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Chinese tourists spent the most overseas last year, splashing out $261 billion while on vacation, according to the World Tourism Organization. That’s more than twice the amount of people from the U.S., the next biggest

A new breed of Chinese tourists is driving a spending boom in regional New Zealand. Traditionally, Chinese tourists have travelled the country in large bus tours, stopping off for short periods in holiday hot spots. But

Since proactively recruiting for Chinese speaking employees, Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa has appointed its first Chinese guest relations officer, Lynn Tian. Tian will be responsible for greeting Chinese guests on arrival, assisting Chinese guests

BEIJING — Dickson Wong, a marksman with a deep interest in firearms, arranges tours for groups of other Chinese gun enthusiasts to travel to DeSoto County, Fla., so they can shoot at firing ranges. That’s

The icy relationship between Seoul and Beijing over the deployment of an advanced US missile defense system in Korea may end up cutting the number of Chinese tourists here by half, a state-run tourism body

North Korea is stepping up its tourism efforts, but an aggressive new policy is not making Chinese visitors happy. According to a source in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea has been mobilizing university students majoring

Mainland Chinese tourists have extended their lead as the largest spenders globally, says the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). “With a 12 percent increase in spending, [mainland] China continued to lead international outbound tourism” in 2016,

The future of travel will be defined by what happens in China, the Skift Forum Europe was told last week. Delegates heard that the rate of technological development in the Asian country means Chinese companies

Cobh Tourism are first to complete Chinese Tourist Welcome program Cobh Tourism is the first destination in the Republic of Ireland to be awarded with a Chinese Tourist Welcome Certification, recognized by tour operators in

The arbitrariness of both business and leisure travel into the U.S. is becoming a huge challenge for inbound tourism.— Jason Clampet Rejected visa applications are keeping thousands of Chinese tourists from visiting Hawaii. The Honolulu