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 […]

Vietnam launches biggest ever promotional campaign in China

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 10th November 2015
china, chinese, cruises, promotion, second wave, tourism, tourists, vietnam

In response to falling arrival numbers from China following last year’s tensions in the South China Sea, Vietnam has now launched its biggest ever promotional campaign for inbound tourism from China. Despite Chinese visitors representing a quarter of Vietnam’s foreign arrivals, the numbers for the first ten months of this year show a 15 percent […]

Singapore launching digital services for tech-savvy Chinese tourists

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 3rd November 2015
chinese, digital, services, singapore, social media, tourism, tourists, wechat

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) launched a new suite of digital services for Chinese tourists last week to better service Chinese visitors to the small island nation. STB argues that it is crucial to properly engage with the digitally-savvy Chinese customers and enable them to effectively share their travel experiences in Singapore on social media. […]

Japanese airport corporations to compete for Chinese tax-free shoppers with downtown stores

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 2nd November 2015
airport, chinese, cosmetics, duty free, japan, outbound, shopping, tax free, tourism, tourists

Japanese airports are facing increased competition from downtown tax-free shops for tourist shopping, as the Japanese government target of 10,000 tax-free shops by 2020 has already been reached and with the number of shopping-oriented tourists from China rapidly increasing in their arrivals to Japan. Japan changed its regulation in regards to tax-free shopping on October […]

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 […]

Recap: 7 reasons why the Chinese will boost the global tourism industry

Posted by Newsdesk
On 26th October 2015
boost, chinese, investments, shopping, spending, tourists, visa

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 […]

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 […]

Influx of Chinese tourists prompting hotels to adapt in new ways

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 22nd October 2015
adaptation, chinese, hotel, outbound, product, shopping, tourism, tourists

The growing number of Chinese tourists spending hotel nights abroad is prompting many hotels to adapt to the different demands and preferences that Chinese people have in comparison to other customer groups. Some of the types of product adaptation may be less expected than others. For example, hotels in Australia found that their storage rooms […]

Chinese outbound tourism to Kenya growing following direct flights

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 20th October 2015
chinese, direct flights, growth, kenya, outbound, tourism, tourists

Following China Southern Airlines’ launch of a tri-weekly direct flight to Kenya’s capital of Nairobi, Kenya Tourist Board (KTB) has seen increased interest from Chinese customers in visiting the African country, and an overall growth in inbound tourists from China. As a result, Kenya is preparing for further growth in inbound tourism, primarily from China, […]

#1: 7 reasons why the Chinese will boost the global tourism industry

Posted by Newsdesk
On 16th October 2015
chinese, cotri, luxury, shopping, spending, tourism, tourists

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