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ChinaContact Monthly Newsletter June – July 2014

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June + July 2014
Tuesday 1st of July
Sylvie Chen and Roy Graff attended ILTM Asia in June, Providing a platform at the pre-eminent luxury travel B2B trade show in Asia for our sister company China Edge and its clients, as well as IcelandEurope, a luxury tour operator from Iceland.

ILTM Asia is the most professionally organized B2B trade show in China at the moment, with a clear focus on luxury travel. It attractsinternational exhibitors, many of which also exhibit at ILTM in Cannes. The vast majority of the exhibitors are hotels. Chain hotels exhibit in an exclusive hall and independent hotels are mostly represented by marketing companies. 

Tourism boards of several countries were present, namely Britain, Italy, France, Switzerland, USA, New Zealand, Singapore. There was noticeable absence of some destinations that previously attended the show, such as Australia and UAE.

In the experience of our clients that we represented at the event, 80% of the appointments were relevant to their service offering, and a number of the agents requested follow up with specific brands. [...]

 Read the full article on our website

                          

The ChinaContact team wishes you a great summer season. Our next newsletter will be published at the beginning of September as we know many of our readers are taking their holidays in August, and we will do the same, though still keeping an eye on news from China. Any breaking news will be posted on our twitter feed. 

 

Our LinkedIn group (see link on the right) has 1499 members as of July 1st. You can post your questions to our team there or share your stories about working with the Chinese market. 

Happy summer, 

Roy  

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If you have China related stories or questions to contribute, send them to us by email [email protected].
 News from ChinaContact
 Roy Graff at Travel Distribution Summit Asia 2014
ChinaContact Managing Director Roy Graff 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 the best channels to market this new wave of Chinese FIT. 
 
                                               
Roy Graff at Travel Distribution Summit Asia 2014

Roy’s presentation is available on Slideshare

Attracting the Chinese visitor – by London and Partners / VisitBritain
 
Roy Graff was among the speakers present at the “Attracting the Chinese visitor” seminar organised by London & Partners in the morning of Tuesday 1 July. The event – was held at the London Marriott Hotel Maida Vale and sponsored by Geocast TV. 
News From The WWWorld…
Top Stories Of The Month

Chinese online travel agents get ten times more reviews than actual review sites

Perhaps a surprise – user review giant TripAdvisor’s Chinese brand DaoDao has fewer hotel reviews than online travel agencies in China.

A PhoCusWright – BrandKarma study explains the popular social networks used in China, impact of review on trips, review contribution by OTA/metasearch/review

 sites, growth of reviews in recent past, review sentiment analysis and more….

Read more

Can China sustainably manage its domestic tourism sector?

By Roy Graff for China Brain China has been the world’s largest domestic tourism market since 2009, when it registered an astonishing 3.3 billion individual trips. [...] Furthermore, domestic tourism is expected to grow by 10-20% annually in the near future. [...] But what does this burgeoning love of travel mean for the environment and is it being sustainably planned?…

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The surge of Chinese tourists across Asia and around the world.
 
This is the full transcription of CNN’s On China May episode with Kristie Lu Stout.
Martin Rinck, president of Asia Pacific, Hilton Worldwide, Jane Sun, COO of Ctrip.com International Ltd. and Xu Chen, researcher at China Tourism Academy discuss the booming outbound Chinese tourism market, its characteristics and its foreseeable future as well as the changes in Chinese travellers’ expectations and purchasing behaviour…
 

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General Outbound News
  • China Outbound Tourism: More than 100 million border crossings in 12 months
  • Tourism: China’s next biggest export
  • Union Pay expects global Chinese tourist spending to soar
  • Chinese tourists still see shopping as top travel motivator
  • Chinese tourists sometimes forget their best manners
  • 300 China space tourists book US$100,000 tickets online
Travel Destinations
Africa
  • Africa ‘Needs to do more to attract Chinese tourists’
  • Tanzania: more Chinese tourists expected in Dar
  • GACHIFA hosts Forum to promote China-Ghana cooperation in tourism
  • Zambian Tourism Board looks to China
America
  • Chicago steps up effort to attract international, especially Chinese, tourists
  • Chinese tourism and investment in Southern California surges
  • Chinese tourists advised to play it safe during their holidays in the USA
  • How one Florida destination plans to market itself to Chinese tourists
  • Guam: China visitor arrivals are increasing
  • Windsor-Essex missing out on hosting Chinese tourists 
  • Is Maine “China-ready”? Surge of Chinese tourists in US expected in next 5 years
Asia
  • Plan could see mainland Chinese visitors using Taiwan as transit point
  • South Korea plays up pop culture to attract Chinese tourists
  • Singapore tries to reverse dip in number of Chinese tourists with $800,000 campaign
  • Thai Tourism operators reject free visa plan
  • Malaysia, Vietnam hit as Chinese tourists head for East Asia
  • How do you say Taj Mahal in Chinese? India seek tourists
  • Russia eyes more tourists from China
Europe

  • Theresa May overhauls visa system for Chinese tourists

  • Ireland and UK announce visa initiative for Indian and Chinese tourists

  • Portugal more proactive in attracting Chinese

  • ‘Be nicer’ – France’s plan to boost tourist numbers

  • Greece is among the main emerging destinations for Chinese tourists

  • Italy wants Chinese tourists: New visa regulations show

Oceania
  • China’s Tourism – What does it mean for Australia?
  • Nelson Tasman Tourism : Bid to attract Chinese tourists
Luxury Tourism

Travel and Hospitality

  • When wealth is not enough: China’s rich seek luxury experiences to show off their fortunes
  • The Chinese luxury Traveller: How destinations are decided and bookings made
  • Auckland woos rich Chinese
  • Hurun Report : Immigration and the Chinese HNWI 2014
  • China’s thrill-seeking wealthy travellers aim for adventure
  • Dubai third most popular destination among wealthy Chinese travellers
Retail
  • Spending by Chinese continues to rise at luxury shopping outlets across Europe
  • Beyond Weibo and Wechat: 4 Chinese social platforms with big luxury potential
  • Swarovski continues to expand in China
  • What it takes to hold a luxury event in China
Hospitality
  • Chinese tourists top for green hotel commitment  
  • Airbnb eyes China growth with a deal that reaches out to Chinese tourists
  • Taiwan’s motels attracting more mainland Chinese guests
Aviation and Cruises
  • Chinese airline opens Shenzhen-Port Louis route
  • Hainan Airlines launches first ever Boston to Beijing service
  • Regional wing of Singapore Airlines, SilkAir, launches flights to Hangzhou
  • China Southern-Qantas codeshare a boost
  • More Chinese opting for summer sea cruises
  • Cruise lines spend big, get quirky to lure Chinese travellers
Online and Digital News

Online Travel 

  • China online travel sales hit $9 billion in Q1, attraction segment hots up
  • VIDEO : Qunar reaction to air commission cuts by Air China
  • Chinese E-commerce giant JD launches travel channel, targeting at mid and high-end market
  • Chinese online travel agents get ten times more reviews than actual review sites
  • Skyscanner signals China intent via Youbibi acquisition
  • Uber’s mantra for success in China - technology supremacy + local connect
  • Rideshare app Yongche to enter US to serve Chinese tourists
  • Travel firms urged to embrace smartphones to hold off mainland rival
  • Korean travel guide marketplace MyRealTrip plans to embrace Chinese tourists

E-commerce and M-commerce

  • Chinese shoppers will be able to receive VAT refunds directly into their Alipay accounts
Social Media 
  •  WeChat and LINE displacing traditional social networks  
  • Top Chinese messaging app makes big ecommerce leap with opening of WeChat stores
  • Tencent criticized by China state media as some accounts limited
                                                                                                
      
Sincerely, Roy and the ChinaContact Team
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