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SAA launch of first direct SA-China flight 2012-1-25

It´s been another bleak year for South Africa´s tourism industry with Europe seemingly on the verge of collapse and no great news coming from America. the long delayed South African Airways (SAA) announcement that it would launch a non-stop Johannesburg – Beijing route in January 2012 could not have been beer med as a Christmas ...

ILTM ASIA 2012-China luxury skyrockets 2012-1-25

Taking place in Shanghai in June, ILTM Asia (International Luxury Travel Market) is an elite travel event at the epicenter of a booming luxury market. With China expected to replace Japan as the world´s top consumer of luxury goods in 2012, ILTM creates an exclusive environment for buyers ...

6 peculiar Euro destinations sought by Chinese 2012-1-25

Approximately four million Chinese traveled to Europe in 2011, and the number is expected to grow over the next few years. It´s no news that these deep-pocketed tourists enjoy shopping in Harrods, posing on the Champs-élysées and drinking wine in Bordeaux ...

Trends for 2012: Red carpet for Chinese tourists 2012-1-25

China is the new emperor, and outpaced companies, flailing nations and even broke monetary unions are looking to the Chinese to bail them out. No wonder red carpets are being rolled out wherever Chinese politicians and CEOs currently set foot...

China to be fifth largest wine-consuming nation 2012-1-25

In the past year, China has overtaken the UK to join the list of the world´s top five wine-consuming nations, according to new figures released by Vinexpo. In the five-year period from 2006 to 2010, China and Hong Kong’s wine consumption grew 2.4 times larger with the study forecasting a further 54.25% rise between 2011 and 2015.

Top Ten Gifts for the Chinese Luxury Consumer 2012-1-25

The Hurun Research Institute released the Top Ten Gifts for the Chinese Luxury Consumer 2012. LV, Cartier and Hermes are the most popular brands that Chinese millionaires like to give their friends and business contacts. The only ´Made in China´ brand to make the Top Ten is Moutai, a baijiu brand

ITE&MICE Hong Kong, ideal way to promote WMT 2012-1-10

ITE&MICE Hong Kong, ideal way to promote WMT

Record numbers of Chinese 2011-12-11

The dramatic boost in figures is said to be down to a new visa waiver scheme entitling Chinese visitors to Britain to visit Ireland on the same visa...

China Soaring Towards New Tourism Records 2011-12-11

More than 2 billion domestic and over 50 million outbound travellers in the first nine months of 2011. Outbound tourism expense in the first half of 2011 has reached 33.1 billion USD.