Increases in Chinese Arrivals for the first two months of this year

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On 17th April 2019
China's outbound tourism grows, chinese market, Chinese New Year, chinese outbound tourism, cotri, COTRI Analytics, COTRI statistics, COTRI Weekly, forecast

Dear Readers, The year 2019 started on a positive note, with five of the six most important destinations for Chinese outbound travel reporting positive developments in arrival numbers, despite the fact that in most places, lower levels of daily spending per person were recorded. As the Chinese New Year (CNY), depends on the lunisolar calendar […]

New episode of China Outbound Travel Pulse: Chinese New Year

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On 8th February 2018
china, chinese, Chinese New Year, chinese outbound tourism, Chinese Tourism, Chinese tourists, cotri

The sixth episode of the China Outbound Travel Pulse series has just been published on the COTRI website, as well as on the series YouTube channel. In advance of the start of the year of the earth dog on February 16, 2018, the video discusses Chinese outbound travel trends within the context of the Chinese […]

COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt in Forbes: Age Is Just a Number, Misbehaving Abroad, Chinese New Year and Dining Options

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On 24th January 2017
arlt, china, chinese, Chinese New Year, food, forbes

The last fortnight has seen several blogs contributed to Forbes.com by Professor Wolfgang Georg Arlt of the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute. ‘For Chinese Tourists, Age is Just a Number,’ discusses the diversification of the outbound Chinese tourism market, as increasingly, younger and older Chinese are travelling abroad, booking online as opposed to via agencies, […]

Manchester Moves Onto the Map for China

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On 17th January 2017
china, Chinese New Year, investment, Manchester, Northern Powerhouse, uk

Considering that Chinese residents in 2011 made up less than 1% of the Greater Manchester population, Chinese interest in Manchester property increasing by 53.8% in November compared to November 2015 may come as some surprise. However, all eyes are on Manchester as a number of investment partnerships are underway right on time for Chinese New […]

Leisure and shopping are valued by the Chinese tourists while travelling abroad

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On 18th February 2016
china, Chinese New Year, shopping, tourism, travel

In the recent years, more Chinese tourists are travelling abroad during the Chinese New Year holidays. This new tradition is transforming the global tourism market, with more foreign destinations implementing further measures to attract these new customers. In the Chinese New Year holiday of 2016, some new tendencies of outbound tourism is rising in China, […]

Chinese New Year brings benefits to the rest of the world

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On 16th February 2016
china, Chinese New Year, growth, tourism, USA

The Chinese New Year has traditionally been a time for the family reunion. However, this tradition is now slowly on the transition. With the Chinese economy continually growing and the income of Chinese citizens rising, many of them are utilizing this holiday season for a trip overseas. For many of the Western countries, the shopping […]

Six million Chinese tourists are expected to travel abroad during the Chinese New Year holiday season

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On 8th February 2016
china, Chinese New Year, outbound, tourism

The Chinese outbound tourism is expected to reach a new peak during this Golden Week of the Chinese New Year. According to Chinese travel agencies LY.com and Tuniu, over 60% of all the travelers are going overseas. Comparing with travel destinations in China, the destinations in foreign countries are undoubtedly more attractive for Chinese tourists. […]