ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter, 22 September 2014

    ChinaContact     Weekly Newsletter 22nd September 2014 Greetings!   Eurostar launched its first user generated Sina Weibo campaign targeting the Chinese market. This video-centric, Weibo campaign targets Chinese students living in Paris and London and their extended network in China. The campaign is managed by ChinaContact.   View the campaign website   […]

Eurostar launches its first ever Weibo campaign targeting the Chinese market 

Eurostar, the high-speed rail service connecting the UK to mainland Europe, is today launching a new video-centric, Weibo campaign targeting Chinese students living in Paris and London. The competition invites entrants to submit short videos of their favorite spot in Paris or London, to be in with the chance of winning a luxury Eurostar trip for […]

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 […]

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 […]

ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter, December 9th , 2013

      ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter   9th December, 2013 Greetings!   This week, British culture secretary Maria Miller has announced the launch of the “Britain’s China Welcome campaign” for spring 2014.   This announcement follow on from the recent efforts made by the country to  simplify visa application to the UK for Chinese visitors and  increase […]

Weekly China Outbound Tourism Update – 05 August, 2013

  Guangzhou to implement “72 hour visa-free transit” policy from August Guangdong Government announced on July 23rd that from August 1st onwards Baiyun International Airport would provide a 72 hours transit visa-free opportunity for tourists from 45 co…  More» 2013-08-05 China works to improve cruise facilities A leading industry specialist in China said recently that the […]