ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter 6th October 2014 Greetings! While the Golden Week is usually a busy period that Hong Kong retailers look forward to, protests are scaring off Chinese tourists and with it the annual boost in their sales luxury brands rely on. Being the closest alternative, shopping malls in Japan […]
Press release by COTRI : Influence of new tourism law felt in Chinese outbound tourism
Influence of new tourism law felt in Chinese outbound tourism Destinations see more self-organised travellers replacing package tour groups 26th November, 2013 Heide Germany 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 […]
China’s New Tourism Law Takes Effect 1 October. What does it mean to Destinations?
By: Manuela Barba, ChinaContact / 26 September 2013 On October 1st, China, while celebrating its National Day, will begin to implement the New Tourism Law of the People’s Republic of China, (adopted on April 25, 2013). This law has been a growing concern for tourism operators and travel agencies for the last few months as […]