http://www.tourism-china.net Inbound and Outbound Tourism China - Expert Blog Thu, 08 May 2008 17:44:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today a short news I have read on china view about the spendings of Chinese outbound Tourists. Besides the regional differences due to Nielson, I think it is not surprising, that the Chinese Tourist spends 2,597 to 3,506 U.S. dollars. I am asking myself if this amount has really ... http://www.tourism-china.net/china-outbound-tourism/chinese-outbound-tourism-spendings The CNTA has published the new tourism facts of 2007. Compared to 2006 their have been only new records: China Tourism facts 2007 Total tourists 1,783 million Increase tourists 15% Total revenue < 232 billion US $ Increase revenue 22.6 % Inbound Tourism Inbound Tourists 132 million Increase Inbound Tourists 5.5% Inbound Tourists overnight 54.72 million Increase Inbound Tourists overnight 9.6% Domestic Tourism Domestic Tourists 1.61 billion Increase Domestic Tourists 15.5% Domestic Tourism Revenue 111.25 ... http://www.tourism-china.net/china-tourism-facts/china-tourism-facts-2007-with-a-new-records The CAAC has officialy begun to accept flight applications from foreign airlines for flights during the Olympics and Paralympics 2008 in Beijing. This includes special flights like VIP flights as well as charter or business flights related with one of the olypic related cities. China tries to show his best face ... http://www.tourism-china.net/china-inbound-tourism/caac-accepts-foreign-flight-applications-for-the-olypics After the new ADS (Approved Destination Status) agreement between China and the United States of America finally follows the first group of tourists. Zhang Xiqin, vice director of the CNTA, expects the first groups of Chinese tourists to arrive in the USA in June 2008. Due to Zhang there are still ... http://www.tourism-china.net/china-outbound-tourism/cnta-announced-first-tour-group-to-usa-in-june-2008 The Japanese government plans to achieve 10 million tourist in 2010 and strengthen their tourism industry as a strategic industry. Focusing on this goal with the main target market in Asia, their have been cooperation's with China, like the development of the air transport. In 2007 Japan's international tourists increased by ... http://www.tourism-china.net/china-outbound-tourism/mainland-chinese-outbound-tourists-to-japan-on-third-place In the year 2006, according to official statistics, approximately 34 million Chinese tourists went abroad. This made China the largest outbound travel market in whole Asia. This year’s tourists are still increasing. In the first half of 2007 the outbound travel market has increased by 14.04%. http://www.tourism-china.net/china-outbound-tourism/34-million-chinese-outbound-tourists-in-2006 The China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) approved six more countries as destinations for Chinese tourists from October 15th 2007. According to the CNTA the six new ADS-Countries are: Oman, Morocco, Monaco, Syria, Namibia and Bulgaria. China had 132 Approved Destination Status countries and regions at the end of 2006. The 132 ADS-Countries ... http://www.tourism-china.net/china-outbound-tourism/six-more-countries-gain-ads The three ‘golden week’ holidays were originally introduced to increase tourism and free time. Starting in October 1999 it had a tremendous influence on the tourism industry. But holidays for a whole country on the same time brings big problems. This topic has been a discussion among domestic tourism experts ... http://www.tourism-china.net/domestic-tourism-china/the-%e2%80%98golden-week-concept%e2%80%99-in-question Right after the SARS epidemic in 2003 started so called “zero-fee” package tours because of the severe drop of travellers. Zero-fee tours are cheaper than the basic costs of transportation, accommodation and attraction tickets. In order to regain the losses, tour guides get high provisions from different shops. This practice ... http://www.tourism-china.net/china-outbound-tourism/cnta-fights-against-zero-fee-tours Experts have already expected that China have to lower some boundaries for foreign companies who want to enter the Chinese tourism market in the context of China’s entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Finally China has announced, four month before the official deadline for the terms set by the WTO, ... http://www.tourism-china.net/domestic-tourism-china/china-domestic-travel-market-is-opening