Manchester Moves Onto the Map for China

Posted by Newsdesk
On 17th January 2017
china, Chinese New Year, investment, Manchester, Northern Powerhouse, uk

Considering that Chinese residents in 2011 made up less than 1% of the Greater Manchester population, Chinese interest in Manchester property increasing by 53.8% in November compared to November 2015 may come as some surprise. However, all eyes are on Manchester as a number of investment partnerships are underway right on time for Chinese New […]

Manchester Airport Follows Up Launch of Direct Flights to China with the Introduction of New Chinese Social Media Profiles

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 1st November 2016
flight connections, Manchester, shopping, uk

On the back of the successful launch of Hainan Airlines’ non-stop service between Manchester and Beijing in June this year – which has already served 40,000 passengers over the past 4 months – Manchester Airport has followed in the footsteps of London’s Heathrow Airport by unveiling its own accounts on Chinese social media platforms WeChat […]

UK lowers the cost of visa application for Chinese tourists

Posted by Newsdesk
On 8th January 2016
china, travel, uk, visa

In order to compete with other countries like France and Germany, Britain has decided to lower the visa application cost for Chinese tourists. According to the new visa protocol, the cost of applying for a two-year visa will be reduced from GBP 324 to GBP 85, which is almost a 75% decrease. With this new […]

United Kingdom competing to attract more Chinese visitors

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 12th October 2015
cotri, ctw, training, uk, visitbritain

Statistics from VisitBritain, the United Kingdom’s national tourism agency, show a 20 percent increase in Chinese tourists visiting the country at the beginning of 2015, with total visits more than doubling over the last five years. Chinese tourists in the UK already stay an average of ten nights, compared to the average of six nights […]