ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter, 27th October 2014

    ChinaContact     Weekly Newsletter 27th October 2014 Greetings! Today, and looking at the news, many already understood it,  if destinations are to get a share of China’s booming outbound tourism governments must step-in and review their visa policy. New measures will be implemented to speed up the visa process for Chinese visitors […]

ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter, 6th October 2014

    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 […]

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 Monthly Newsletter May 2014

      China Outbound Tourism     Monthly Newsletter May 2014 Monday 2nd June Greetings!   In our last weekly newsletter, Horst Lommatzsch, former Director Destination Management Asia at the German National Tourism Organisation, reminded us that although Chinese tourists are increasingly fond of independent travel, many of them continue to join group tours. And […]

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, 17th February 2014

      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 […]

ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter 10th February 2014

      ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter 10th February, 2014 Greetings!   The news of this week highlighted destinations’ eagerness to welcome the growing wave of Chinese visitors-shoppers. Special Chinese New Year celebrations were held, shops decorated their windows with red lanterns and golden welcoming Chinese characters, Chinese speaking staff were hired and for a moment […]

ChinaContact Monthly Newsletter, January 2014

        China Outbound Tourism Monthly Newsletter   January 2014 Monday 3rd January Greetings !     Happy Ma-Nian (year of the Horse) to you. I hope you enjoyed some Lion dances and had your fill of dumplings. This year is destined to become a breakthrough year for Chinese outbound tourism, with annual […]

Next Stop London for Chinese HNWI – Hurun Report Conference

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Headlined by Rupert Hoogewerf, ‘godfather’ of China’s Rich List and Chairman of Hurun Report, this event is the first of its kind in the UK to draw together premium London-based brands keen to open doors to new Chinese business and leverage this growing market opportunity. Audience: 100 guests including representatives from luxury & premium brands, Chinese […]

ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter 13th January 2014

    ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter   13th January, 2014 Greetings !   On January 22nd will take place the Next Stop London for Chinese HNWI conference. Focusing on legal, wealth management and luxury retail, it will highlight what is best practices when dealing with high net worth Chinese.    Keynote speakers including China observers, Chinese entrepreneurs and government representatives will […]