tourism

Amid a series of efforts to tempt foreign travellers to visit China, three ministries have vowed to ask all hotels in China not to refuse foreign guests It’s an inconvenience that many foreigners in China have faced: booking a hotel only to find that the hotel can’t (or won’t) accommodate foreign guests. Usually the reasons given, as the Global Times puts it, are that the hotel “doesn’t have qualifications for …

On November 30, Hainan Airlines and CBBC hosted an event for businesses hoping to harness the power of the Lunar New Year holiday to lure Chinese consumers back to the UK. The panel consisted of Peter Han, general manager of Hainan Airlines; Alexander Graham, global brand director at Luxe Life; and Arnold Ma, co-founder of Qumin. As Celine Tang – CBBC’s Retail & e-Commerce Sector Lead – pointed out at …

Outbound tourism from China is slowly recovering post-Covid, but the tourists that are coming back are not necessarily spending and behaving the way that they used to. With the Lunar New Year (known in China as Spring Festival) peak travel period approaching, how should UK companies prepare for the return of the Chinese tourist? Pre-Covid, China’s international tourism spend, at £225 billion, was the most of any country in the …

Providing consumers with an ‘experience’ is essential for brands entering and operating in China. This was one of the key messages from CBBC’s most recent China Chat event, which took place on 25 October 2023 at CBBC member Sybarite’s London offices Now that China is firmly free from the spectre of Covid controls, brands in China and the UK are naturally asking questions about the current state of the China …

China’s National Day Holiday – better known as ‘Golden Week’ – usually sees a wave of Chinese tourists visit the UK, but this year, fewer than expected have arrived. Tom Pattinson finds out why Pre-covid, China’s international tourism spend, at £225 billion, was the most of any country in the world – almost double that of the USA in second place, whose citizens collectively spent £117 billion in 2019. Much …

Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional festival celebrated with a three-day national holiday from 22-24 June, has proven to be a significant catalyst for China’s tourism industry and consumer spending, although some dark clouds remain Despite the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s Dragon Boat Festival holiday saw a remarkable surge in travel numbers, both domestically and internationally, as well as a considerable increase in overall tourism spending. There …

The British economy is expected to get a significant boost thanks to ‘revenge spending’ by Chinese shoppers, writes Tom Pattinson HSBC Global Research states that over £760 billion (6.6 trillion RMB) has been saved since the strict lockdown in China started three years ago. This amounts to around 5.4% of GDP, and, according to David Maddison, director of UK retail and leisure at HSBC, the potential for these savings to …

As of 15 March 2023, the Chinese government resumed its pre-Covid visa and entry policies for foreigners to China, reinstating tourist visas and other visas issued prior to the pandemic The resumption of normal visa services includes China’s 144-hour visa-free transit policy, which allows foreign travellers transiting through the country to enjoy a six-day stay in certain Chinese cities without a visa. Note that this is a transit visa, so …

As of 15 March 2023, the Chinese government resumed its pre-Covid visa and entry policies for foreigners to China, reinstating tourist visas and other visas issued prior to the pandemic. Here’s the CBBC summary The changes were announced during a press conference with China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin, who noted that they will further facilitate people-to-people exchanges between China and foreign countries. The change follows the resumption of the …

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Chinese travellers were the number one contributors to global tourism. Now that travel restrictions have been lifted, when can we expect the return of Chinese tourists to the UK? Since most day-to-day Covid restrictions were lifted in December, domestic travel in China has bounced back with a vengeance, helped by the start of the annual Lunar New Year travel rush. It is predicted that more than …