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Trip.com Launches Plan to Reconnect Chinese Travelers with Destinations

2022-12-14 by Argophilia Travel News

Trip.com Group

Trip.com leading Chinese language platform Ctrip launched its 2023 Travel Revival A Plan to reunite destinations with Chinese travelers.

Tags: 2023 Travel Revival A Plan, Bo Sun, China travelers, Chinese tourists, destinations, OTAs, tourism, travel, travel agencies, travel in 2023, Trip.com, world destinations, world tourism

Greece and China Agree to Increase Flights & Connectivity

2019-11-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Knossos Tourists

Greece and China have agreed to almost double the number of flights connecting the two countries. Now there will be 35 flights instead of 14.

Tags: CAAC, China flights, China tourists, Chinese tourists, Feng Zhenglin, Greece, Greece flights, Greece toursim, Greece-China, tours, Yiannis Kefalogiannis

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

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

DPRK Opens The Door To Chinese Tourists

2012-10-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

It’s one of the world’s most secretive countries to be sure, but that fact isn’t stopping North Korea’s tourism chiefs from stepping up efforts to attract more visitors to the country – so long as they come from China.

Tags: Chinese nationals, Chinese tourists, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, DPRK, North Korea, north korea tourism

East Europe – Far East Drive World Travel

2012-03-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

As Western Europe struggles under the weight of its debt and the Arab Spring continues to rumble on to an uncertain future, travel groups are turning to Eastern Europe and the Far East as they look to bring some cheer into 2012.

Tags: Arab Spring, business travel, Chinese tourists, East Europe, Eastern Europe, Russian tourists, Taleb Rifai, UNWTO, world travel

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