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China’s Minister of Culture and Tourism Visits Kazantzakis Museum

2023-04-01 by Phil Butler

Kazantzakis Museum visit

The Minister of Culture and Tourism of China HU Heping meets Crete’s Governor Arnautakis at Kalzantzakis Museum.

Tags: China, China tourism, Crete tourism, Crete visitors, HU Heping, Kazantzakis Museum, Nikos Kazantzakis, Stavros Arnaoutakis

Beijing Culture and Tourism Leads Post-COVID Era Via Online Forum

2020-09-18 by Argophilia Travel News

Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau is

As a global pandemic forces the world into a new era of international travel, Beijing Tourism is leading the way with a two-part online forum series.

Tags: AirBnb, Beijing Culture, Beijing Culture and Tourism, Beijing tourism, China, conferences, Lufthansa Group, MICE, PATA, Post-COVID travel, teleconferences, TripAdvisor, TUI, world tourism, WYSE Travel Confederation

COVID-19 May End Up Costing World Airlines $29 Billion in Revenues

2020-02-24 by Argophilia Travel News

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

New York – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that its initial assessment of the impact of the Novel Coronavirus 2019 outbreak (COVID-19) shows a potential 13% full-year loss of passenger demand for carriers in the Asia-Pacific region. Considering that growth for the region’s airlines was forecast to be 4.8%, the net impact will be […]

Tags: airline profits, airlines, Asia-Pacific travel, China, China travelers, Chinese airlines, Coronavirus, Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19, domestic travel, health alert, IATA, world airlines

“Charming Beijing” Tourism Promotional Hits Bucharest

2018-12-10 by Argophilia Travel News

China's Great Wall

The “Charming Beijing” promotion event, kicked off on Monday at the Promenada Mall in northern Bucharest, the capital of Romania. The event headlined officials from both China and Romania bent on informing Romanians about China.

Tags: Bucharest, Charming Beijing, China, China attractions, China tourism, China travel, Chinae trips, romania, Romania tourism, Romania travel

The European Travel Commission Reports Summer Months Growth

2018-11-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Paris skyline

European destinations reported healthy growth this summer despite rising political risks and less relaxed financial conditions posing a threat to the global economic outlook.

Tags: China, Europe travel, Europe trends, European Travel Commission, Summer 2018, Travel 2018, Travel Trends, Turkey Travel, visa-free

China Visits to Russia Grew By 150% from January to July

2018-08-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

FIFA 2018

In news from Ctrip, China’s largest travel agency, tourist flows from China to Russia increased by 150 percent in January-July compared to the corresponding period last year. 

Tags: China, China visits, Chinese tourists, Ctrip, FIFA WORLD CUP, Russia tourism, Russia travel, Russian Association of Tour Operators, Victor Tseng

New International Tourist Route to Be Launched in Kazakhstan

2017-03-09 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The Silk Road of antiquity

The Turkic Council for tourism will be launching a pilot program beginning in April 2017 alongside the tourist product “silk road”.

Tags: China, China trade, Koktobe, Marat Igaliyev, Shymbulak, Silk Road, Turkic Council

Russia Snatches Top Destination Spot Among Chinese Visitors

2016-10-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Moscow via Gelio Vostok

Russia took the first place among European destinations, and third in the overall list of countries visited by Chinese tourists during “Golden Week”, the national holiday of China.

Tags: Asia destinations, China, China tourists, Chinese travelers, destinations, Golden Week, Russia travel

China Tourists Boost Russia Travel Industry

2016-04-11 by Phil Butler

More and more, touristic flows from China to Russia are in the news. According to reports, more than 400,000 Chinese visited Russian in 2014 alone, and the most recent numbers show double this many tourists. Chinese travelers listed Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ulyanovsk, and Kazan as their most desireable destinations in 2014. But other destinations like Sochi […]

Tags: China, China tourists, Red Tourism, Russia, Russia tourism

Euromonitor International Analysis on Income Inequality

2013-03-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

A recent analysis by Euromonitor International shows that, generally, the larger the city, the higher the income inequality all over the world. The conclusion is valid in the U.S., but also in Brasil and China.

Tags: Brasil, China, Euromonitor International, income inequality, income inequality Brasil, income inequality China, income inequality US, UK, US

Marketing Your Travel Company in China

2013-01-21 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Macau - courtesy Kevin Jaako

The economy in China is very changing, and this means our conceptions about it must do the same. The idea that a few blessed, rich Chinese venture out into the world with old cameras, following tour guides round historical monuments, is very far from reality.The fact is that travel and leisure are every important aspects of life for the Chinese.

Tags: China, China market, China marketing, China travel, Chinese travel, travel marketing, travel moves

Chinese Tourists Now Biggest Spenders in Asia

2012-11-01 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Chinese tourists are now the biggest spending Asian tourists, spending an average of $874 per person on shopping whilst overseas, according to the latest figures from TravelZoo Inc.

Tags: China, Chinese mainland, Chinese tourists, mainland chinese, Travelzoo survey

Japan’s JTB Moves to Expand?

2012-10-29 by Phil Butler

JTB's Sunrise Tours on Facebook - Don't let the sun set guys, beef up SM

One of the world’s largest travel companies, JTB Group, has signed a deal with emerging tech company llusions Online to enhance the Japanese company’s World Travel eXchange system.

Tags: Asia travel, China, China travel, deals, group travel, Illusions Online, India outbound, India travel, Japan, Japan inbound, Japan travel

TravelZoo Eyes China with Alipay Hookup

2012-10-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Internet travel deals company TravelZoo is reaching out to Chinese markets with the integration of a new online payments system, Alipay, into its Asia Pacific portal.

Tags: Alipay, China, Jason Yap, online payments, Travelzoo, TravelZoo Asia

Introducing a New Tour on the Trans-Siberian Railway

2011-04-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Railway to the Far East: The Trans-Siberian Railway

A brand new tour on the famous Trans-Siberian Railway begins this summer – a new and improved, luxurious tourist trip will depart from Moscow this August, and promises to be a most unforgettable experience.

Tags: Beijing, Central Asia, China, Circum-Baikal Railroad, Erlian, Eurasi, Faar East, Intourist, Kazan, Krasnoyarsk, Lake Baikal, Mongolia, moscow, moscow railway, moscow tour, Novosibirsk, RZhD-Tour, Siberian, Steppes, Trans-Siberian Railway, Ulan-Bataar, Ulan-Ude, Yekaterinburg

Hong Kong Travel to Boom As Japan Struggles

2011-04-09 by Aleksandr Shatskih

10% more tourist arrivals in Hong Kong are expected in April 2011

Tourism in Hong Kong is set for an unexpected boom this Easter as travelers look to avoid visiting earthquake-hit Japan as it struggles to recover from nuclear meltdown.

Tags: China, Daisie Sin, earthquake, Easter, Hong Kong tourism, Hong Kong Travel Industry Council, Irene So, Japan, Joseph Tung, Labour Day, mainland china, nuclear meltdown, Sino Group, tohoku earthquake, Wing On Travel

Asia – Most Popular Destination For Indian Tourists

2011-04-09 by Aleksandr Shatskih

India's emerging middle class has seen a rise in travelers from the sub continent.

The Far East is proving to be the Promised Land for many Indian travelers nowadays. After decades of fascination with North American and European destinations, travelers from the Sub Continent are now turning their attentions to Southeast Asia, lured by the pull of perfect weather, low cost flights and straightforward visa rules.

Tags: Asia tourism, Asia tourists, China, China tourism, Far East tourism, India tourism, India tourists, Indian tourists, Malaysia, Pacific Asia Travel Association, Singapore, Thailand, visit China

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