ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter, 17th February 2014

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Weekly Newsletter

17th February, 2014

Greetings!

The world’s largest tourism fair, ITB (Internationale Tourismus-Börse) will take place in Berlin on 5-7th March. It will gather companies operating in the tourism sector from all over the world and offer a large number of networking opportunities.

ChinaContact Business Development Manager Sylvie Chen and Accounts Manager Manuela Barba will attend the event and will be happy to meet you to discuss the possibilities of expanding your activities in the Chinese outbound tourism market.

We look forward to seeing you in Berlin!

Last Week’s Headlines

in the Tourism Sector

Top Stories of the Week :

Chinese tourists benefit from new visa policies	Chinese consumers: Doing it their way
The visa-free and visa-on-arrival policy implemented by 45 countries for Chinese tourists has hastened the tour package booking time considerably. Travelers now need only two days to book their trips – from the previous five days – to countries like Thailand and Sri Lanka after a landing visa policy came into effect last month… Read more.	How much China spends is striking. Even more so is the way it spends. This is now one of the world’s most sophisticated consumer markets, heavily skewed towards expensive goods. Local property barons are now building half the world’s new shopping malls in China, many of them in smaller cities, because even punters without big incomes are becoming big shoppers…. Read more

China outbound Tourism:

Chinese tourists seek out pollution-free locations for holiday destinations: But these trips are causing anxiety among environmentalists who say that marine ships cause sea pollution while tour groups often frighten the birds…

China Sees Tourism Boom During Lunar New Year: Traveling has become one of the most popular ways for the Chinese to celebrate Spring Festival…

Travel destinations for China Tourism :

Egypt aspires to attract more Chinese tourists: The Egyptian tourism and cultural ministries organized the ” Peace from Egypt” celebration in cooperation with the Chinese embassy in Cairo to mark the beginning of China’s Year of the Horse…

Chinese visitors turning San Gabriel into a boomtown:(USA) San Gabriel’s growing reputation for Chinese food and services has made it a destination for visitors from China, boosting revenue for the city…

Chinese tourists to Thailand: More than 7000 visa applications daily: Travellers from China still show a strong interest in visiting Thailand, despite political tensions in Bangkok…

Morocco Bets on 8% More Tourists in 2014, Sets Sights on China: To guarantee future growth of an industry that plays a key role in shoring up national income, Morocco plans to establish direct flights with China in 2015…

The billion-pound York industry?: Tourism board VisitYork have announced record figures for York’s tourism industry and is targeting Chinese visitors…

China Luxury Tourism :

China’s (second) Valentine’s day feels the love from luxury marketers: luxury brands and retailers have been highly active with marketing on Chinese social media in hopes of encouraging high spending habits for the lovers’day…

Burberry, Diane von Furstenberg, Givenchy attract Chinese consumers with New Year gift items: Givenchy created bright red leather goods, Burberry handpicked gifts appropriate for the holiday and Diane von Furstenberg wove the zodiac symbol of a horse into special clothes and handbags….

In depth: Chinese luxury tourists in Europe: SmithStreet followed 120 Chinese luxury travelers by doing in-depth interviews with them before and after their shopping trips to Europe…

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If you have China related stories or questions to contribute, send them to us by email [email protected].

Make sure to get in touch if you are attending any of the industry events where I will be speaking or attending, as it is always good to have a face to face introduction or catch up. List of upcoming events is below.

Sincerely, Roy and the ChinaContact Team

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-2014 Guangzhou International Travel Fair, GITF, 27 February – 3 March. China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou.

- 2014 ITB Berlin 5 to 9 March . The Messe Berlin, Berlin.

- 2014 China Outbound Travel & Tourism Market, COTTM : 9-11 April. National Agricultural Exhibition Center, Beijing.

- 2014 World Travel Fair, WTF, 9-11 May. Shanghai Exhibition Center (SEC), Shanghai.

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- 2014 World Travel Market, WTM: 3-6 November. ExCeL, London.

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