Available now: London based Intern (3 months) for China luxury hospitality and retail research, analysis and marketing activities

ChinaContact are now seeking a dynamic proactive team member to support some of our online and offline activities including marketing, training and education events, consultation and research. Depending on experience and time available, this can start as an internship, be a part-time or full time temporary position with evolution to full time. Work hours and […]

China Edge successfully held its second sold out workshop

China Edge workshop

6 November / London China Edge, the UK luxury retail and hospitality training and marketing group for the Chinese consumer market into the UK, held its second workshop on Wednesday 6 November at Getty Images Gallery in London. The workshop, sponsored by Getty Images Gallery and Perrier Jouet Champage, focused on the Chinese luxury consumer […]

Chinese tourists can provide rich pickings for UK retailers – Article in Drapers Magazine (UK Fashion)

10 Aug 2013 Drapers

Real life example of the power of Chinese social media to drive profits through Chinese tourists

IWOM – Internet word of mouth is a hot topic in China these days. The sheer number of social media users in China is staggering. The Chinese tend to pay attention to what celebrities and opinion leaders are doing and many take advice online from people they follow on social media websites like Sina Weibo. […]

Weekly China Tourism Update – 29 July 2013

  Eastern Airlines increases the number of flights from Shanghai to Hawai‘i to five weekly Eastern Airlines has contracted to add direct flights between Shanghai and Hawaii on Wednesdays and Saturdays for December 25th 2013 onwards. The plane type and schedule will remain…  More» 2013-07-29 Hainan Airlines applied to operate Beijing – Boston direct flight The […]

ELLE Collections luxury biannual features unique newspaper pull-out, Mandarin shopping guide to London

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  The new British ELLE Collections Autumn/Winter 2013 Redesigned luxury biannual features unique newspaper pull-out, Chinese shopping guide and world exclusive fashion stories London, 29 July 2013 Autumn/Winter 2013 on sale July 25   The award-winning British catwalk bible, ELLE Collections (Autumn/Winter 2013), on sale July 25, has been redesigned with the introduction of a […]

HotelClub set to launch in China by year-end as brand strengthens club positioning

Nicolas Chu - Hotel Club

Via China Daily Orbitz-owned HotelClub is gearing up to make some big changes to it’s offering for consumers in mainland China by the end of the year. While making the HotelClub Chinese website more relevant to Chinese consumers, the brand is also repositioning itself – recognisng its roots as a travel club. So far HotelClub […]

Weekly China tourism update 23 July 2013

  China National Tourism Administration revealed top 10 travel service group 2012 China National Tourism Administration revealed the top 10 travel service groups for 2012 on July 5th. This rank is according to the national travel service statistical survey index…  More» 2013-07-22 China cruise industry development report 2012-2013 unveiled in Shanghai < China cruise industry development […]

Weekly China Tourism Update July 15th, 2013

  The new “Law of the People’s Republic of China on Control of the Entry and Exit” is put into effect The new Law of the People’s Republic of China on Control of the Entry and Exit took effect from July 1st; highlights are:Expansion of the Chinese citizen entry-exit passIt is provi…  More» 2013-07-15 Hainan Airlines […]

What should the UK do to bolster Chinese spending on tourism and retail?

London’s retail industry is clearly bolstered by Chinese consumers. The United Kingdom has actually been struggling to catch up in attracting this consumer segment, as the European Union signed its Approved Destination Status (ADS) agreement with China two years earlier than the UK. In 2005, the UN WTO (World Tourism Organisation) predicted that Chinese outbound […]