Expedia believes it can lend a strong dimension to Chinese domestic intermediaries’ strategy to capitalize on demand for outbound travel .
Overseas Chinese-language airport transfer and charter vehicle service Huanbaoche announced it raised RMB48 million in its Series A financing round.
CNTA Chairman Jinzao Li will lead a delegation to the USA on September 9－12 to strengthen existing Sino-American tourism industry ties and build new partnerships.
Heady growth is expected in the aviation links between China and the two Oceania powerhouses and free-trade partners, Australia and New Zealand.
The Korean government said it was studying the phased implementation of a visa-free policy for Chinese nationals during the Beijing visit of president Park Geun-hye.
Australia’s recorded its highest annual tourism earnings this year since the 2000 Sydney Olympics and Chinese contributed AUD$19 million in daily tourism revenue.
The number of Chinese visitors to France grew 50% y-o-y in the first quarter of 2015, and the France issued 56% more visas to Chinese nationals.
New Zealand received 313,000 Chinese visitors in the first six months of the year and it expects up to 350,000 arrivals by year end.
