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 […]

China-Ethiopia Tourism Industry Cooperation Dialogue Looks to Strengthen Bilateral Economic Ties

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 24th August 2016
Africa, direct flights, Ethiopia, visa

The Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia held a China-Ethiopia Tourism Industry Cooperation Dialogue event in Addis Ababa on Friday 19th August, 2016 as a means of further developing bilateral cooperation in the lucrative tourism field. The meeting sought to leverage the existing strong trade and investment links between the two countries as a means of helping […]

New Direct Flight Connection to Beijing Provides Las Vegas with the Opportunity to Boost its Numbers of Chinese Visitors

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 5th August 2016
direct flights, gambling, USA, visas

Following many years of planning and negotiation, December 2016 will finally see the opening of a direct flight connection between Las Vegas and China. The service, to be operated by Hainan Airlines, will see three Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights per week between Beijing and Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport. The new route will be Hainan’s […]

Jamaica is Well-Positioned to Grow its Chinese Tourist Arrival Numbers

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 27th July 2016
Arrival Numbers, Caribbean, cruise tourism, direct flights, Jamaica, Visa Policy

Similarly to many worldwide destinations, Jamaica is anticipating an increase in Chinese tourist numbers following a successful start to the year which saw a five percent increase in year-on-year arrivals from China between January and April 2016. While the 3,254 Chinese arrivals during this period pale in significance to the combined figure of 773,108 tourists […]

Israel Looks to China to Boost its Tourism Industry

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 18th July 2016
Arrival Numbers, direct flights, FTA, Israel, Visa Policy

Concerned about the effects that political turbulence in recent years have had on its domestic tourism industry, the Israeli Ministry of Tourism’s general marketing budget has increased significantly since 2014, with a generous portion of the funds earmarked for the Chinese outbound tourism market. The funding allocated for marketing within the department has increased sharply […]

COTRI Delivers its Chinese Tourist Welcome Training Programme in the Czech Republic for the First Time

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 29th June 2016
CTW Training, czech republic, direct flights, flight connections, Slovakia, training

On June 23rd, 2016, COTRI held a session of its Chinese Tourist Welcome Training Programme in Prague in collaboration with the EU SME Centre and COTRI Country Partner for the Czech Republic and Slovakia EXPEROS. The training programme was held at the Hotel Ambassador directly on Prague’s famous Wenceslas Square and was attended by representatives […]

COTRI China Tourist Welcome Training to be Held in Manchester Following the Establishment of First Direct Flights to China

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 22nd June 2016
direct flights, flight, flight connections, training, United Kingdom

The Manchester Evening News has reported on COTRI’s forthcoming China Tourist Welcome Training Programmes that will be held in the northern English city on July 12th and September 14th, 2016. The training sessions will be delivered via official COTRI Country Partner Capela Training and tourism organisations from across the Greater Manchester as the region looks […]

High-Spending Chinese Travellers Boost Queensland Tourism Sector

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 3rd June 2016
australia, ChAFTA, direct flights, Queensland, spending

Having been the largest source of tourism spending in Queensland for the past few years, [tweetable]China has now overtaken New Zealand as the Australian state’s largest source market for international tourist arrivals[/tweetable], reflecting a similar pattern across the country as a whole. In the year to March 2016, Queensland saw 442,000 Chinese arrivals, which represented […]

Planned Direct Charter Flights Between Birmingham and China Cancelled Unexpectedly

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 27th May 2016
Birmingham, direct flights, flight connections, United Kingdom

Twice-weekly summer charter flights between Birmingham and Beijing and Hangzhou-Shanghai airports, that had been due to begin on July 19th, have been cancelled by tour operator Caissa Touristic “for unknown reasons”. The planned Airbus A330-200 service was due to be operated by Caissa-owned Beijing Capital Airlines and would have seen two direct connections per week […]

Chinese outbound tourism to Kenya growing following direct flights

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 20th October 2015
chinese, direct flights, growth, kenya, outbound, tourism, tourists

Following China Southern Airlines’ launch of a tri-weekly direct flight to Kenya’s capital of Nairobi, Kenya Tourist Board (KTB) has seen increased interest from Chinese customers in visiting the African country, and an overall growth in inbound tourists from China. As a result, Kenya is preparing for further growth in inbound tourism, primarily from China, […]