Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Arlt Posts Two New Articles on his Forbes Blog

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 27th September 2016
dispersal, Forbes.com, red tourism, russia

COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Arlt has published two new articles on his Forbes blog, which are available to read online now. The first article, “Countries Want Chinese Tourists – Just Not All In The Same Place”, deals with the issue of “dispersal” of Chinese outbound travellers in destinations that would like to encourager visitors […]

Forbes.com Editor’s Pick: COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Arlt Discusses Hummus Restaurant Incident in “No, Chinese Tourists Weren’t Ripped Off in Israel”.

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 15th September 2016
Forbes.com, high-end travellers, Israel, spending

COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt added his voice to the discussion surrounding the well-publicised news story involving a group of Chinese diners charged over USD 4,000 in an Israeli restaurant in July in his blog post entitled: “No, Chinese Tourists Weren’t Ripped Off in Israel”. The article was once again selected as an […]

Prof. Dr. Arlt’s New Blog “Chinese Tourists Won’t Let Old Age Slow Them Down” an Editor’s Pick at Forbes.com

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 14th September 2016
demographics, Forbes.com, older people, trends

COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt’s latest blog “Chinese Tourists Won’t Let Old Age Slow Them Down”, published on September 12th, 2016, has been selected as an Editor’s Pick at Forbes.com. In his article, Professor Arlt discusses the growing trend of outbound tourism among older Chinese citizens, who are leading longer and healthier lives than […]

Chinese Outbound Tourism Growth Down to 3% in the First Half of 2016 – But There’s No Need to Panic

Posted by Newsdesk
On 23rd August 2016
Arrival Numbers, data, Forbes.com, Statistics

64 million border-crossings from Mainland China during the first half of 2016 have resulted in a growth rate of only 3.4% compared with the figure for the first half of 2015. However, the downturn is confined to Greater China (Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan), which saw 7% fewer visits from Mainland China in the January-June 2016 […]

COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt Publishes New Blog on Forbes.com

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 17th May 2016
Chinese Tourism, Forbes.com, history, Prof. Dr. Arlt, transport in China

COTRI Director Prof. Dr. [tweetable]Wolfgang Georg Arlt posted a new article “The Travel Culture Revolution Spreading From China” on his long-running Forbes.com blog[/tweetable] on Sunday May 15th, 2016. Marking the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Prof. Dr. Arlt highlights the gathering of over 12 million Chinese people from across the country […]