Chinese visitors’ spending in the UK increased 20% in the month of December alone, thanks to high-quality service and duty-free policies, Global Blue reported.
The mindset of hoteliers in China is changing towards integrated solutions with one source of data flowing in real time between systems improving distribution efficiency and enhancing the guest experience through the booking process.
A survey also shows that short-haul destinations were still more popular, though the number of Chinese travelling to Southeast Asia plunged more than 34%
“The increase in Chinese tourists is giving Chinese companies the impetus to invest in New Zealand especially in the hotel industry”
Ctrip's CEO James Liang talks to ChinaTravelNews reporter about the investment in Travelfusion and Ctrip's first step towards globalization.
Japan will relax visa rules for the three-year multiple-entry tourist visas for Chinese nationals starting January 19 2015.
Independent travelers‘ numbers have already increased to more than half of that of group visitors and their proportion will continue to increase in 2015.
CNTA is implementing the “Qualification and Evaluation Criteria for the China Outbound Tourism Quality Service Certification” scheme for overseas suppliers.