ChinaContact 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 […]
China holidays calendar 2014
The China State Council agreed on the 2014 official holiday calendar. This is an annual complex task to allow people to have longer continuous holidays by bridging weekends and making up for it by working a weekend before or after. The loner breaks suitable for long-haul travel: Chinese New year: 31 January-6 February National Day: […]
Q&A with ChinaContact MD, Roy Graff: Why is the UK not enjoying the promised boom in Chinese inbound tourism?
Recent media channels, tourism and retail associations in the UK have been extremely vocal in their frustration that Britain should attract more Chinese tourists but is lagging behind other countries like France and US. The British government has made announcements that it will look to ease the visa application process for Chinese and raise investment […]
Gain insight on China and its impact on the global MICE industry 15-17 April, Shanghai
Singapore, 2 April 2009 – Dr George Zhibin Gu, Commentator/Columnist and Author of China’s Global Reach and China and the New World Order, will deliver the keynote address – ‘How China’s Global Reach is Altering the World Map’ at IT&CM China 2009. He will offer an insightful, open-minded, and significant overview of a changing world in relation to a fast-developing China. From foreign multinationals’ effect to the emergence of domestic markets, he will chart the economic and political development in and out of China and what it means for the world’s future.