Canada’s tourism industry is seeking to attract more Chinese tourists by providing quality products, said Greg Klassen, senior vice president for Marketing Strategy and Communications at the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC).
Canada has launched a “Say Hello to Canada” campaign earlier this year to introduce Canada to Chinese, Klassen told Xinhua during an interview on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Approved Destination Status (ADS) agreement between China and Canada.
Canada has seen a quick surge in the number of Chinese tourists …

Canada has begun a major advertising campaign to woo China’s big-spending travellers as the number of outbound tourists from the world’s most populous nation looks set to explode.
China estimates outbound travellers will rise to 100 million over the next decade, with the potential to generate an extra $300 million in tourism revenue for Canada by 2015, according to The Canadian Tourism Commission.
Canada was granted Approved Destination Status (ADS) in June 2010. The designation meant that the CTC could market Canada in China and compete on an equal footing with other …

Travel company manager Diao Shuang can barely speak a word of English.
Like most of China’s 1.3 billion residents, he knows little about faraway Canadian destinations.
But the affable young professional knows enough to recognize lucrative travel opportunities for people in China.
The majestic Rocky Mountains and Niagara Falls are potential gold mines for his CYTS travel agency.
Suddenly, millions of people in China’s growing middle class — with more financial clout than ever before — are coming to this country, now that Canada has been deemed an approved travel …

This past summer Canada joined a list of 130 nations to be granted approved destination status — ADS — from China.
Without a doubt, the announcement is a golden opportunity to lift sagging Canadian tourism numbers.
But destinations and tourism operators must be cautious in their growth estimates for a number of reasons.
Outbound Chinese travel is expected to reach 100 million trips by 2015, and there is little doubt that there is pent-up travel enthusiasm for Canada. However, Canada’s 2010 starting point is just 160,833 annual Chinese visitors. About …

With Canada having finally won approved-destination status for Chinese visitors, Canadian officials are moving on to building bridges to China at the highest levels.
Federal Minister of Small Business and Tourism Rob Moore is in Shanghai and Beijing this week leading a delegation
“The reason why it’s so important is because relationship-building is extremely important [in doing business in China] and the Chinese appreciate that relationship-building at the ministerial level,” Moore said in an interview.
He will be joined on the visit by Kevin Krueger, British Columbia’s Minister of Tourism, Culture and the …

Chinese holiday makers will be allowed to travel to Canada on tourist visas from August 15th.
Tours to the north American country, famous for its picturesque “maple trees”, will charge around 30-thousand yuan per tourist. But the hefty cost isn’t cooling enthusiasm. Travel agents have more than a hundred tourists booked for the inaugural group tour.

Only a few weeks after finalizing its Approved Destination Status (ADS), Canada has already ranked the third most popular tourist destination among Chinese looking to travel abroad, according to a survey released Monday.
In a telephone poll of 1,080 people living in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, the “Research Report on China’s Outbound Tourism Market” found Australia the most desired destination of prospective Chinese travelers, followed by Singapore and Canada.
The report was conducted jointly by the Vancouver-based SUCCESS Foundation, EMR International and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada,
Japan ranked fourth, just ahead …

Canada is rolling out the welcome mat for Chinese visitors now that it has secured its long awaited Approved Destination Status (ADS), but bargain-price trips won’t be among the offerings according to officials in the country’s tourism sector.
With Canada receiving the designation on Thursday during President Hu Jintao’s state visit to Canada ahead of the G20 summit in Ontario this weekend, Chinese tourists can now visit the country in organized, pre-sold tourist groups.
Canada joins a list of 130-plus nations and regions designated to receive Chinese travelers. However, unlike some earlier …

A decision by China to bestow approved destination status on Canada will open the gates for tourists from that country, pumping millions of dollars into Canada’s tourism industry, experts say.  It’s a designation that makes it easier for Chinese nationals to visit Canada on tourist visas, not just as students, or for business reasons, as well as allow Canada to advertise as a tourist destination in China and authorize Chinese travel agencies to market and promote leisure group tours for travel in Canada.  Canada is the 135th country to …

“Thousand Islands” of Canada and “Thousand Islands Lake” of China, both beautiful tourist attractions bearing identical names, joined hands across the ocean Sunday with the signing of a friendship and cooperation agreement.
The two world-renowned tourist destinations will share their resources as they try to draw more visitors while ensuring a sustainable environment.
Under the agreement, local tourism departments will meet regularly for mutual promotion of products and share information and experiences in managing and protecting their environment.
The agreement was signed by Frank Kinsella, mayor of Leeds and the Thousand Islands, Ontario, …