Looking back at last week’s ITB Berlin 2019

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On 13th March 2019
chinese outbound tourism, Chinese Tourism, chinese tourism data, Chinese tourism statistics, Chinese travellers, COTRI China, COTRI Weekly, ITB Berlin, WTCF World Tourism Cities Federation

Dear readers, The biggest show on earth is behind us. ITB Berlin 2019 welcomed 113,500 trade visitors, 3% more than in 2018 – and we had the chance to communicate with many of them. The WTCF panel discussion “How to Market Your Destination’s products and services to Chinese Outbound Tourists” was well visited to and […]

Posted by Newsdesk
On 12th March 2019
chinese outbound tourism, Chinese Tourism, chinese tourism market, Chinese tourism statistics, COTRI Analytics, COTRI China, COTRI statistics

Statistics, graphs and analysis from COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute have been included in an article of one of Germany’s major national newspapers Welt Online entitled ‘How Sweden alienates the Chinese’ (‘Wie Schweden es sich mit den Chinesen verscherzt‘). Based on an incident in September 2018, when Chinese social media criticised Sweden for alleged […]

COTRI ANALYTICS RADAR included in the latest UNWTO Affiliate Members Newsletter

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On 4th March 2019
chinese market, Chinese Tourism, COTRI Analytics, COTRI Analytics Radar, COTRI China, COTRI statistics, COTRI Weekly, tourism, UNWTO, UNWTO Newsletter

COTRI’s recently introduced free powerful tool to analyse the Chinese outbound tourism, COTRI ANALYTICS RADAR, has been included with a full-page article in the latest UNWTO Affiliate Members Newsletter (vol. 6, March 2019). The first COTRI ANALYTICS RADAR provides insights into the quarterly dynamic changes of the 60 most important destinations for the Chinese outbound […]

Beyond arrivals totals: Insights into Chinese outbound patterns to South Korea in H1 2018

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On 26th September 2018
china outbound tourism, Chinese Tourism, chinese tourism data, chinese tourist arrivals, COTRI statistics, COTRI Weekly, south korea

Following the better-than-anticipated total of 80 million Chinese tourist arrivals seen around the world in H1 2018 – a year-on-year increase of 16.4% – COTRI raised its annual forecast for the whole of 2018 from an initial 154 million to 160 million Chinese border crossings. Should this total be achieved, it would represent a growth rate of […]

Flight booking data reveals immediate impact of Phuket boat tragedy on Chinese tourism to Thailand

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On 19th September 2018
China flight data, china outbound tourism, Chinese Tourism, COTRI and ForwardKeys, COTRI Weekly, Thailand

The capsizing of two tourist boats near Phuket, Thailand on July 5 this summer saw the deaths of close to 50 international visitors, all of which were Chinese nationals. As has been the case with similar tragedies given high-profile coverage in Chinese media in the past, it can be anticipated that, in the wake of […]

COTRI publishes Chinese outbound tourist arrival data for H1 2018

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On 22nd August 2018
china, chinese outbound tourism, Chinese Tourism, chinese tourism data, Chinese tourism statistics, Chinese travellers, cotri, COTRI Weekly, H1 2018, hong kong, tourism

Having provided its own statistics related to Chinese outbound border crossings since 2015, COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute has released its final data for H1 2018. The first six months of 2018 saw 80 million worldwide border crossings made by Chinese passport holders, representing a year-on-year growth rate of 16.4%. This strong upturn is […]

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On 25th July 2018
BBC, chinese outbound tourism, Chinese outbound travel, Chinese Tourism, news

COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt will be appearing live on BBC World News’ GMT television programme on Thursday July 26 at 13:45 CEST (12:45 British Summer Time). Appearing with presenter David Eades, he will discuss the role Chinese outbound tourism plays in China’s global influence and soft power footprint. Following the broadcast, any […]

UNWTO releases its 2017 World’s Top Tourism Spenders Rankings

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On 3rd May 2018
chinese market, chinese outbound tourism, Chinese Tourism, COTRI Weekly

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has published its tourism expenditure statistics for 2017, reporting that: “[virtually] all source markets reported higher tourism spending in 2017, reflecting continued strong demand for international tourism across all world regions.” China is shown to have further established itself at the global leader in tourism spending last year with a […]

6 Tips & Tricks to design your products for Chinese tourists

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On 19th April 2018
chinese market, Chinese Tourism, COTRI Weekly, destination

With her second blog for Regiondo, industry specialist Dr. Berenice Pendzialek has tackled the topic of 6 Tips & Tricks to design your products for Chinese tourists. The article offers tourism providers with a breakdown of simple steps they can take in order to tailor their services to the Chinese market. The blog breaks down […]

The merging of the China National Tourism Administration and the Ministry of Culture speaks volumes about Beijing’s view towards the role of outbound travel

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On 21st March 2018
china, chinese, Chinese Tourism, cotri, tourism, tourist, tourists

Last week, the world of Chinese outbound tourism changed. Not only was Xi Jinping reappointed as president of China by all 2,970 members of the National People’s Congress (NPC), with no more limit on the number of terms he can serve, a major change also took place for tourism. On the 13th of March State Councillor […]

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