ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter, 18th November 2014

  ChinaContact     Weekly Newsletter 18th November 2014  Greetings!   The increase of Chinese tourists travelling abroad is now followed by Chinese hospitality groups expanding internationally and buying overseas hotels out. The announcement made last Wednesday of Jing Jiang International buying French hotel group, Louvres Hotels group, has been causing quite a commotion. This acquisition […]

ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter, 10th November 2014

    ChinaContact     Weekly Newsletter 10th November 2014 Greetings! Last week was a very busy week for the ChinaContact team. While some of us were attending WTM in London to introduce travel agencies and National Tourism Boards to the opportunities of the Chinese tourism market, other were finalising the details of our workshop […]

ChinaContact Monthly Newsletter, October 2014

    China Outbound Tourism   Monthly Newsletter   October 2014 Monday 3rd of November China National Day started on 1 October and with it one of the busiest travelling period in China, the first Golden Week after the summer break. Our research indicates that the largest contingency of travellers, group travel from China, while […]

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 Monthly Newsletter, September 2014

    China Outbound Tourism   Monthly Newsletter   September 2014 Wednesday 2nd of October China National Day started on 1 October and with it one of the busiest travelling period in China, the first Golden Week after the summer break. Our research indicates that the largest contingency of travellers, group travel from China, while […]

ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter, 15th September

  ChinaContact   Weekly Newsletter   15th September, 2014 Greetings!   “Britain tourism visa scheme is on the move” is what we announced in our last Weekly Newsletter before the summer break, and this week The UK is still on top of the news with the announcement by Chancellor George Osborne, during a summit attended […]

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, 28th April 2014

      ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter   28th April, 2014 Greetings! Sanya, in Hainan Province, was the chosen venue for the World Travel & Tourism Council’s 14th annual Global Summit that took place on the 24th and 25th of April. This last WTTC Summit highlighted China’s new leading role in the global tourism economy: it […]

ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter, 7th April 2014

      ChinaContact Weekly Newsletter   7th April, 2014 Greetings !   VisitBritain’s new GREAT China Welcome Chartermark has been launched, and the online guide developed by ChinaContact is now operational. Read more information about it in our Top Stories of the Week.   The China Outbound Travel and Tourism Market (COTTM) will open […]

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 […]