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Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul and Singapore were among the hottest shopping destinations for Chinese tourists last year, according to Ctrip. In the latest big-data report from the Chinese travel-services provider, Edinburgh, Singapore and San Francisco were also…
Chinese visitor arrivals in South Korea rose 14.9 percent year-on-year in 2018 to 4,789,512, according to new Korea Tourism Organization figures. Chinese arrivals in December 2018 rose 25.2 percent year-on-year. The results confirm a sustained recovery in…
Retail shopping continues to be the largest expense for tourists from China, according to a survey from Nielsen and Alipay, accounting for almost a quarter of total spend. The 2018 trends of Chinese mobile payment in outbound tourism survey revealed that…
A rising tide of travelers from China is spreading out across the region, out-shopping, outspending and out-eating every other nation. They are filling hotels, tour buses and cruise ships. They are overwhelming airports and train stations, and they are…
The number of visits by Chinese tourists to Bali rose 41.28 percent to 907,028 in the first 11 months of 2016 from 642,000 in the same period in 2015. “Most of them flew directly to Bali via the Denpasar International Airport of Ngurah Rai with only 886 of…
Increasing numbers of Chinese tourists are travelling alone – and retailers in Asia seeking to cash in on their growing spawning power need to find ways to embrace the trend. Traditionally, Mainland Chinese tourists have travelled in groups – sold packages…
Mainland China has become one of the main global suppliers of tourists, and that has been paying dividends for retailers globally. But as the Chinese are roaming further afield, Hong Kong and Macau retails have seen their sales dropping. A fresh analysis from…
South Korean location-based coupon application provider YAP Company has launched a new app that provides Chinese tourists with various tourism-related information, including shopping and transportation. The app, dubbed Kayo, provides a selection of coupons…
