1st Asian Resilience Summit in Kathmandu/Nepal includes COTRI director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt as panellist

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On 29th April 2019
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As part of the activities of the Global Travel and Tourism Resilience Council (GTTRC), the first Asian Resilience Summit will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal at the end of May 2019. COTRI’s director Prof. Dr. Arlt has been invited by the organisers to provide some insights, especially with regard to the Chinese outbound market, during […]

Increases in Chinese Arrivals for the first two months of this year

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On 17th April 2019
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Dear Readers, The year 2019 started on a positive note, with five of the six most important destinations for Chinese outbound travel reporting positive developments in arrival numbers, despite the fact that in most places, lower levels of daily spending per person were recorded. As the Chinese New Year (CNY), depends on the lunisolar calendar […]

Chinese public holiday in May stages a surprising comeback

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On 10th April 2019
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Dear Readers, In the first decade of the 21st century, Chinese nationals enjoyed three “Golden Weeks” – semi-annual work-free national holidays lasting 7 to 8 days. These took place during Chinese New Year, in the first week of May on International Labour Day, and the first week of October to celebrate the anniversary of the […]

To China and Beyond: China’s tourism industry moves into the world

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On 3rd April 2019
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Following the lead of Chinese outbound customers, but also searching for business from the other 88% of global travellers, travel and tourism companies like Ctrip, JinJiang International, Alibaba’s Fliggy, Tongcheng-eLong, Meituan, and others are moving out of China. As reported by TravelDaily in a recent article, these companies have set off the consumption pattern in […]