Chinese Tourists in Israel: COTRI Director Professor Wolfgang Georg Arlt in China Daily

Posted by Newsdesk
On 1st February 2017
China Daily, Israel, Prof. Dr. Arlt

In an article published on Wednesday February 2, 2017, COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt shared his thoughts with the China Daily regarding the surge in Chinese tourists to Israel. 76,400 Chinese tourists went to Israel between January and November last year (a 60 percent increase from 2015), and the time Chinese tourists spent in […]

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 […]

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 […]

Month of April Sees Boost for China-Israel Relations

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On 4th May 2016
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Belt and Road, china, Hainan Airlines, Israel

[tweetable]April 2016 proved to be a fruitful month in Sino-Israeli relations, as the first direct flight route was opened between the two countries[/tweetable] following Israeli Parliamentary Speaker Yuli Edelstein’s high-profile visit to Beijing on April 12, 2016. In China, Edelstein met with Zhang Dejiang, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) […]