Food and Chinese Outbound Tourism

Posted by Newsdesk
On 20th June 2018
australia, chinese outbound tourism, COTRI Weekly, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt, pulse video

Two years ago, eight Chinese outbound tourists spent more than US$ 4,000 at Abu Ghosh, a famous restaurant in Jerusalem. The chief executive of the Israeli Incoming Tour Operators Association started a public debate by publishing a copy of the bill in an Israeli financial newspaper, accusing the owner of the restaurant of cheating his customers […]

Flights from Guangzhou to Cairns from December

Posted by Newsdesk
On 10th July 2017
australia, Cairns, China Southern, flights

From December 2017 China Southern Airlines will be offering year round flights between Guangzhou and Cairns, Australia. While the northern Queensland city had previously been served by a seasonal charter China Southern service to Guangzhou, the new route will come before the end of the China-Australia Year of Tourism 2017 and in the wake of […]

RV Tourism Gaining Momentum For Chinese Tourists At Home And Abroad

Posted by Newsdesk
On 15th February 2017
australia, Camping, RV, Self-Drive, USA

Both within Mainland China and abroad, the Chinese are more often turning to road trips to get the most out of a personalised holiday. Whilst China’s ‘Route 66’ – the 3,900 km Highway 109 that links Beijing and Lhasa has been promoted by General Motors’ Cadillac brand, Chinese RV enthusiasts are let down by the […]

Reinstated Daily Sydney-Beijing flights Reflect Asia’s 50 Percent Share For QANTAS

Posted by Newsdesk
On 27th January 2017
australia, beijing, QANTAS, sydney

After an eight-year gap, Australian airline QANTAS Airways has relaunched daily non-stop flights from Sydney to Beijing. The daily flights, which have been reinstated to coincide with the Chinese New Year, reflect a growing trend within the company to look to Asia at the expense of the airline’s European market, which has shrunk to 12 […]

Australia and China Agree to Remove Limits on Numbers of Flight Passengers

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 7th December 2016
australia, Australia-China Year of Tourism 2017, aviation, ChAFTA

The governments of Australia and China have agreed on an “open skies” deal that will allow unlimited numbers of passengers to fly between the two countries. The move, which follows the December 2016 introduction of ten-year Australian tourist visas for Chinese nationals, is being heralded as a boost to Chinese arrival numbers in advance of […]

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 […]

High-Spending Chinese Travellers Boost Queensland Tourism Sector

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 3rd June 2016
australia, ChAFTA, direct flights, Queensland, spending

Having been the largest source of tourism spending in Queensland for the past few years, [tweetable]China has now overtaken New Zealand as the Australian state’s largest source market for international tourist arrivals[/tweetable], reflecting a similar pattern across the country as a whole. In the year to March 2016, Queensland saw 442,000 Chinese arrivals, which represented […]

New Forbes Blog Posted by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt: “Chinese Visitors to Tasmania Facing Closed Doors”

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 23rd May 2016
australia, china, Chinese Tourism, forbes, tasmania

COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt’s new article “Chinese Visitors to Tasmania Facing Closed Doors” was posted to his Forbes blog on Saturday May 21st, 2016. Building upon an interview with an experienced traveller from Chengdu published in the Spring 2016 Edition of the COTRI Market Report, Prof. Dr. Arlt explores the current state of Chinese […]

Popular travel destination for Chinese tourists would likely change in the next few years

Posted by Newsdesk
On 3rd February 2016
australia, china, development, japan, south korea, tourism

The outbound tourism market of China is still growing and the world’s major travel destinations will take more measures to attract more Chinese tourists. However, not all of them will be successful. According to the predictions of CLSA, Chinese travelers will take 200 million international trips annually by 2020, and Chinese tourists will make up […]

Chinese tourism gold rush unabated

Posted by Newsdesk
On 19th January 2016
arlt, australia, Canada, china, cotri, tourism

Although the development of the Chinese economy is slowing down, its outbound tourism is still growing undeterred. Given that more Chinese tourists are becoming affluent and are able to travel to farther countries, tourist destinations around the world are interested in attracting more Chinese tourists in 2016. For Chinese citizens, the desire for travelling is […]

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