China offers hope to the global tourism industry
4 years, 3 months ago

China offers hope to the global tourism industry

China Daily  

A visitor views a picture featuring world-famous tourist sites at the recent China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing. China's rapid containment of COVID-19 and subsequent economic recovery offer hope to the global tourism industry that has been hit hard by the pandemic. Since Frederic Chopin is a household name in China, the Polish tourism industry plans to introduce more tourism packages featuring the pianist's belongings to attract Chinese visitors, she says. "We will share with the world China's anti-epidemic measures and its experience in tourism-sector recovery," says World Tourism Cities Federation executive deputy secretary-general Li Baochun. China Tourism Academy director Dai Bin says the pandemic will lead to some changes in people's travel habits, which travel agencies should pay attention to.

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Chinese tourists return to global markets
1 month, 1 week ago

Chinese tourists return to global markets

The Independent  

The Chinese outbound tourism market has experienced a robust revival in 2024, signaling a dynamic comeback after the end of pandemic-induced restrictions. With travel demand surging, key destinations worldwide are once again welcoming Chinese tourists, making 2024 a pivotal year of recovery. Europe, however, faces challenges in attracting Chinese tourists due to limited direct flights and complex Schengen visa requirements, …

Tourism pivotal force driving demand recovery
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Tourism pivotal force driving demand recovery

China Daily  

By Pamela Tobey | China Daily | Updated: 2024-09-09 09:39 Tourists enjoy a dance performed by a Uygur artist at a homestay in the ancient city of Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on June 14, 2024. The China Tourism Academy said domestic tourism is projected to continue its growth trajectory during the remainder of 2024, with domestic visits estimated to …

Tourism pivotal force driving demand recovery
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Tourism pivotal force driving demand recovery

China Daily  

Tourists enjoy a dance performed by a Uygur artist at a homestay in the ancient city of Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on June 14, 2024. The China Tourism Academy said domestic tourism is projected to continue its growth trajectory during the remainder of 2024, with domestic visits estimated to exceed 6 billion and tourism-related revenue exceed 6 trillion yuan. …

Holiday to spur recovery in tourism
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Holiday to spur recovery in tourism

China Daily  

A tourist enjoys snow scenery on the snow-covered ancient city wall in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, Jan 16, 2024. The speedy recovery of China's tourism sector has injected momentum into the global travel industry, spurred on by various visa-free policies and increased airline capacity, and China's outbound and inbound tourism markets will continue to grow rapidly this year, said …

Meeting plans route to boost tourism
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Meeting plans route to boost tourism

China Daily  

Ethnic Kazak riders perform diaoyang in Xinyuan county, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Dec 22. Since the beginning of this year, the tourism industry has rapidly rebounded and shown robust recovery, said Du Jiang, vice-minister of culture and tourism, at the China Tourism Industry Development Annual Conference on Dec 8. A recent report by the China Tourism Academy forecasts that …

Meeting plans route to boost tourism
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Meeting plans route to boost tourism

China Daily  

Ethnic Kazak riders perform diaoyang in Xinyuan county, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Dec 22. Since the beginning of this year, the tourism industry has rapidly rebounded and shown robust recovery, said Du Jiang, vice-minister of culture and tourism, at the China Tourism Industry Development Annual Conference on Dec 8. A recent report by the China Tourism Academy forecasts that …

Meeting plans route to boost tourism
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Meeting plans route to boost tourism

China Daily  

Ethnic Kazak riders perform diaoyang in Xinyuan county, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Dec 22. Since the beginning of this year, the tourism industry has rapidly rebounded and shown robust recovery, said Du Jiang, vice-minister of culture and tourism, at the China Tourism Industry Development Annual Conference on Dec 8. A recent report by the China Tourism Academy forecasts that …

China's holiday tourism rebound to pre-Covid levels boosts outlook
1 year, 7 months ago

China's holiday tourism rebound to pre-Covid levels boosts outlook

India Today  

China's tourism rebounded to pre-Covid 19 levels in the May Day holiday as the number of domestic trips rose by more than two-thirds from a year earlier, government data showed on Wednesday, a welcome boost for the world's second-biggest economy. The figures from this year's May Day holiday - the first travel season since the pandemic without restrictions - are …

Tourism prepares for more Chinese visitors
1 year, 8 months ago

Tourism prepares for more Chinese visitors

China Daily  

Chinese tourists take pictures in the Champs Elysees Avenue near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. Catherine Oden, director for China of Atout France, the country's tourism development agency, said she is fairly positive about the resumption of Chinese outbound travel in 2023. Moreover, the recovery of the Chinese travel market during the Chinese New Year holiday since the …

Tourists eager to spread their wings again
1 year, 11 months ago

Tourists eager to spread their wings again

China Daily  

An Air China passenger plane stands at Frankfurt Airport, Germany, after arriving from Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Jan 5. According to the Annual Report on China's Outbound Tourism Development recently released by the China Tourism Academy, the nation's outbound tourism took a hit from 2020 to last year, with 400 million trips lost. Feng Rao, head of a research institute …

China’s lingering COVID fears cloud global travel rebound
2 years ago

China’s lingering COVID fears cloud global travel rebound

Al Jazeera  

Chinese spent $288bn on international travel in 2018, nearly one-quarter of the global spending on tourism. Earlier this month, Beijing announced it would “optimise” its COVID policies by allowing mild cases to quarantine at home, as well as limiting lockdowns, scrapping mass testing, and lifting curbs on domestic travel. “So even when they can travel, we don’t think they will …

Holidaymakers choose short trips amid outbreak of virus
2 years, 8 months ago

Holidaymakers choose short trips amid outbreak of virus

China Daily  

Visitors take photos in an oilseed rape field of blooms in the rural area of Baofeng county, Henan province, on March 30. The surge in local tours presents opportunities for the homestay and hospitality industry, which can tackle the industry's lackluster performance due to the effects of the pandemic, business insiders said. The report on tourism operations of 2021 and …

Report reveals trends in world tourism
2 years, 9 months ago

Report reveals trends in world tourism

China Daily  

The World Tourism Cities Federation and the Tourism Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences released its Report on World Tourism Economy Trends in Beijing on March 2. In 2021, world tourism showed a significant recovery, driven by the continuous loosening of fiscal and monetary policies in major economies, accelerated global vaccine production and rising vaccination rates. According …

Report reveals trends in world tourism
2 years, 9 months ago

Report reveals trends in world tourism

China Daily  

The World Tourism Cities Federation and the Tourism Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences released its Report on World Tourism Economy Trends in Beijing on March 2. In 2021, world tourism showed a significant recovery, driven by the continuous loosening of fiscal and monetary policies in major economies, accelerated global vaccine production and rising vaccination rates. According …

China's tourism industry sees strong post-pandemic recovery
3 years, 3 months ago

China's tourism industry sees strong post-pandemic recovery

China Daily  

Tourism revenue during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday reached 37.15 billion yuan, recovering to 78.2 percent of that in 2019. During this year's three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, China witnessed more than 88 million domestic trips, about 87.2 percent of the figure for 2019, highlighting the strong recovery momentum in the country's tourism sector. China's tourism industry seems to have adapted to …

China's tourism industry sees strong post-pandemic recovery
3 years, 3 months ago

China's tourism industry sees strong post-pandemic recovery

China Daily  

Tourism revenue during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday reached 37.15 billion yuan, recovering to 78.2 percent of that in 2019. During this year's three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, China witnessed more than 88 million domestic trips, about 87.2 percent of the figure for 2019, highlighting the strong recovery momentum in the country's tourism sector. China's tourism industry seems to have adapted to …

Global tourism industry building in confidence
3 years, 3 months ago

Global tourism industry building in confidence

China Daily  

Experts called for enhanced international cooperation to explore a path toward recovery and revitalization in global tourism during the ongoing China International Fair for Trade in Services. The 2021 WFTC Beijing Xiangshan Tourism Summit and World Conference on Tourism Cooperation and Development held at the China National Convention Center on Friday is the only summit to which an international group－the …

Traveling with parents to land of love
4 years ago

Traveling with parents to land of love

China Daily  

Wang poses, clad in a wedding gown, at the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall in Beijing's Huairou district in 2018. Last year, Chinese travelers made 155 million outbound trips, up 3.3 percent year-on-year, reports the China Tourism Academy, a professional research institute of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. During this year's Nov 11 Singles Day online shopping spree, …

Traveling with parents to land of love
4 years ago

Traveling with parents to land of love

China Daily  

Wang poses, clad in a wedding gown, at the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall in Beijing's Huairou district in 2018. Last year, Chinese travelers made 155 million outbound trips, up 3.3 percent year-on-year, reports the China Tourism Academy, a professional research institute of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. During this year's Nov 11 Singles Day online shopping spree, …

Tourism in China has made remarkable recovery: UK media
4 years, 1 month ago

Tourism in China has made remarkable recovery: UK media

China Daily  

Due to China's strict quarantine measures for those returning from abroad, globetrotters have instead chosen China's own provinces, turning demand for going overseas into a driver of domestic recovery. As England faces another lockdown, domestic tourism in China is blossoming at around 80 percent of last year's figures thanks to new travel trends and innovations in the Chinese market, an …

Tourism in China has made remarkable recovery: UK media
4 years, 1 month ago

Tourism in China has made remarkable recovery: UK media

China Daily  

Due to China's strict quarantine measures for those returning from abroad, globetrotters have instead chosen China's own provinces, turning demand for going overseas into a driver of domestic recovery. As England faces another lockdown, domestic tourism in China is blossoming at around 80 percent of last year's figures thanks to new travel trends and innovations in the Chinese market, an …

China offers hope to the global tourism industry
4 years, 3 months ago

China offers hope to the global tourism industry

China Daily  

A visitor views a picture featuring world-famous tourist sites at the recent China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing. China's rapid containment of COVID-19 and subsequent economic recovery offer hope to the global tourism industry that has been hit hard by the pandemic. Since Frederic Chopin is a household name in China, the Polish tourism industry plans to …

China Focus: Tourism industry representatives voice confidence in China's recovery at int'l fair
4 years, 3 months ago

China Focus: Tourism industry representatives voice confidence in China's recovery at int'l fair

China Daily  

Since its outbreak, COVID-19 has influenced and even stagnated many industries worldwide, and tourism is undoubtedly among the hardest hit. At the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services held in Beijing, how to recover global tourism is one of the topics that has attracted industry representatives from across the world. This has cost many jobs, but China has …

China Focus: Tourism industry representatives voice confidence in China's recovery at int'l fair
4 years, 3 months ago

China Focus: Tourism industry representatives voice confidence in China's recovery at int'l fair

China Daily  

Since its outbreak, COVID-19 has influenced and even stagnated many industries worldwide, and tourism is undoubtedly among the hardest hit. At the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services held in Beijing, how to recover global tourism is one of the topics that has attracted industry representatives from across the world. This has cost many jobs, but China has …

China offers sliver of hope to hammered global tourism industry
4 years, 3 months ago

China offers sliver of hope to hammered global tourism industry

China Daily  

Domestic tourism market is steadily recovering in China. The fast containment of the COVID-19 epidemic and recovery of the economy in China has offered a glimpse of hope to the global tourism industry that has been hit hard by the raging disease. As Frederic Chopin is a household name in China, the Polish tourism industry plans to introduce more tour …

China offers sliver of hope to hammered global tourism industry
4 years, 3 months ago

China offers sliver of hope to hammered global tourism industry

China Daily  

Domestic tourism market is steadily recovering in China. The fast containment of the COVID-19 epidemic and recovery of the economy in China has offered a glimpse of hope to the global tourism industry that has been hit hard by the raging disease. As Frederic Chopin is a household name in China, the Polish tourism industry plans to introduce more tour …

High hopes pinned on Chinese tourists to help revive Egypt's tourism sector
4 years, 3 months ago

High hopes pinned on Chinese tourists to help revive Egypt's tourism sector

China Daily  

Egypt is a favorable attraction to hundreds of thousands of Chinese tourists each year for its historical sites and sunny sandy beaches. As Egypt's tourism industry has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, officials placed high hopes on Chinese tourists to help revive Egypt's tourism sector. Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, Zurab Pololikashvili, said on Tuesday …

High hopes pinned on Chinese tourists to help revive Egypt's tourism sector
4 years, 3 months ago

High hopes pinned on Chinese tourists to help revive Egypt's tourism sector

China Daily  

Egypt is a favorable attraction to hundreds of thousands of Chinese tourists each year for its historical sites and sunny sandy beaches. As Egypt's tourism industry has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, officials placed high hopes on Chinese tourists to help revive Egypt's tourism sector. Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, Zurab Pololikashvili, said on Tuesday …

Global tourism faces challenges on its journey to full recovery
4 years, 4 months ago

Global tourism faces challenges on its journey to full recovery

China Daily  

An aerial photo taken on May 30 shows a blue-flagged beach south of Athens. On July 28, the United Nations World Tourism Organization highlighted the enormous toll that the coronavirus pandemic has wrought on the global tourism sector, both in terms of tourist numbers and revenues. The latest edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer shows that lockdown restrictions imposed …

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