Pigs can fly – Manchester Airport wins CTW Award for welcoming Chinese travellers

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On 17th May 2019
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Awards presented at ITB China in Shanghai to 30 companies and organisations Shanghai, 17.5.2019. For the 16th time the COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute, based in Hamburg and Shanghai, has named tourism service providers from all continents as winners of the CTW Chinese Tourist Welcome Awards. China is by far the biggest international tourism […]

To China and Beyond: China’s tourism industry moves into the world

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On 3rd April 2019
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Following the lead of Chinese outbound customers, but also searching for business from the other 88% of global travellers, travel and tourism companies like Ctrip, JinJiang International, Alibaba’s Fliggy, Tongcheng-eLong, Meituan, and others are moving out of China. As reported by TravelDaily in a recent article, these companies have set off the consumption pattern in […]

Ctrip data reveals insights into Chinese outbound travel during the 2018 National Day Holiday Golden Week

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On 10th October 2018
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According to data recently published by Ctrip [Chinese], the recent national holiday period (Oct. 1 – Oct. 7) saw Thailand emerge as the most popular Golden Week outbound destination for Chinese travellers. In spite of the negative press that the south-east Asian country has received in recent months following a fatal boating disaster in Phuket and […]

CTT China Tourism Training programme launch: As Chinese travellers seek out more novel destinations, the industry service providers need to match them

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On 6th September 2018
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The ‘Ctrip Customized Travels of Chinese Visitors to Europe’ report published earlier this year showed clearly that the trendsetters in Chinese outbound travel are looking to get off of the beaten track in order to get away from the crowds and enjoy more culture-focused ‘experience’-based travel activities. Such travel patterns – standing in contrast to the ‘overtourism’ suffered […]

Attractive Visa Policies and Cooler Weather Help Bring Chinese Tourists to Africa

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On 22nd August 2017
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Numerous African destinations are seeing a boom in Chinese tourists as relaxed visa policies and the desire to escape Chinese weather are helping to drive arrival numbers. Morocco has notably seen a 500 percent year-on-year increase in Chinese arrivals this summer, after the introduction of a visa-free arrival policy for Chinese nationals last year helped […]

Strategic Partnership Signed Between COTRI and Ctrip

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On 7th July 2017
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COTRI has signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Ctrip, one of China’s leading online travel agencies (OTAs) in the areas of research and knowledge sharing in the Chinese outbound tourism market. Having been founded in 1999 by James Liang, Shanghai-based Ctrip has grown to be the largest tourism enterprise and online tourism company in China, […]

COTRI’s Professor Arlt in ITB Panel Discussion

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 14th March 2016
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COTRI’s Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt took part in the panel discussion “Focus on Asia: The Future of China’s Outgoing Tourism in Times of Economic Downturn” during ITB Berlin, Wednesday 9 March. Joining Professor Arlt on stage were Sherri Wu of Alitrip, Joseph Xia of Jin Jiang, and John Zhong of Ctrip. The panel discussion […]

Japanese multinational SoftBank starts travel agency targeting Chinese customers

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 4th November 2015
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Following the sharp rise in Chinese tourists visiting Japan, the Japanese multinational SoftBank Group – best known for its position as one of Japan’s largest cell phone carriers and recently acquiring American carrier Sprint – is now looking to enter the Chinese tourism market by launching a travel agency in China. The new travel agency […]

Mergers continue in China’s tourism industry as Ctrip and Qunar enter strategic partnership

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 29th October 2015
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China’s leading travel websites, Ctrip.com and Qunar announced on Monday that they will enter a strategic partnership, thus together forming China’s biggest online travel agent (OTA). In more technical terms, they will conduct a share swap that results in Ctrip owning a 45% stake in Qunar, and Qunar parent Baidu will own a 25% stake […]