ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter, December 2nd

CHINACONTACT

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

2nd December, 2013

Greetings!

In this week’s news, the focus was on the influence of China’s new tourism law and visa regulations on Chinese outbound tourism. Nevertheless Chinese tourists are on their way to outspend all the others combined and have a strong thirst for new overseas travel experiences that no new regulation or law will prevent them from quenching.

LAST WEEK’S HEADLINE

IN THE TOURISM SECTOR

TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK :

CHINESE CAN VISIT 18 COUNTRIES WITHOUT PRIOR VISAS

INFLUENCE OF NEW TOURISM LAW FELT IN CHINA OUTBOUND TOURISM

Chinese can visit 18 countries without prior visas : but the exit and entry inspection could bar Chinese nationals from leaving the country if their destination does not fit with the government protocol.

The Beijing General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection said on Tuesday on its official Sina Weibo account that its intention as one that “does not want to stop travelers but the inspection station itself has to follow protocols issued by the Ministry of Public Security.” …

Destinations around the world have reported lower arrival numbers for Chinese visitors in the weeks following the introduction of the new Chinese tourism law. Many Chinese outbound tour operators raised their prices especially for their cheapest products as once again they have to pay their tour guides.

The new Chinese tourism law, rules out the common practices of forced shopping or involuntary payments for activities outside fixed itineraries for Chinese package tours…

China outbound Tourism:

Differences between Chinese and foreign travelers : Compared to the foreigner’s serious preparation for a trip, Chinese tourists have a more relaxed approach…

Chinese outbound travel market segments: Honeymooners : Instead of traveling within China to places like Yunnan or Hainan, newlyweds prefer travelling abroad…

Travel destinations for China Tourism :

More Chinese visitors heading to South Island : Chinese travellers are lured to New Zealand by images of the South Island…

Bulgaria mulls measures to attract Chinese tourists : Such as relaxing the visa policy and offering combined packages to neighbouring Balkan countries…

Taiwan allows more solo China tourists to offset tour fall : Taiwan will raise its quota for individual travellers by 1,000 to 3,000 a day, while the quota for group tour members remains unchanged at 5,000 a day…

Spain should adapt to attract Chinese tourists: industry experts said : Staff could learn the basics of Mandarin and Chinese staff could be hired to help smooth customer relations…

Hawaiian Airlines commences ticket sales for new Beijing service : Tickets are now on sale for Hawaiian Airlines’ new non-stop service between Honolulu and Beijing. The new service will offer flights three days weekly…

China Luxury Tourism :

Chinese tourists to outspend all others combined : Overseas travellers from China increased their spending by a huge 490% between 2005 and 2012 according to UNWTO…

Brown Thomas hires in extra Chinese-speaking staff as sales boom : The luxury Dublin department store already has 25 Mandarin-speaking staff to meet the demands of their booming business…

Luxury brands riding out China’s crackdown on showy consumption : Most luxury brands expect these straitened times to pass. But the smarter ones don’t expect the market to return to its former heights…

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- 2013 Social Media and Mobile in Travel – Asia, 27-28 November, Hong Kong.

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- 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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