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.
Archives for May 2017
Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2017 (28 Jun-1 Jul) highlights
The GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai, will be held 28 June – 1 July 2017 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC).
SPD Bank’s credit card WeChat mini-program
As more and more companies try to benefit from WeChat’s mini-program, this article shares how Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPD Bank) is utilizing a WeChat mini-program for its credit card business, which recorded two million unique visitors as of 22 May 2017. The mini-program design of SPD Bank focuses on user experience and aims to develop a […]
INFOGRAPHIC Overview on Cainiao, Alibaba’s logistics platform
Cainiao Network, an Alibaba affiliate, was founded in 2013 to create a logistics information platform that links a network of delivery partners, warehouses, and merchants to make package deliveries faster and more efficient.
Momo net revenues increased by 421% in Q1 2017
One of the leading social app, Momo reported total net revenues of $265.2 million in the first quarter of 2017, an increase of 421% from $50.9 million in Q1 2016.
Amazon global stores sales roar in China in Q1 2017
In the first quarter of 2017, the total sales in China at Amazon’s overseas stores were 11 times as much as the same period two years ago.
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.
WeChat membership card guide; Burger King case study
WeChat membership cards are becoming increasingly popular in China among retailers and other businesses. Today, let’s take a look at how Burger King benefited from adopting this strategy in their China stores. WeChat membership cards features Coupons and membership cards are placed together on WeChat under “Card & Offers. This is what a membership card […]
Top 10 smartphone brands in China in April 2017
The total sales of smartphones in China reached 35.52 million units in April 2017, led by Huawei with 8.08 million units and 22.8% market share.
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.
China’s domestic tourism insights
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.
WeChat just launched Search and Top Stories
WeChat launched Search and Top Stories sections in the updated WeChat iOS 6.5.8. These two sections are not yet available for Android smartphone users.
China advertising, online ads markets forecast 2017-2019
This article shows forecast statistics of the year 2017 through 2019 on China’s advertising market, online advertising market structure, online video ad market, mobile marketing market, and programmatic ad buying market
WeChat MAU grew by 23% to 938M; QQ, QZone MAU down in Q1 2017
Tencent reported the first quarter total revenues of 49,552 million yuan (USD7,182 million) in 2017, an increase of 55% over Q1 2016. WeChat MAU further grew to 938 million while QQ and Qzone MAU saw a decrease in Q1 2017.
China mobile search market overview for Q1 2017
Baidu has 78.2% share of China’s mobile search market by the total number of mobile search queries in the first quarter of 2017.