New episode of China Outbound Travel Pulse: Chinese New Year

  • Posted by Newsdesk
  • 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 […]
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Swiss COTRI Country Partner Prof. Barbara Haller-Rupf published in Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft

  • Posted by Newsdesk
  • On 13th December 2017
  • Alpine tourism, chinese outbound tourism, Journal, tourism, Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft
COTRI Country Partner for Switzerland Prof. Dipl. phil. II Barbara Haller-Rupf has had her German-language article ‘China Inbound Service: Ein Ansatz, die Wertschöpfung mit chinesischen Gästen in den alpinen Destinationen zu halten‘ – co-authored with Dr. rer pol. Dipl.-Kffr. (Univ.) Katrin Schillo – published in Volume 9, Issue 2 (Nov 2017) of Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft. […]
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FITs drive Chinese outbound traveller growth in 2017: China Outbound Pulse

  • Posted by Newsdesk
  • On 15th November 2017
  • chinese outbound tourism, Chinese traveller, FITs, ForwardKeys, Statistics
Free independent travellers (FITs) have been revealed as being responsible for almost all growth in Chinese outbound tourist numbers in 2017, according to the recently launched China Outbound Travel Pulse series. The Chinese outbound travel market is currently composed of approximately 40% fully-FIT travellers, 40% modular “semi-FIT” travellers (who choose to book small parts of […]
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Chinese Outbound Tourist Demographics Continue to Shift Among Increased travel Options

  • Posted by Newsdesk
  • On 6th September 2017
  • chinese outbound tourism, direct flights, FIT, Package tours, relaxed visa policies, second wave
With increasing numbers of Chinese outbound travellers gaining more overseas experience, a definition of the typical Chinese tourist is becoming more elusive than ever. While Chinese outbound tourism had in previous years been dominated by package tourists drawn from largely similar backgrounds, the increase in independent FIT travel possibilities – and other “second wave” travel […]
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Cambodia Sees 40 Percent Year-on-Year Growth in Chinese Arrivals in First Half of 2017

  • Posted by Newsdesk
  • On 7th August 2017
  • Cambodia, chinese outbound tourism, Tourism statistics
The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism has announced that the country saw approximately 530,000 Chinese tourists in the first half of 2017, representing a 40 percent year-on-year increase compared with 2016. Making up 20 percent of the 2.66 million overseas tourists in Cambodia during this period – a total 12.6 percent higher than last year’s equivalent […]
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Turkey Anticipating Record Numbers of Chinese Arrivals for Forthcoming 2018 Turkey Tourism Year

  • Posted by Christopher Ledsham
  • On 4th August 2017
  • 2018 Turkey Tourism Year in China, chinese outbound tourism, OBOR, One Belt One Road, Turkey, Turkey Tourism Year in China
As bilateral ties between Beijing and Ankara continue to strengthen, so too has Chinese outbound tourism to Turkey. 2017 has seen a return to growth in Chinese arrivals to Turkey, following the large decreases in arrival numbers seen in 2016 amidst security issues in the country. With next year having been designated the Turkey Tourism […]
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2017 H1 China Outbound Tourism Review Webinar Slides Now Available on SlideShare

  • Posted by Newsdesk
  • On 13th July 2017
  • chinese outbound tourism, cotri, travel trends, webinar
COTRI’s Dr. Minjuan Deng-Westphal’s presentation from the “2017 H1 China Outbound Tourism Review” webinar, presented on Wednesday July 12th in collaboration with Dragon Trail Interactive, are now available to be viewed on SlideShare at the following link: SlideShare For further questions or additional material, please contact: Christopher Ledsham at Ledsham@china-outbound.com. Image: Dragon Trail Interactive
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REMINDER: Free Webinar on Feb 23rd, 2017 as part of the World Bridge Tourism Project introducing the latest information on China’s Outbound Tourism to Europe

  • Posted by Newsdesk
  • On 13th February 2017
  • chinese outbound tourism, KAIROS, WBT, webinar
The World Bridge Tourism Project, funded by the European Union and organised by the European Travel Commission (ETC) and the European Tourism Association, offer as the first instalment of a free two-part webinar series on Thursday February 23rd, 2017 from 14:00 to 15:30 h GMT (14:00 h London; 15:00 h Berlin; 16:00 Athens). The webinar […]
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CTW Awards 2016 held in Beijing: Achievements of 17 Chinese Outbound Tourism Industry Players recognised

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  • On 21st April 2016
  • beijing, chinese outbound tourism, cotri, ctw award
On April 13th 2016, the Chinese Tourist Welcome Award (CTW Award) ceremony took place at Beijing’s China Outbound Travel and Tourism Market (COTTM) exhibition, the only business-to-business event that focuses purely on the burgeoning outbound market in China. The Chinese Tourist Welcome Award (CTW Award) has been coordinated by the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute […]
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