The Autumn 2016 Edition of the COTRI Market Report is Now Available

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 4th November 2016
  • Autumn 2016, COTRI Market Report
COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute has just released the latest issue of its biannual publication, the COTRI Market Report. The Autumn 2016 edition of the COTRI Market Report features the most recent numbers, statistics, and all-new insights into the Chinese outbound tourism market, including an in-depth analysis of four first tier and fifteen second […]
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COTRI To Exhibit Again at the World Travel Market (WTM) London 2016 Between 7-9 November

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 2nd November 2016
  • london, World Travel Market (WTM)
COTRI is exhibiting at World Travel Market (WTM) 2016, which will be held at London’s ExCeL Centre between Monday 7th and Wednesday 9th November 2016, with the exhibition running from 10am to 7pm on all three days. The event will be running for three days for the first time, with Monday 7th being open to […]
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New Forbes Blog Posted by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt: “Airports Around The World Keen On Getting More Connections To China”

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 5th October 2016
  • Airports, china, ROUTES
COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt’s latest article: “Airports Around The World Keen On Getting More Connections To China”, published on his Forbes Blog on Wednesday, September 29, 2016 discusses the increase in Chinese inbound tourism in the destinations with direct flights from and towards China. Starting with the example of Chengdu, the capital […]
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COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt to Speak at ITB Asia in Singapore

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 13th September 2016
  • ITB Asia, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt
On Wednesday 19th of October 2016, COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt will speak on behalf of his organisation COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute at the ITB Asia travel conference at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. COTRI’s presentation at ITB Asia will last two hours and consist of three core segments. During the first […]
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Spring 2016 issue of the COTRI Market Report now available

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 6th April 2016
  • announcements, cmr, cotri, market report, mr, publication, release
COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute has just released the latest issue of its biannual publication, the COTRI Market Report. The spring 2016 issue of the COTRI Market Report features the most recent numbers, statistics, and all-new insights into the Chinese outbound tourism market. COTRI Market Report combines in-depth research and global experience into one comprehensive […]
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COTRI’s Professor Arlt in ITB Panel Discussion

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 14th March 2016
  • alitrip, arlt, berlin, china, ctrip, discussion, itb, jin jiang, outbound, panel, tourism
COTRI’s Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt took part in the panel discussion “Focus on Asia: The Future of China’s Outgoing Tourism in Times of Economic Downturn” during ITB Berlin, Wednesday 9 March. Joining Professor Arlt on stage were Sherri Wu of Alitrip, Joseph Xia of Jin Jiang, and John Zhong of Ctrip. The panel discussion […]
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Professor Arlt representing COTRI in Macau

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 8th March 2016
  • development, event, forecast, macau, outlook, presentation, workshop
COTRI’s Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt held a presentation at the Macau University of Science and Technology, providing insights into the Chinese outbound tourism development and sharing COTRI’s expertise in this field. The presentation titled “Keeping Pace with the Development of Chinese Outbound Tourism in 2016” focused on the 2016 outlook for the Chinese outbound tourism market […]
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Elderly Chinese, a market segment of increasing importance

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 2nd December 2015
  • chinese, elderly, grey-hair tourism, red tourism, retirees, senior, tourism, trend
According to a recent report, over 5 million elderly Chinese go travelling each year, accounting for almost €1.5 billion in tourism revenues in 2014. However, this number is bound to increase dramatically the over the coming years, with the number of Chinese people over the age of 60 increasing by approximately 10 million people every […]
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UnionPay launches expanded tourist destination preferential program

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 1st December 2015
  • discounts, payment, program, refund, shopping, tourism, unionpay
UnionPay International is launching an updated and more inclusive version of its preferential program for tourist destinations, dubbed “40 Selected Tourist Destinations Worldwide” Preferential Program. The program is granting Chinese and international UnionPay cardholders special discounts and privileges when they are traveling abroad to any of the 40 destinations included in the program. The preferential […]
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Hong Kong cosmetics chain blames drop in Chinese tourists for declining profits

  • Posted by Daniel Meesak
  • On 30th November 2015
  • decline, hong kong, shopping, tax free, tourism, trend
As Chinese people are changing their tourism patterns towards more exotic destinations instead of going to the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, retailers in Hong Kong are seeing declining profits and lower numbers of mainland Chinese customers. The Hong Kong cosmetics chain SaSa saw its half-year net profit drop by 55%, mainly […]
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