ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter, 23rd June 2014

  ChinaContact   Weekly Newsletter   23rd June, 2014 Greetings !   Britain tourism visa scheme is on the move as Home Secretary Theresa May announced an overhaul for Chinese tourists during her speech on the 16th of June on the occasion of China’s premier Li Keqiang’s four-day trip to the country. Read more in our […]

ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter, 12th May 2014

      ChinaContact   Weekly Newsletter   12th May, 2014 Greetings!     China Edge Workshop on Chinese luxury consumer insights and Chinese cultural awareness training will take place this week on Wednesday 14th, at the May Fair Hotel, London. From 8.30 am to 11 am  you will learn to be sensitive to cultural differences and […]

ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter, 24th March 2014

      ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter   24th March, 2014 Greetings!   More and more young Chinese are studying overseas. They are particularly attracted by management or financial courses; however lately, curriculum in the tourism and luxury retail sectors are becoming increasingly popular. Not only do these sectors offer attractive career prospects for students in […]

ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter 27th January 2014

      ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter   27th January, 2014 Greetings !   On Jan 22nd took place the Hurun/Chopsticks Club event sponsored by Bank of China, where Roy Graff was a guest speaker and panel chair on the luxury Chinese outbound travel market, click here to see his presentation. Last week, Hurun Report also published […]

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 […]

The French beating the British to the punch?

This article was initially published in The Standard on 17 January 2014. ChinaContact MD Roy Graff provides his analysis to this vexing issue. Furious London tourism bosses today demanded the immediate scrapping of all “colonial bureaucracy” putting off big-spending Chinese visitors after France unveiled a fast-track 48-hour visa processing system. France has promised to implement […]

Nationalism rises ahead of National Day

Very warm greetings from ChinaContact to all our friends and contacts in China, who this week celebrate both the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, falling on the 30th of September and 1st of October respectively. The two holidays together have resulted in a longer than usual time off work and therefore a bonanza for outbound […]