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ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter, 7th April 2014

April 7, 2014 By

 

 
 
ChinaContact
Weekly Newsletter

 

7th April, 2014
Greetings !
 
VisitBritain’s new GREAT China Welcome Chartermark has been launched, and the online guide developed by ChinaContact is now operational. Read more information about it in our Top Stories of the Week.
 
The China Outbound Travel and Tourism Market (COTTM) will open this Wednesday, 9 of April in Beijing. It is the only China outbound travel market purely for the trade, catering primarily for Beijing and North China agents. 
Our Managing Director, Roy Graff will be attending, and would be happy to meet with you should you be attending as well. Contact us at [email protected] to set up an appointment. 
 
Another important trade show in China is the International Luxury Travel Market Asia, ILTM, that will take place in June 2-5 in Shanghai. For the occasion ChinaContact is launching specially crafted packages to help you make the most of this highly regarded luxury travel trade event.
Click here for more information on the packages including prices  

Last Week’s Headlines 
in the Tourism Sector

Top Stories
The GREAT China Welcome Charter is launched!
EU to relax tourist visa rules
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 in this GREAT project of supporting UK companies in their plans to attract more Chinese customers in the country… 
Read more

The aim of the reform is to shorten and simplify the procedures for those wanting to come to the EU for short stays, with the objective of boosting economic activity and job creation.

 
The reform would also create a new type of visa, the touring-visa. It would allow legitimate travellers to circulate in the Schengen area for up to 1 year, as long as they don’t stay in one member state for more than 90 days in any 180-day period.  
 
Read more
China outbound Tourism:
China to become world’s biggest business travel market in 2015: According to the latest ‘BTI Outlook – China’ report, China’s business travel sector is to set to grow 16.5% in 2014…
Chinese Women’s Travel Willingness Report in 2014: Where do the Chinese women want to travel? what do they like doing on holidays? How do they travel?…
 
Online ticket sales for tourist spots booming in China: Chinese online travel agencies have shifted their focus to sales of tickets for tourist destinations…

Travel destinations for China Tourism :
Chinese tourists visit New York but stay in New Jersey:  value-conscious Chinese tourists head to New Jersey, where room rates are significantly cheaper…

Chinese tourists still forced to shop in Hong Kong: Cheap travel packages are still rampant despite being banned in the mainland since last year…

Europe expects more Chinese tourists this year: European countries have loosened visa requirements, are offering best travel packages, and unrolling their red carpets in an attempt to lure more tourists…

Chinese tourists love Catalonia – and it shows: The region of Catalonia, is expected to receive between 10% and 15% more Chinese visitors in 2014…

Australia : Ease Chinese visa requirements: Packer: It is too hard for Chinese tourists who want to spend money in Australia to get visas…  

China Luxury Tourism :

Hugo Boss taps South Korean star power in China: The brand capitalises on the growing popularity of South Korean dramas to boost sales in China… 

5 vital ways beauty brands can break ahead in China’s digital landscape:  A new report states that almost all global beauty companies still have a great deal of room to improve when it comes to their China digital strategies…
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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, from the ChinaContact Team
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Pioneering China market entry specialist for the Luxury Tourism and Retail sectors. 
Working with destinations, operators, brands, hospitality providers, media and events. 
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China Edge will be holding this next consumer insights workshop on 14 May at the May Fair Hotel.
 
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Plan-Ahead 
China Focused or Related Events 
 - 2014 China Outbound Travel & Tourism Market, COTTM,
9-11 April. National Agricultural Exhibition Center, Beijing.
 

- Incentive Travel & Convention,Meeting China, IT&CM

14-17 April, Shanghai

- 2014 World Travel Fair, WTF, 9-11 May. Shanghai Exhibition Center (SEC), Shanghai.
 
- 2014 Travel Distribution Summit Asia, TDS Asia,
27-28 May, Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore
 
- 2014 International Luxury Travel Market Asia, ILTM Asia : 2-5 June, Shanghai.
 
- Incentives, Business Travel and Meetings Expo China, CIBTM
17-19 September, Beijing
 
- 2014 World Travel Market, WTM: 3-6 November. ExCeL, London.
 
- China International Travel Mart, CITM

13-16 November,Shanghai

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