The number of foreign visitors to Japan soared 17.4% to 13.76 million in the first half of 2017; South Korea accounted for highest number at 3.40 million, up 42.5 %, followed by China at 3.28 million, up 6.7%.
Gucci is expanding into travel by launching a new app, which is designed for those who seek “the unexpected” in travel and will highlight destinations that hold a special connection to the brand.
The 8445 km expressway connecting Russia and China and the “Belt and Road” initiative paved the way for Chinese tourists to tap the less traveled destinations, such as Kazakhstan, Russia, Finland and Turkey.
Chinese visitors spent an estimated USD 2.58 billion in Singapore last year, increasing 39 percent or USD 732 million dollars from 2015.
Chinese tourist arrivals to Europe grew 65% in the first half of 2017. More than half of these tourists were over 50 years old.
Chinese travelers on average spent USD 3,623 (RMB 24,945) on international travel in the last 12 months, more than a quarter (28%) of their income.
Thailand’s tourism authority projected that Chinese tourists will make 9 million trips to the country this year, remaining its biggest source of foreign visitors.
Google research shows 16% respondants plan most of their activities on the fly in the destination. The potential offline-to-online shift in-destination is huge. Can Booking.com be part of the conversation?