Chinese Tourists to Malaysia Set to Benefit From New Online Platform and Extension of Visa Waiver Scheme

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 8th November 2016
Alibaba, alitrip, malaysia, Visa Policy

Building upon the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between Tourism Malaysia and the Alibaba Group in July 2016, Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak launched the Alitrip Malaysia Tourism Platform (MTP) in Beijing on November 4, 2016. He was joined at the launch event by a number of high-profile dignitaries, including […]

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 […]

Japanese multinational SoftBank starts travel agency targeting Chinese customers

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 4th November 2015
alitrip, chinese, ctrip, FIT, japan, ota, qunar, softbank, tourism

Following the sharp rise in Chinese tourists visiting Japan, the Japanese multinational SoftBank Group – best known for its position as one of Japan’s largest cell phone carriers and recently acquiring American carrier Sprint – is now looking to enter the Chinese tourism market by launching a travel agency in China. The new travel agency […]