CTW Training Session in March 2019 – A trip to Tirana

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On 27th March 2019
china outbound tourism, Chinese Outbound Travellers, Chinese Tourism Welcome, COTRIWeekly, ctw, CTW Training, Tirana

Dear readers, I spent a few days in Tirana, the capital of Albania, last week. What pleasantly surprised me during this trip was the dynamic backdrop of the city as a whole, and the positive can-do attitude of the colleagues we joined for our CTW Chinese Tourism Welcome training session. One of the stories shared […]

China Outbound Tourism 2018 – A year of growth and changes

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On 13th December 2018
china outbound tourism, Chinese Outbound Travellers, COTRI Analytics, COTRI Market Report, COTRI statistics, COTRI Weekly, COTRIWeekly, Tourism statistics

Dear readers, the year 2018 is coming to an end, time to take a look back on the major developments according to COTRI ANALYTICS data. The main story in terms of absolute arrival numbers this year has been the comeback of the Hong Kong and Macau SARs. After two weak years, both destinations saw a […]

How to benefit from the EU-China Tourism Year 2018

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On 30th August 2017
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With “Overtourism” having been a recurring headline throughout Europe this summer, often pointing at Chinese package tours as one element of overcrowded city centres, the forthcoming EU-China Tourism Year 2018 (ECTY2018) represents a prime opportunity to adopt a widespread approach to encourage tourism dispersal across the continent and across all seasons of the year […] […]