Beyond arrivals totals: Insights into Chinese outbound patterns to South Korea in H1 2018

Posted by Newsdesk
On 26th September 2018
china outbound tourism, Chinese Tourism, chinese tourism data, chinese tourist arrivals, COTRI statistics, COTRI Weekly, south korea

Following the better-than-anticipated total of 80 million Chinese tourist arrivals seen around the world in H1 2018 – a year-on-year increase of 16.4% – COTRI raised its annual forecast for the whole of 2018 from an initial 154 million to 160 million Chinese border crossings. Should this total be achieved, it would represent a growth rate of […]

China begins the countdown to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics with only one gold from Pyeongchang

Posted by Newsdesk
On 28th February 2018
china, olympic games, south korea, winter olympics, winter sports

With the 23rd edition of the Winter Olympics having just closed in Pyeongchang, South Korea, the baton has officially been passed to Beijing, which will host the games’ next instalment in February 2022, thereby making the Chinese capital the first city to host both the summer and winter events. Nevertheless, the Pyeongchang games suggested there’s room […]

South Korea to Launch 5-year Multiple-Entry Visas for High-End Chinese Tourists

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 19th December 2016
jeju, shopping, south korea, visa, Visa Policy

The South Korean government will introduce a new five-year renewable visa for Chinese tourists who buy specialised four-day travel packages worth 3 million won (ca. USD 2,532) or more, allowing holders to return for stays of up to 30 days at their own leisure for the following five years. The visa, known as the hallyu […]

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
currency, holiday, hong kong, japan, korea, may day, shopping, south korea, taiwan, trend

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 […]

“Where Are We Going?”: The Rise of Chinese Screen Tourism

Posted by Newsdesk
On 4th May 2016
china, idols, korea, show, south korea, travel, tv

As the numbers of Chinese people travelling overseas continues to increase rapidly, there is a growing hunger amongst increasingly-experienced and globally-aware tourists to seek out locations beyond the ‘photo-opportunity’ destinations that appear in guidebooks. [tweetable] Tapping into the growing wanderlust of China’s expanding consumer class, a wave of travel-related reality shows have begun to appear […]

Popular travel destination for Chinese tourists would likely change in the next few years

Posted by Newsdesk
On 3rd February 2016
australia, china, development, japan, south korea, tourism

The outbound tourism market of China is still growing and the world’s major travel destinations will take more measures to attract more Chinese tourists. However, not all of them will be successful. According to the predictions of CLSA, Chinese travelers will take 200 million international trips annually by 2020, and Chinese tourists will make up […]

South Korean casinos offering sexual services to attract Chinese customers?

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 23rd October 2015
casino, casinos, chinese, gambling, jeju, jeju island, south korea, tourism, tourists

China’s government, with an exposé in state run television channel CCTV, accused Jeju Island casinos of attempting to lure Chinese customers to their casinos by offering them sexual services as a bonus for purchasing gambling chips. According to the CCTV report, the purchase of chips worth 100,000 RMB (€13,856) includes a massage, 200,000 RMB (€27,713) worth of […]