China seeks improved tourism ties with Argentina

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 27th November 2015
argentina, china, cooperation, flights, regulations, tourism, visa

The Chinese ambassador to Argentina expressed the need for greater cooperation on tourism between China and Argentina to improve bilateral exchange and mutual understanding. Chinese ambassador Yang Wanming explained that “tourism builds a significant bridge for intercultural communication” in his opening speech at the 2nd Forum on Tourism and Hotel Investment in Buenos Aires. Yang […]

Malaysia relaxing visa-restrictions for Chinese tourists

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 26th November 2015
china, flights, laws, malaysia, policy, regulations, visa

The Malaysian government has announced changes to its visa-free policy for Chinese tourists. Under the previous set of rules, Chinese nationals were granted visa-free entry on arrival if they were arriving in groups of at least 20 people. The new policy, however, will lower the bar for visa-free entry on arrival to groups of two Chinese […]

Medical tourism from China – a lifesaver for struggling Japanese hospitals?

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 25th November 2015
care, china, hospitals, japan, medical tourism, outbound, tourism, tourists, treatment

Japan is working hard at promoting medical tourism in the country for Chinese tourists, with the government recently deciding to grant visas for reasons such as medical stay in the country – separate from a typical tourism visa in the country. Medical tourism in Japan usually costs between €1,500 and €7,500 per trip, and brings […]

Poland attributes Chinese tourism success to targeted tourism programs

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 24th November 2015
chinese, growth, investments, outbound, poland, programs, tourism, tourists

Poland has been successful in attracting Chinese tourists, and saw over 48,000 Chinese nationals visiting the country in 2014, a significant increase compared to previous years – and a record number. The trend is however still not showing any signs of slowing down, with tourism arrivals from China having increased by 22% year-over-year in the […]

Japan close to reaching ambitious 2020 tourism goal thanks to Chinese tourists

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 23rd November 2015
chinese, goal, japan, olympics, record, shopping, tourism, tourists

The explosion in Chinese tourists arriving in Japan has led to Japan to be close to reaching its, initially considered very ambitious, tourism goal of 20 million foreign visitors in one year. The previous record was 13.4 million arrivals in one year, and it has already attracted 16.3 million visitors this year – with many […]

COTRI’s director Professor Arlt at the International Asian Tourism Congress in Barcelona

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 20th November 2015
arlt, casa asia, chinese, event, international asian tourism congress, outbound, panel, tourism

COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute’s director, Professor Wolfgang Georg Arlt, will be representing COTRI as a panelists in a roundtable discussion at the 4th Asian Tourism International Congress held in Barcelona on the 23rd and 24th of November. The topic of this year’s congress is “Asian Tourism, Quality Tourism”, and Professor Arlt will join a […]

The other side of the coin: inbound tourism to China falling short of five-year plan

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 20th November 2015
china, five-year plan, inbound, outbound, tourism, tourists

Despite this year’s stock market turbulence and Yuan devaluation, growth in Chinese outbound tourism is showing no signs of slowing down – on the contrary, Chinese tourists are increasingly willing to go abroad, and long-haul destinations are more popular than ever. However, the situation is looking quite different in China, where inbound tourism is falling […]

China seeks visa-free policy with Russia

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 19th November 2015
china, policy, russia, spending, visa

China has expressed its willingness to make tourism a way of bolstering its ties with Russia, and it is now encouraging Russia to ease visa restrictions to make it easier for Chinese tourists to visit the neighbouring country to the north. There has already been some progress, resulting in growing Chinese tourism to Russia, as […]

China and India announce mutual tourism goals

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 18th November 2015
announcement, china, collaboration, india, partnership, promotion

Representatives of China’s National Tourism Administration and India’s minister of tourism and culture took the opportunity during the China International Travel Mart in Kunming to announce bilateral efforts to build stronger partnerships within tourism development, with the ambition to encourage tourism flows between the two countries. The partnership and new joint ambitions were announced as […]

New publication: Chinese Outbound Tourism 2.0

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 17th November 2015
arlt, book, china, cotri, outbound, product, publication, tourism

COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute is proud to be selling Chinese Outbound Tourism 2.0, a comprehensive and in-depth take on the Chinese Outbound Tourism market, examining the potential, challenges and trends within the market. COTRI’s director Professor Wolfgang Georg Arlt is the author of the first chapter of the publication, providing his expert insights on the […]

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