CITIC 2009: New Marketing Strategies For Inbound Tourism To China
Due to the impact of the blizzard in south China in the beginning of 2008, the March 14 Lhasa riots, and the May 12 Wenchuan earthquake, China's inbound tourism has not developed as well as was expected. Instead it registered a decline in the Olympic year.
China's Inbound Tourism: Development In Adversity
The inbound tour business occupies an important position in the international tourism sector, and the number of inbound tourists who stay in a destination for at least one night and the resulting foreign exchange earnings are important indicators in measuring a country's tourism strength.
CITS Launches Package Tours For Chinese Tourists To America
Disneyland Park, China International Travel Service Limited Head Office, and United Airlines, have jointly launched a nine day Spring Festival package tour to the the West Coast of the United States.
Beijing To Get CNY78 Billion Investment For Tourism
Zhang Huiguang, director of the Beijing Municipal Tourism Bureau, said that the first Beijing Tourism Industrial Development Meeting which commenced on December 2, 2008, will firm up the development plan for Beijing tourism sector over the next three to five years.
CITS Establishes Regional Headquarters For East China
China International Travel Service Limited Head Office has announced the establishment of a regional headquarters in East China.
Henan Provincial Tourism Administration Signs With CITS
The Henan Provincial Tourism Administration has signed an agreement on tourism cooperation from 2008 to 2010 with China International Travel Service Head Office to jointly expand the inbound tourist market.
Xinjiang Signs With Domestic Travel Agencies
The 21 large domestic travel agencies including CITS have signed a strategic cooperation frame agreement with ten travel agencies in Xinjiang.
Taiwan Tours Approved For 33 Mainland Travel Agencies
The Cross-Strait Tourism Association has announced that the first batch of travel agencies in mainland China has been approved to organize Chinese mainland citizens travel to Taiwan.
The Chinese Hospitality Industry Responds To The Earthquake
Hotels donating part of their room revenue to relief funds; airlines re-assigning aircraft to flying relief workers to the disaster zone; hotel employees lining up to donate blood; these are just a few examples of how organizations and individuals in the hospitality and travel industry have responded to the earthquake disaster in Sichuan.
Yao Hong: Marketing MICE In China
Yao Hong, director of the international MICE department of CTIS, has more than 10 years experience in the MICE sector.