The merging of the China National Tourism Administration and the Ministry of Culture speaks volumes about Beijing’s view towards the role of outbound travel

Posted by Newsdesk
On 21st March 2018
china, chinese, Chinese Tourism, cotri, tourism, tourist, tourists

Last week, the world of Chinese outbound tourism changed. Not only was Xi Jinping reappointed as president of China by all 2,970 members of the National People’s Congress (NPC), with no more limit on the number of terms he can serve, a major change also took place for tourism. On the 13th of March State Councillor […]

China is changing the retail market in Australia

Posted by Newsdesk
On 16th December 2015
australia, china, retail, tourist

As Australia is expected to welcome more Chinese tourists in the future, mandarin skills may become a useful expertise for Australian students. In the past, Chinese skills were only confined to big miners or legal houses. Now, being proficient in the Chinese language may also prove be to be useful in another field: discretionary retail. […]

Double-digit growth in Chinese tourism to Dubai

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 11th November 2015
china, dubai, growth, outbound, tourism, tourist, tourists

Chinese tourism to the United Arab Emirate of Dubai increased by 25 percent year-over-year in the first half of 2015, making China one of the top five key markets for Dubai Tourism – and reinforcing the strength of China’s outbound tourism potential. “The Chinese travel industry has been on a constant upswing, giving us an […]

#2: 7 reasons why the Chinese will boost the global tourism industry

Posted by Newsdesk
On 14th October 2015
china, chinese, spending, tourism, tourist

China has become the largest source of travel in the world, with traveller numbers up 20% to 109 million in 2014. However, the prospects of the outbound Chinese tourism industry have been put into question as the overall economic performance of China in 2014 and the first half of 2015 was characterised by a slowing […]

Australia and New Zealand facing difficulties in attracting Chinese tourists

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 2nd October 2015
australia, boom, chinese, new zealand, nz, tourism, tourist

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 […]

The top ten global landmarks for Chinese tourists

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 24th September 2015
china, chinese, landmarks, sightseeing, tourism, tourist

Can you guess which they are? As outbound tourism from China is growing, so do the ambitions for its travelers. According to the latest survey by Hotels.com’s annual Chinese International Travel Monitor (CITM), the following ten landmarks top the global landmarks on Chinese travellers’ bucket lists. Pyramids of Giza (Egypt) Mount Fuji (Japan) Eiffel Tower (France) […]