The British government agency, UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), together with the University of Sheffield launched a programme under which foreign students will be recruited to help UK companies better understand overseas markets. (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chinese-students-to-help-uk-businesses) The GREAT Ambassadors scheme was announced by UK Prime Minister during his visit to China in December 2013. China has been […]
Great Ambassadors Scheme launched by UKTI to send Chinese students to companies, to help them with the China market.
November 29, 2014 By
Expanding Horizons : Lunch and Learn with Roy Graff “Chinese Guests in Hospitality and Retail Markets”
August 13, 2014 By
Roy Graff, Managing Director of ChinaContact has been invited to be a guest speaker at the inaugural gathering for a new networking series organised on September 23rd by the YPO-WPO Exchange Organisation: Expanding Horizons. The luncheon will gather hoteliers and suppliers to the hotel industry to which Roy will introduce the potential presented by the Chinese consumer . […]
8 top tips for targeting Chinese outbound tourism
July 24, 2014 By
By Roy Graff, Managing Director of ChinaContact We have prepared these top 8 tips for VisitBritain’s China Welcome Charter portal, and I thought I would share them as they apply to all destinations. http://www.visitbritain.org/greatchinawelcome/chinaready/ Here are our 8 Top Tips to help you get your business China Ready. Why 8 tips? Because No. 8 is […]
Roy Graff at Travel Distribution Summit Asia 2014
June 20, 2014 By
ChinaContact Managing Director Roy has been invited to TDS Asia 2014, organised May 27-28 by EyeforTravel. He participated in a panel discussion entitled “Where Should You Invest? Compare APAC’s Fastest Growing & Most Popular Marketing Channels” and focused his discussion on the ongoing shift from group travel to independent travel among Chinese tourists and on […]
Attracting the Chinese visitor
June 19, 2014 By
Learn more about the Chinese market at a special seminar organised by London & Partners in the morning of Tuesday 1 July. Speakers will include the President of the China Tourism Academy – the Chinese Government’s ‘tourism thinktank’ – who is visiting the UK for just two days, together with experts in training, quality […]
Interview with Mr Horst Lommatzsch
June 1, 2014 By
In our last weekly newsletter, Horst Lommatzsch, former Director Destination Management Asia at the German National Tourism Organisation, reminded us that although Chinese tourists are increasingly fond of indepedent travel, many of them continue to join group tours. And China’s growing middle class will continue fueling this large number of group tourists that discover outbound […]
Travel Distribution Summit Asia 2014, the shift from tour groups to FIT
May 31, 2014 By
ChinaContact Managing Director Roy has been invited to TDS Asia 2014 organised by EyeforTravel on May 27th and 28th. He participated in a panel discussion entitled “Where Should You Invest? Compare APAC’s Fastest Growing & Most Popular Marketing Channels” and focused his discussion on the ongoing shift from group travel to independent travel among Chinese […]
From CNN: How to impact and influence Chinese travel choice
May 30, 2014 By
CNN segment interviews industry experts on the China outbound tourism bonanza and what companies can do to benefit. Hilton’s Martin Rinck may not know how to pronounce Weibo, but his remark on keeping up with the fast changes in China’s digital marketing landscape are very resonant. Ctrip’s spokesperson says their hotel listings show which […]
GREAT China Welcome Business Summit
April 12, 2014 By
The first ever GREAT China Welcome Business Summit, held on 26 March in London, brought together world experts on Chinese outbound tourism and businesses from across the UK who are keen to attract more Chinese visitors. Roy Graff, MD of ChinaContact, attended the event and gave advice on how to successfully enter the fast-growing Chinese market. He […]
The GREAT China Welcome Charter is launched!
April 1, 2014 By
From now on, UK businesses have free access, on VisitBritain website, to an online guide developed by ChinaContact that will help them not only to know more about the Chinese market and learn some useful tips and best practices but also to evaluate their “China-readiness” thanks to an assessment form. ChinaContact is VisitBritain official partner […]
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