Alipay partners with GTF to simplify tax refund for Chinese tourists
Alipay announced its partnership with Global Tax Free (“GTF”), a tax refund agency, to launch the world’s first paperless mobile tax refund function in South
China Internet Stats, Trends, Insights
Travel
China online travel market insights Q1 2018, led by Ctrip, Qunar, and Fliggy
The transactions of China’s online travel market reached US$32.94 billion in the first quarter of 2018. Ctrip and Qunar combined accounted over half of the whole
Self-driving tour trending in China
By the end of 2017, China had 310 million active motor vehicles, among which, 217 million were cars. Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Shenzhen, and
Parent-child tourism trending in China 2018
Traveling gradually becomes a lifestyle choice for Chinese. In particular, Chinese travelers from tier-1 cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Nanking have a high demand for parent-child
Chinese tourism insights for Dragon Boat Festival and FIFA World Cup 2018
During this 3-day festival, China saw 89.1 million person-trips with a total tourism revenue of over US$5.5 billion, an increase of 7.3% YoY. As it
China’s business tourism market expected to exceed US$36 bn 2018
China’s business travel market recorded a total GMV of 192.8 billion yuan in 2017, up 19.5% over the previous year, which is estimated to exceed
Over 6 million Chinese traveled to Europe in 2017; insights on custom Europe tourism
Customized Europe travel accounted for 10% of overall customized outbound travel with orders growing 130% in 2017 compared with the previous year, according to the
Private customized tourism becoming increasingly popular in China
Private customized travel has become increasingly popular with Chinese in 2017 and it is no more a privilege just for the rich. Ctrip had over
China online travel market overview for Q4 2017
In Q4 2017, China online travel market saw a 12.3% year-on-year growth in transactions to 219.99 billion yuan (US$34.29 billion). Ctrip and Qunar jointly dominated
Chinese tourists to Thailand to top 10 million in 2018
Tourism is a pillar of the Thai economy and contributes some 9% to its GDP. Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports expects around 38 million
China shared accommodation market to reach US$7.83 bn by 2020
China’s shared accommodation market generated a total transaction of 14.5 billion yuan (US$2.27 bn) in 2017, up 70.6% from a year earlier, according to State Information
China overtakes New Zealand as top tourist source of Australia
China has replaced New Zealand as Australia’s top source of overseas visitors for the first time in the fiscal year 2017-2018, according to Tourism Research
CIW eBooks
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