BEIJING – The number of tourists at national scenic spots increased sharply during the weeklong Nation Day holiday, causing many well-known sites to be packed with crowds.
From Oct 1 to 7, the days of the holiday, about 24.3 million tourists went to the 119 national scenic spots that are directly overseen by the National Tourism Administration. That was about 8.84 percent more than had done so in the same period of 2010.
Qiu Meiying, a 45-year-old tourist from Shandong province, who came to Beijing with her husband during the holiday, said …

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Strengthening Tourism Cooperation with China, signed yesterday between Prime Minister Julie Gillard and Premier Wen Jiabao, has been hailed by the Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) as an opportunity to “increase yield and expand our product” into an export market which is now Australia’s largest.
“China has just moved into first place as Australia’s biggest export market in expenditure and the forecast is for this market to continue to grow rapidly through 2020,” ATEC chairman John King said.
“With a rapidly growing wealthy middle class, an …

With China emerging as one of the world’s largest outbound travel markets, hotels in Dubai are increasingly focusing their efforts on attracting tourists from this rapidly growing economy.
An increasing number of Chinese have been travelling overseas in recent years as the nation’s economy gains strength and its government relaxes rules on travel abroad. Figures from the China Tourism Authority show that total Chinese outbound departures are expected to reach 65 million in 2011, up 13% year-on-year.
Overall, China’s share of the global tourism market is expected to reach 8% by 2013, …

COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute, the worldwide leading independent research institute related to the Chinese outbound tourism market, is proud to participate to this famous fair by organizing several events like the CTW Award and several panel discussions. Furthermore, the successful ‘Exhibitors Introduction Workshop’ by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt, COTRI Director, and Ms. Berenice Aceves, COTRI General Manager, drew lots of attentions. This is the reason why COTRI is pleased to make available the PPT used at this occasion.
1) China Outbound Tourism 2011: Arrival of the New Chinese …

SUVA, March 27 (Xinhua) — An estimated 18,000 Chinese nationals visited Fiji in 2010, according to the Tourism Fiji here Sunday.
This is an increase of more than 32 percent over the 2009 figure, Tourism Fiji Chief Executive Officer Josefa Tuamoto told state owned radio station Fiji Broadcasting Commission.
Tuamoto said that China is an emerging market and his agency looks to get even more visitors from China this year as they lobby Fiji as the best holiday destination in the world.
Tourism Fiji recently organized a workshop in Shenzhen, China for Chinese …

The full picture the effect of the March 11 earthquake will have on the Japanese tourism industry is slowly becoming clear with Chinese media reporting mass cancellations of trips planned by that country’s citizens.
The months of March and April are traditionally the most popular time for Chinese to visit Japan as they coincide with the popular sakura – or cherry blossom – season, according to the Beijing branch of the Japan National Tourism Organisation.
But companies such as Ctrip (http://english.ctrip.com/) – one of China’s major online tourism agencies – have cancelled …

Sie kommen in Gruppen, machen viele Fotos, kaufen unheimlich viel ein und verlassen nach durchschnittlich zwei Übernachtungen Deutschland schon wieder: chinesische Touristen. Vor 2001 als touristische Zielgruppe noch ignoriert, sind Chinesen inzwischen eine der wichtigsten überhaupt. Sie bereisen Afrika, Europa, Asien und die Karibik. Unternehmer und Regierungen reiben sich die Hände angesichts der zahlungskräftigen Oberschicht, die in typischen Urlaubsländern nicht zuletzt die finanziellen Löcher stopfen soll, die die Wirtschaftskrise bei europäischen und amerikanischen Quellmärkten gerissen hat.
Innerhalb Chinas wurde schon immer viel gereist. Eine Reise von 1.000 Li sei wie das Lesen …

BRISBANE, Australia, March 9 (Xinhua) — China has surpassed the United Kingdom (UK) as Australia’s most valuable tourism market, a survey released by the Australian Government Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism on Wednesday found.
Tourism Research Australia’s December 2010 quarterly results of the international visitor survey showed a 5 percent increase in international visitors in 2010, and a 4 percent rise in their spending.
Almost 5,441,000 people came to Australia in 2010 and they spent 18 billion AU dollars (18.13 billion U.S. dollars) on their trips, the report said.
In terms of …

Jumeirah Group, the hotel-management company that operates Dubai’s sail-shaped Burj Al Arab, has identified travelers from China as the fastest growing group of guests in its hotels, chairman Gerald Lawless said.
Chinese customers now represent about five percent of guests, up from less than one percent three years ago, Lawless said in an interview at the International Hotel Investment Forum in Berlin.
Jumeirah, the operator of luxury hotels and resorts owned by Dubai’s government, plans to open about nine hotels this year, including two in the Maldives. Properties will also be opened …

There’s been plenty of evidence presented to convince the world that China is fast rising towards becoming the most influential international tourism market there is but a new report gets a little more specific with the details.
Not only should the world be catering to the needs of the Chinese traveler, apparently, it should be catering to the needs of Chinese women in particular.
The “2010 Trend Report of Women’s Travel” claims the amount spent on travel by “well educated and well-paid” single Chinese women rose to 4,300 yuan (468 euros) last …

BEIJING – It used to be the Russians who splurged on tax-free shopping for authentic and luxury brands while traveling to European countries.
Since last summer, not only have Chinese tourists emerged as the top tax-free shoppers in Europe, their average spending for each transaction doubled that of the Russians.
“On average, Chinese tourists spent 107 percent more year-on-year on tax-refunded shopping abroad in 2010, reaching a 130 percent spike in September compared with the same month in 2009,” said Manelik Sfez, vice-president of global marketing at Switzerland-based Global Blue, a tax-refund …

Helicopter companies ride on country’s growing interest in luxury aviation
A Wenzhou-based auto parts manufacturer has obtained approval from European regulators to jointly manufacture with Eurocopter the first luxury commercial helicopter in China next year, amid growing interest in aviation in the country.
With technical support from Eurocopter, which is considered the world’s largest helicopter manufacturer in terms of revenue, Zhong-Ou Group plans to complete the first prototype by the end of this year before large-scale manufacturing begins.
Eurocopter, based in Marignane, France, is a subsidiary of the Leiden-based European Aeronautic Defense and …

China’s Hainan Airlines, has launched direct flights between two southern Chinese cities and Sydney, as tourism authorities predict that China is on its way to becoming Australia’s biggest inbound tourism market, SBS’ Cassandra Hill reports.
The expected boost comes as some Queensland tourism operators say they are counting on the Oprah effect to counter cancellations and poor bookings, following the state’s flood crisis.
Hainan Airlines and Sydney Airport executives say that there is a strong demand from the booming economic centres of Shenzen and Hangzhou.
“Since Hainan Airlines launched its first flight between …

Think about the population of China and India and the newly affluent middle class with money to spend. Imagine more favorable government policies and increased airline flight services. Then you can get a picture of the booming bilateral tourism of the two Asian giants.
“The tourism market between China and India is developing really fast and we find the growth potential to be huge,” said Zhuge Hong, general manager of Sanya Holiday Travel India Ltd.
The Hainan-based Chinese tourism agency recently opened its first sales office in New Delhi, aiming to take …

BEIJING – A record 56 million mainland tourists traveled overseas last year, Shao Qiwei, head of the China National Tourism Administration, said on Wednesday.
That number is 2 million more than an earlier estimate of 54 million, and is also an increase of 8.3 million over 2009.
In contrast, 55.7 million overseas tourists visited China and stayed for at least one night last year, up 9.5 percent year-on-year. In total, 134 million overseas visitors came to China, up 6 percent year-on-year, spending $45 billion in the country.
Meanwhile domestic tourists made 2.1 billion …

Casino revenue in Macau, the world’s largest casino hub, surged 66 percent to 18.9 billion patacas ($2.36 billion) in December as an increasing number of Chinese gamblers visited the city.
Sales for casinos in Macau, the only place in China where they’re legal, surged 58 percent to 188.3 billion patacas last year, according to data from Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau. China, which contributes more than half the number of tourists to Macau, may grow 10 percent in 2010, according to the median forecast of 18 economists surveyed by Bloomberg.
Macau’s …

Passengers from China are welcomed by the commissioner of the Japan Tourism Agency and Hello Kitty at Narita airport. Soon, it will be easier than ever for Chinese travelers to say, ‘Hello Kitty!’

Chinese tourists who travel often to Japan will find the hassles of transit less stressful with the launch of a program to enable multiple-entry visas for individuals later this year.
The Japanese government plans to initiate the new system in summer. The offices of foreign minister Seiji Maehara and Japan Tourism Agency chief Hiroshi Mizohata are currently hammering …

The World Travel and Tourism Council says China’s tourism industry is to expand by 9 percent annually in the next ten years. That’d be the fastest growth rate in the world. With favorable policies, easier and easier visa application, appreciation of the national currency yuan, the world expects to see a huge growth of Chinese tourists.

Guests:
George Cao,
-Co-founder and CEO of Dragon Trail.
David Tang,
-Assistant President of Ivy Alliance Tourism Consulting Co. Ltd.
Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt,
-Director of China Outbound Tourism Research Institute.
China Outbound Tourism Trends 2010/2011- 01.mp3
China Outbound Tourism Trends 2010/2011- …

Harbin, Hangzhou, Huangshan, Jinan, Kashgar, Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County, Luoyang, Sanya, Suzhou and Xi’an have been voted as the Top 10 tourist cities of China.
The online selection event, known as “2010 Chinese City Rankings – Top Chinese Tourist Cities,” concluded Tuesday, with 10 cities winning the honors. Out of more than 80 cities that were nominated, these cities bagged the highest number of online votes to be ranked as the top Chinese Tourist Cities.
“We organized the event with the aim of giving the world an opportunity to understand China. This …

Another sign of how dependent the world is on China is that nearly one third of luxury shoppers in London are Chinese tourists.
Chinese tourists account for 30 percent of the luxury goods market in England, CBRE tells the Daily Mail. They are followed by Russians, Arabs and Japanese, with British making up only 15 percent of the market.
You may noticed the same trend if you go shopping in New York.
While austerity-stricken Brits can’t afford Gucci and Burberry, Chinese has been flooded with money. Shopping abroad Chinese can avoid the high …