The Hong Kong Tourist Board (HKTB) announced on July 31st that the total number of visitors arriving in Hong Kong in June was over 4.2 million, down 1.9% from a year earlier. … [Read more...]
Chinese outbound travelers spend less on shopping in 2016
As Chinese tourists spending increased in 2016, their total overseas shopping spending decreased by 17% according to consulting firm Oliver Wyman. … [Read more...]
China’s air ticket online booking market in Q1 2017
China's air ticket online booking market is upcoming and on the rise, with seen increases in market share and dominance of certain air divisions, coupled with increased direct sales channels to enhance the pace of growth. … [Read more...]
China online travel market overview Q1 2017
China online travel market exceeded 210 billion yuan in Q1 2017 with an increase of 51.5% YoY, led by Ctrip, Qunar, and Alitrip. … [Read more...]
China online accommodation market overview Q1 2017
The transactions of China online accommodation market totaled 37.202 billion yuan in Q1 2017 with an increase of 43.24% YoY according to data from Analysis. … [Read more...]
China cruise travelers insights 2017
Major cruise Chinese travelers are the middle-aged and women. Summer and National Day vacations are peak periods for cruise tourism; the top cruise tourism origins are Shanghai and Beijing. … [Read more...]
9 out of 10 Chinese travelers hoping to travel more frequently
9 out of 10 Chinese travelers are hoping to travel more frequently as compared to five years ago according to a survey by technology company Sabre. … [Read more...]
China Antarctica travelers spend an average of US$36K per trip
The average spend of high-end Antarctica travelers from China is about US$36 thousand; 70% take at least 16 days on Antarctica tours. … [Read more...]
China’s domestic tourism insights in 2017
In 2017, China's travelers are expected to take more domestic trips. "features of the attractions" is the top factor to decide where to visit. Alipay and WeChat appear to be the top payment options for future ticketings. … [Read more...]
Top hotel booking mobile apps in China in March 2017
eLong, Home Inns, and Booking lead China's mobile hotel booking apps market in March 2017. eLong and Home Inns both recorded over one million monthly active users. Airbnb also ranks the sixth with 126% growth YoY. … [Read more...]
China outbound tourists spent US$261 bn overseas in 2016
China continued to lead international outbound tourism with a 12% increase in spending in 2016, followed by the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and France as top five spenders according to UNWTO. … [Read more...]
5 Travel trends in China in 2017
Tourism has become an important consumption necessity in China as 98% respondents in a Ctrip survey expressed their intentions to travel in 2017. … [Read more...]
China online travel market overview 2012-2019
China online travel market totaled 602.6 billion yuan (US$87.46 bn) in 2016 with an increase of 34%. It's estimated to exceed 1 trillion yuan (US$147 bn) in 2019. … [Read more...]
China short-term accommodation market insights 2017
Accommodations accounted for about 20% of total online travel transactions in 2016 and have the potential to reach 100 billion yuan according to China Housing Sharing Development Report 2017. … [Read more...]
An Overview of China’s “Airbnb”: Xiaozhu, Tujia, Zhubaijia
Following the rising success of Airbnb, China's short-term accommodation market is also booming during the recent years and reached 24.3 billion yuan in 2016. Players leading this market include Tujia.com, Mayi.com, Xiaozhu.com, and Airbnb. … [Read more...]
Mainland visitors accounted for 75% arrivals in Hong Kong in 2016
Travelers from mainland China contributed 35% of Hong Kong’s total retail sales in 2016, which is up from 15% 10 years ago. … [Read more...]