COTRI publishes Chinese outbound tourist arrival data for H1 2018

Posted by Newsdesk
On 22nd August 2018
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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 […]

May Day Holiday Sees Chinese Tourists Flock to South Korea and Japan at the Expense of Hong Kong and Taiwan

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 11th May 2016
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This year’s May Day Holiday, which took place between April 30th and May 2nd, saw Chinese tourists travelling to Japan and South Korea in record numbers following a number of conscious efforts to attract Chinese shoppers. However, long-favoured consumer hubs Hong Kong and Taiwan suffered drops in numbers of Chinese tourist arrivals as the more […]

Hong Kong cosmetics chain blames drop in Chinese tourists for declining profits

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 30th November 2015
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As Chinese people are changing their tourism patterns towards more exotic destinations instead of going to the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, retailers in Hong Kong are seeing declining profits and lower numbers of mainland Chinese customers. The Hong Kong cosmetics chain SaSa saw its half-year net profit drop by 55%, mainly […]

Chinese customers now account for 31 % of global luxury shopping

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 16th November 2015
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According to Bain & Company’s 2015 Worldwide Luxury Report, Chinese customers represent the largest group of customers for luxury products, holding a 31 % share of luxury shopping globally, followed by the United States (24 %), and Europeans (18 %). Despite that, Bain & Company reports that Asia performed historically poorly in the luxury market, […]

Hong Kong looking at relaxing travel restrictions for mainland tourists

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 30th October 2015
china, hong kong, policy, regulations, restrictions, tourism, tourists

As the number of mainland tourists visiting Hong Kong has not only slowed down in recent years, but also decreased during the last months, Hong Kong is now looking at easing the travel restrictions for individual mainland tourists. Dai Bin, the president of China Tourism Academy says that the central government is willing to consider […]

China considering punishments for tourists going on illegal bargain tours

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 28th October 2015
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So-called bargain tours have been a common element in tourism for many Chinese customers throughout the last years. Essentially, bargain tours are tours to destinations – many to Hong Kong – sold below the market price, with the catch that the tourists are forced to purchase goods to a minimum value in shops chosen by […]

Hong Kong losing popularity as Golden Week holiday destination

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 28th September 2015
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The number of mainland Chinese visitors to Hong Kong during this year’s Golden Week, the week with two coinciding Chinese holidays; the mid-autumn festival and the national day, is expected to be 15 percent lower than last year. The Hong Kong Inbound Tour Operators Association chairman Ricky Tse Kam-ting argues that one of the main […]