Sichuan Airlines Now Operating Direct Flight Between Chengdu and Auckland

Posted by Newsdesk
On 13th June 2017
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June 2017 has seen the opening of a new direct service between Chengdu and Auckland, New Zealand, which will operate three times per week. The connection will see New Zealand’s largest city linked to one of China’s leading second-tier cities, which is situated in the heart of the south-western Sichuan province, which is home to […]

2019 Declared China-New Zealand Year of Tourism

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 29th March 2017
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New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English announced that 2019 would be the China-New Zealand Year of Tourism during a two-day visit to the country by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. Aiming to increase Chinese visitor spending in New Zealand by an additional NZD 1.7 bn. (ca. USD 1.2 bn.) per annum a number of supporting measures […]

Newly-Published Government Statistics Show Just How Important Chinese Outbound Tourism Has Become to New Zealand’s Economy

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 9th November 2016
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A recent set of statistics published by the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has revealed the extent to which Chinese outbound travellers are driving growth in the country’s tourism sector, an industry that has established itself as a key export in New Zealand. In the year ending September 2016, New Zealand […]

New Forbes Blog Posted by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt: “Chinese Tourists Choose New Zealand Over Europe Amidst Terror Concerns”

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 12th August 2016
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COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt has published a new article on his Forbes blog entitled: “Chinese Tourists Choose New Zealand Over Europe Amidst Terror Concerns”. Following a difficult year in Europe, which has seen a number of high profile terror attacks in places such as Paris and Brussels, destinations across the continent are […]

Australia and New Zealand facing difficulties in attracting Chinese tourists

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 2nd October 2015
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Australia and New Zealand are competing to attract more Chinese tourists to their respective countries following plunging prices for their top export products – iron ore and milk powder respectively. With Chinese outbound tourists representing a large majority of the growth, tourism recently overtook coal as the second most important “export” for Australia, and it […]