2015 saw China move into the UK’s top 10 most valuable inbound tourism markets, propelled by an increase of visits vs. 2014 of +47% and an increase of spend of +18%. This huge increase reflects an underlying growth trend over the last decade: the number of Chinese tourists coming to the UK has more than […]
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The UK’s first ever direct flights to Chongqing and Tianjin launch today with the departure of Tianjin Airlines’ Airbus A330 from Gatwick. Hainan Airlines subsidiary Tianjin Airlines will fly Gatwick-Chongqing-Tianjin twice weekly. The new route will strengthen and develop links between the destinations, and also makes it easier for Chinese visitors from these 2 cities
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We are delighted to announce the appointment of Julie Withers as Account Manager at Guanxi. Julie has extensive marketing, communications and account management experience gained at organisations ranging from the NSPCC to Country Living Magazine. Julie’s skills include strategy, new business development, content marketing and event management. Julie has joined us to help support our
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It seems there is no corner of the travel sector left untouched by the growing Chinese market. It might not be the first thing which comes to mind when thinking about Chinese tourists, but caravanning is on the rise in China. This growing trend will be reinforced by Beijing’s All in Caravanning Exhibition 2016, taking
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In the 4th of our blogs about the challenges facing UK brands thinking about the Chinese market, I talk about clients’ concerns that they are not ready for the Chinese; that their product isn’t quite right or that their destination, attraction or hotel just isn’t appealing to Chinese tourists. Are you worried that your product isn’t
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This month, Chinese rock group, Miserable Faith visited the UK on a tour sponsored by Canon and China’s most important travel social media and review site, Mafengwo. When we heard they were coming to London, we knew we just had to invite them to lunch at the original Hard Rock Cafe. So we did. The
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The first direct flights from the North to China launched today with the departure of Hainan Airlines’ inaugural Manchester to Beijing flight. Manchester becomes the only British airport outside London to have scheduled non-stop flights to China. The economic benefit to the UK is expected to be at least £250m, with 2/3 of this going directly to
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In a peculiar turn of fate, China is now the world’s biggest market for red wine, surpassing France and Italy. Wine drinking is a relatively new habit in China but the nation is already the world’s 5th largest consumer of wine overall, and Alibaba expects 100 million consumers to take part in its 1st ‘Wine Day’ later this year.
Could China’s love of wine be a new source of outbound tourism? Read More »
