Chinese tourists are increasingly preferring high-quality hotels and memorable experiences when they travel abroad, reflecting their rising purchasing power and evolution of taste, travel agencies said. For this year’s Oct 1-7 National Day holiday, when
A recent report counters stereotypes about outbound Chinese tourists, Xu Lin looks at the findings. They just shop. They spend indiscriminately. They cause trouble. Independent travelers are usurping group tours. A recent Oliver Wyman survey
Australia is only the 17th most popular destination for Chinese tourists It ranks behind colder, more expensive places like Russia and Switzerland With more Chinese traveling overseas, Australia risks missing out Lack of new hotels,
Thanks to personal income rises and appreciation of the Renminbi, China had 120 million outbound visitors in 2015 and they spent $104.5 billion USD, a 12% and 16.7% increase compared with 2014, according to the China Tourism
In spring 2016, Finland opened 13 new visa application centres in key Chinese cities: Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jinan, Kunming, Nanjing, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Wuhan and Xi’an to improve service and tourist flow; it
SHANGHAI — Opulent suites overlooking the Seine. Armfuls of shopping bags on Fifth Avenue. Private beaches in the Maldives. China’s ultra-wealthy travelers have been there and done it. As the motivations and attitudes towards travel among
Ibiza, an island off the east coast of Spain, welcomed 150 Chinese tourists this year, a rare scene for locals. Encouraged by their arrival, Gloria Corral Joven, head of the local tourism bureau, led a
As Chinese tourism booms, the global luxury travel industry has been especially interested in understanding the evolving demands of China’s high-end travelers—whose tastes have been rapidly changing thanks to a combination of factors including travel
After more than a decade of rapid growth, the Chinese outbound travel market is seeing more Chinese travelers who are independent, sophisticated and eager to seek out new experiences, industry experts say. Previously, many inexperienced
The blockbuster Chinese comedy movie “Lost in Thailand” ended up luring million more Chinese tourists to the Kingdom, and now there’s the Thai film “Muang Thai Arai Kor Dai” (“Thailand Only”), scheduled to hit screens