ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter 10th June 2014

    ChinaContact   Weekly Newsletter   10th June, 2014 Greetings!   Between 2nd and 5th of June Roy Graff, Managing Director at ChinaContact, and Sylvie Chen, Business development manager, participated as exhibitors at ILTM Asia (International Luxury Travel Market) in Shanghai.   They represented both Iceland Europe Travel, a luxury tour operator for Scandinavia, […]

ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter, 26th May 2014

    ChinaContact   Weekly Newsletter   26th May, 2014 Greetings!     Last week we talked about the shift from mass group travel to individual travellers from China. This is a new phenomenon and the shift is happening fast. However thanks to the addition of new people to the middle classes in China, tourists […]

ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter, 22nd April 2014

      ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter   22nd April, 2014 Greetings!     For the last couple of weeks, rumors claimed that Baidu’s travel website Qunar was discussing a partnership or even a possible merger with Ctrip the largest OTA in China ( Baidu’s Qunar Said to Be in Merger Talks With Ctrip, Bloomberg). If such […]

ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter, 7th April 2014

      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 […]

ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter, 24th February 2014

    ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter   24th February, 2014 Greetings!   Chinese tourists are evolving, looking for more quality in their travel, and although a Schengen visa allows them to visit 26 countries in Europe, many settle for 2 or 3 destinations only. They want to know more about the country itself, its culture, visit […]

ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter 20th January 2014

    ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter   20th January, 2014 Greetings!   Last week France made the front news by announcing it would set up a fast-track visa scheme for Chinese visitors as part of the celebration marking the 50th anniversary of its diplomatic ties with China. This move was the occasion for business groups in […]

Weekly China Outbound Tourism Update – 12 August, 2013

  Foreign carriers compete in 2nd-tier cities in China Foreign airlines are competing fiercely for business in second-tier cities in West China, despite the lower profitability of the routes in the region.British Airways Plc, which has…  More» 2013-08-12 Shanghai outbound tourist numbers soar in summer holidays; US is the most popular According to the Shanghai Airport […]

Interview with Wotif Group CEO Robbie Cook on Asia and China

Robbie Cooke, CEO, Wotif Group

Next stop: Asia Australia’s biggest online travel group Wotif kicks into gear for regional expansion Republished with permission by  China TravelDaily Wotif.com has cornered the online accommodation booking space in Australia and New Zealand, turning over US1.1 billion worth of bookings per year for the 10,000 accommodation providers in Australia and New Zealand and 7,000 […]

Two contrasting views on Chinese tourism to Australia

The first view is optimistic: CHINA has fallen in love with Australia in what is forecast to become a $9 billion romance if the tourism industry gets it right. Read more: http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/china-visitor-boom-gives-tourism-hope/story-e6frfq80-1226189533499#ixzz1drAeDkDn     The second, largely more sober and pessimistic: All indications are that China is on track to assume the number one position in terms of […]