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COTRI Director Prof. Arlt interviewed at WTM by Panda Radio

  • Posted by Newsdesk
  • On 11th December 2018
While at November’s World Travel Market event in London, COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt took time for an interview with Panda Radio on the topic of the latest trends in the Chinese outbound travel industry. Citing COTRI’s recent contribution to the UNWTO / GTERC Asia Tourism Trends report, Prof. Arlt highlights the growing […]
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High-level delegation from The Hague undertakes trade mission in China

  • Posted by Newsdesk
  • On 11th December 2018
A delegation from The Hague recently undertook a trade mission in China, which has sought to promote the Dutch city as a destination for Chinese visitors among other bilateral strategic goals. A highlight of the week-long tour saw the city’s Vice Mayor Richard de Mos visit Beijing, where he signed an MOU with CITIC Travel […]
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Dublin’s FIRE and SOLE Restaurants complete CTW Training

  • Posted by Newsdesk
  • On 7th December 2018
The twinned ‘FIRE Restaurant & Lounge’ and ‘SOLE Seafood & Grill’ restaurants in central Dublin are the first two eateries in Ireland to undertake COTRI’s CTW Chinese Tourist Welcome Training programme. The establishments join a list of landmark Irish attractions to complete the training, which is delivered by official COTRI Country Partner for Ireland the […]
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COTRI statistics quoted in Associated Press article appearing in New York Times, Washington Post and CNBC among others

  • Posted by Newsdesk
  • On 6th December 2018
Statistics from COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research’s COTRI Analytics database have been included in an article from the Associated Press entitled ‘Economic chill dulls Chinese appetite for some luxury brands’. The piece has been republished in a wide range of well-known publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNBC, ABC News and Fox Business. […]
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Chinese tourists remain the top spenders, but retail has to add activities and emotions to the physical shopping experience

  • Posted by Newsdesk
  • On 5th December 2018
  • china outbound, china outbound tourism, Chinese Travel Consumption Trends, COTRI Weekly, shopping outlets, Shopping Tourism, Singles' Day, tourism
The success of the “Singles’ Day” on Nov. 11th, 2018, when Alibaba, the biggest online shopping company, collected orders for more than 30 billion USD within 24 hours and their closest rival, JD, reported another 23 billion USD in sales showed the unwavering appetite of Chinese consumers for online shopping. Chinese shopping malls are suffering […]
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Latest China Outbound Travel Pulse video: Destination Europe

  • Posted by Newsdesk
  • On 30th November 2018
The eighteenth episode of the China Outbound Travel Pulse series has been published on the COTRI website, as well as on the series’ dedicated YouTube channel. The video focuses on Europe as a destination for Chinese outbound travellers. Similarly to other Pulse videos, the latest episode combines interviews with real Chinese travellers as well as […]
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Chinese outbound tourism in the context of shopping and New Silk Road events

  • Posted by Newsdesk
  • On 28th November 2018
  • China and Europe, china outbound tourism, chinese outbound tourism, cotri, COTRI Weekly, Ctrip report, Shopping Tourism, silk road, Summit Shopping Tourism & Economy Madrid
COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt delivered presentations at two industry events over the past week to offer insight into Chinese outbound market trends within different topical contexts. November 19th and 20th saw the hosting of the 4th Summit Shopping Tourism & Economy Madrid at which Prof. Arlt held a presentation on the topic of “Trends in Chinese customised […]
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Latest Chinese outbound statistics for Q3 2018

  • Posted by Newsdesk
  • On 21st November 2018
COTRI has released its latest Chinese outbound tourism data for Q3 2018, revealing strong year-on-year growth compared with Q3 2017, albeit at a slower rate than seen in the first two quarters of 2018. The third quarter of the year saw 43 million border crossings made by Chinese nationals worldwide. Among this figure, 20 million […]
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Latest China Outbound Travel Pulse video: Destination Asia

  • Posted by Newsdesk
  • On 14th November 2018
The seventeenth episode of the China Outbound Travel Pulse series has been published on the COTRI website, as well as on the series’ dedicated YouTube channel. The video focuses on Asia as a destination for Chinese outbound travellers. Similarly to other Pulse videos, the latest episode combines interviews with real Chinese travellers as well as […]
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