As a B2B specialist, Kuoni is looking at several opportunities, including capitalizing on the capabilities of different partners in China in order to increase the visibility of its offerings.
While visitors expenditure in Europe in April was up 40.4% y-o-y, it paled in comparison to the 93% increase in other regions.
The number of Chinese visitors to Britain fell for the first time in five years last year, although total visitor arrivals went up by 5.2%.
Canada is adding three more Asian ports from where Chinese travelers can apply for visa-free transit in Canada when flying to the US.
The government of New Zealand estimates that China will overtake Australia as the largest source of visitors to the country by 2020.
Japan is a key market for Ctrip’s destination development strategy and Ctrip’s Tokyo office has become fully operational this month,
After concluding a US$442 million purchase of Hilton International’s Hilton Sydney, Bright Ruby is also looking to buy The Westin Sydney for US$400 million.
Far East Consortium International’s chairman is in negotiations over a AUD$75 million deal to purchase the five-star Pullman Cairns International.