The growth of outbound tourism traffic from China and their spending were slowing in 2016, while tourism traffic to “Belt and Road” countries increased significantly to around 50 million during the year.
With its high-style, urban camping aesthetic, incredibly affordable room rates ($149) and a variety of industry innovations, Moxy is aiming squarely at today’s modern traveler.
As one of the first employees at Booking.com, Gillian Tans has witnessed its transformation from tiny website catering to Dutch holiday-makers into the world’s biggest accommodation booking site.
Chinese believe travel and meeting with different people can expand one's vision and improve understanding and trust. It's better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 1,000 books.
Online travel booking site Ctrip revealed 500,000 Chinese travelled overseas for medical-related services in 2016, a five-fold jump year-on-year.
Thailand welcomed 26.9 million foreign tourists from January 1 to October 11, up 5.6%. Chinese remained at the top of international arrivals with 7.63 million.
Payments made in European stores using the Chinese mobile payment app Alipay increased six-fold over this month's Golden Week, according to the tech company.
An online survey found that more than 400 hotels and B&Bs across the Taiwan island had been put up for sale after sharp declines in customers.
