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For countries in East Asia, as well as the United States, Australia and New Zealand, double-digit growth in Chinese tourist arrivals has become the new normal, while old favorites have begun to fall out of

Ant Financial intends to serve 2 billion globally over the next decade. When 33-year-old Shanghai resident Xu Lei walked into the Santa Claus Village tourism office in Rovaniemi, Finland, he was surprised to spot a

The number of Chinese tourists who made outbound medical trips through one of China’s most popular travel agencies this year is up five times that of last year, Ctrip reports. A report by the travel

China’s trade surplus has been dampened by an increasing deficit in services driven by tourism. China has been running a current account surplus since 2000, which has been a policy issue regarding exchange rates and

Chinese travelers see Europe — and the UK in particular — as a big sale sign and are taking advantage of that after an uncertain year in Europe while many will also choose to travel

Even with rumours circulating of an overseas spending clampdown, it looks like Chinese investors will continue to play a big role in the shape of the global hospitality industry in 2017.— Patrick Whyte The onset of

Kantar TNS 2017 consumer trend report lists 10 fundamental changes that are happening among urban Chinese consumers. Despite the commonly sensed gloomy economic outlook, evidence has shown that Chinese consumer confidence remains resilient. As wages

A trend of young Chinese professionals travelling with their elderly family members is on the rise, according to a report by travel search site Wego. More and more young Chinese professionals are taking the lead in

The growth of independent travel from China’s lower-tier cities is outpacing that in Shanghai, Beijing, and other first-tier cities, according to a report jointly conducted by Tianxun, Skyscanner’s Chinese entity, and UnionPay’s big data subsidiary,

According to research published by MasterCard, the number of outbound trips from China is expected to grow by 50.5 percent between 2016-2021. This growth would bring the total number of overseas journeys from 68.7 million