still […]

COTRI to host event on the topic of Chinese innovation in the tourism industry at November’s WTM fair in London

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On 23rd October 2018

COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt will host an event entitled ‘How Chinese demands and innovations change the global tourism industry’ between 11:00 and 12:00 on Monday November 5 in the Asia Inspiration Zone (AS1070) at the forthcoming WTM fair in London. The event will see Prof. Arlt deliver a presentation about Trends and […]

The role of cultural city tourism to be addressed at the EU-partnered GTEF 2018 in Macau

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On 17th October 2018
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Dear Readers, Next week many of the main players in China’s outbound tourism business will meet at the GLOBAL TOURISM ECONOMY FORUM (GTEF) 2018 in the Special Administrative Region Macau. Since its inauguration in 2012, the GTEF has grown into a much anticipated annual gathering for world leaders, tourism ministers, international CEOs and leading industry […]

Ctrip data reveals insights into Chinese outbound travel during the 2018 National Day Holiday Golden Week

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On 10th October 2018
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According to data recently published by Ctrip [Chinese], the recent national holiday period (Oct. 1 – Oct. 7) saw Thailand emerge as the most popular Golden Week outbound destination for Chinese travellers. In spite of the negative press that the south-east Asian country has received in recent months following a fatal boating disaster in Phuket and […]

Latest China Outbound Travel Pulse video: Key Opinion Leaders

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On 9th October 2018
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The fifteenth China Outbound Travel Pulse episode has been published on the COTRI website, as well as on the series’ dedicated YouTube channel. The video focuses on the topic of Chinese Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and the role they play in the field of the Chinese outbound tourism market. As with other instalments in the […]

Recent high-profile incidents affecting Chinese outbound travellers have put the topic of management of destination image in the spotlight

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On 4th October 2018
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The Sunday August 30th edition of the South China Morning Post featured an article reporting the case of an airport security worker in Thailand being caught on video hitting a Chinese tourist, consequently drawing immediate apology for the action from the Thai government. In a message to the media given in the days following the […]