Chinese Outbound Tourism Growth Down to 3% in the First Half of 2016 – But There’s No Need to Panic

Posted by Newsdesk
On 23rd August 2016
Arrival Numbers, data, Forbes.com, Statistics

64 million border-crossings from Mainland China during the first half of 2016 have resulted in a growth rate of only 3.4% compared with the figure for the first half of 2015. However, the downturn is confined to Greater China (Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan), which saw 7% fewer visits from Mainland China in the January-June 2016 […]

New Forbes Blog Posted by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt: “Chinese Tourists Choose New Zealand Over Europe Amidst Terror Concerns”

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 12th August 2016
Arrival Numbers, australia, europe, new zealand, terrorism

COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt has published a new article on his Forbes blog entitled: “Chinese Tourists Choose New Zealand Over Europe Amidst Terror Concerns”. Following a difficult year in Europe, which has seen a number of high profile terror attacks in places such as Paris and Brussels, destinations across the continent are […]

Jamaica is Well-Positioned to Grow its Chinese Tourist Arrival Numbers

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 27th July 2016
Arrival Numbers, Caribbean, cruise tourism, direct flights, Jamaica, Visa Policy

Similarly to many worldwide destinations, Jamaica is anticipating an increase in Chinese tourist numbers following a successful start to the year which saw a five percent increase in year-on-year arrivals from China between January and April 2016. While the 3,254 Chinese arrivals during this period pale in significance to the combined figure of 773,108 tourists […]

Israel Looks to China to Boost its Tourism Industry

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 18th July 2016
Arrival Numbers, direct flights, FTA, Israel, Visa Policy

Concerned about the effects that political turbulence in recent years have had on its domestic tourism industry, the Israeli Ministry of Tourism’s general marketing budget has increased significantly since 2014, with a generous portion of the funds earmarked for the Chinese outbound tourism market. The funding allocated for marketing within the department has increased sharply […]

30.2 Million Chinese Outbound Trips in the First Quarter of 2016: COTRI Publishes its Own Cross-Border Arrival Figures for the First Time

Posted by Newsdesk
On 24th May 2016
Arrival Numbers, china, CNTA, Statistics, tourism

“In 2015, more than 120 million person-time Chinese people travelled abroad” declared Li Keqiang, Premier of the People’s Republic of China, during his speech at the opening ceremony of the first World Conference on Tourism for Development on May 20th, 2016 in Beijing. This is the latest version of the number-guessing game which has seen […]