Our global partner COTRI (China Outbound Tourism Research Ins
titute) is running a free webinar on Chinese outbound tourism to Europe next week. It takes place on Thursday, Feb 23 at 2pm UK time and is in conjunction with the European Travel Commission as part of the World Bridge Tourism Project. Capela China has been COTRI’s UK Country Partner since 2013. Click the news icon to register and find out more…
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Chinese flock to London in Brexit bonanza
Record numbers of Chinese tourists are heading to London in the latest sign of the capital’s remarkable Brexit-era resilience. The plunge in the pound after the Referendum vote and a simpler visa system have helped send flight bookings from China soaring, according to new figures today. Click the news icon for the full story…
Contest seeks China’s most fanatical football fan
VisitBritain, the UK’s tourism agency, has teamed up with Chinese
media organisation Super Sports Media Group to find China’s most
fanatical English Premier League fan, who will win a trip to the UK to watch a soccer match. Click the news icon for the full story…
What the Chinese Acquisition of a Local Pub Tells Us About Chinese Investments in Tourism
A saga that began with Chinese President Xi Jinping having fish and chips and a glass of beer with then UK Prime Minister David Cameron led to exploding beer sales in China and a Chinese acquisition of an unpretentious local pub. How did we get here, and what does it tell us about Chinese tourism? Click the news icon for the full story…
Britain’s largest ever tourism army heads to Shanghai
Britain’s largest ever tourism trade mission to China was preparing to leave for Shanghai Saturday. More than 80 travel trade delegates will showcase Britain as a destination toChinese buyers at a VisitBritain “Destination Britain China” three day event, being held in Shanghai starting on Nov. 21. Click the news icon for the full story…
World Travel Market 7-9 November
Capela Training and Capela China will be attending World Travel Market next week in London’s Excel on all 3 days. We’ll be sharing space with our COTRI partners, on the ETOA Stand GV300.
We’ll also be around the UKinbound Stand. Please get in touch if you’d like to arrange to meet up with us and potentially also our COTRI colleague, the renowned tourism academic Professor Wolfgang Arlt.
Cheap pound lures Chinese shoppers in their droves to Britain
Cheapest pound in 31 years lures Chinese shoppers in their droves to Britain. Bad news for those holding the currency or anyone importing foreign goods, but great for British exporters and overseas bargain hunters. Click the news icon for the full story…
Deal to double flights between UK and China takes off
Thousands more flights between the UK and China could operate each year after a deal was struck in London to more than double the permitted number. The government said the move would boost tourism and trade opportunities for the UK, and create vital links for a post-Brexit Britain. Click the news icon for the full story…
China expands National Parks system
Wang Zhan drives three hours out of Beijing’s smog, past gray-brick towns and yellowed hills to reach a place where he can hear birds.
The Baihuashan National Nature Reserve, a rare sanctuary of pine trees and unobstructed views just west of the capital, is one of China’s more successful attempts to preserve its dwindling natural resources. Signs encourage people to stay on the trails and off the “wild mountains.” Garbage actually lands in the bin . Click the news icon for the full story…
Chinese visitors urged to steer clear of London’s price-gouging rickshaw drivers
Chinese visitors are advised to avoid London’s pedicabs, or rickshaws, which are a common sight around the Leicester Square entertainment district, after reports of excessive charges, safety issues and links to the sex trade. Click the icon for full story…
Countries Want Chinese Tourists –
Just Not All In The Same Place
Professor Wolfgang Arlt, Capela China partner and COTRI Director , explores the issue of concentration of Chinese outbound travellers in tourism hotspots and the need for ‘dispersion’. Click the news icon for the full story…