An den 1 May Feiertagen reisten ueber 330.000 Festland Chinesen nach HK – zum einkaufen. Es werden alle Sachen des taeglichen Bedarfs gekauft und den Geschaeften in HK gehen die Waren aus. Die Regierung hat nun die Visa fuer Festlandchinesen eingeschraenkt. Statt wie bisher mehrmals taeglich, duerfen Festlandchinesen jetzt nur noch einmal woechentlich nach HK einreisen.
- Wie ueberall in China werden Reisen nach Auserhalb China reguliert.
The popular outbound destinations include USA, Russia, France, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Maldives. In 2014, the number of outbound tourists reached 107 million, up 19.49% compared with 2013. Currently, China has increased the number of permitted overseas destinations for her citizens to 151 countries and regions. A further and sustained growth of outbound tourism is expected. (quelle: travelchinaguide.com)
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‘It’s the Gucci handbag of holidays’
Maldives tops Chinese travellers’ wish list. In 2014, Chinese tourists accounted for nearly one-third of arrivals with a 30% market share, representing the single biggest source market for tourists to the island nation. (quelle: scmp.com)
- Die Incentives werden immer wahnsinniger.
A Chinese billionaire has treated 6,400 employees to a four-day incentive in France, marking the single largest group to ever visit the country say reports in the European press. Sponsoring over half of his 12,000-strong workforce, Li Jinyuan, owner of multinational Tiens Group, booked out hotels 140 hotels across Paris and 7,600 train tickets on France’s high-speed rail TGV to transport delegates to destinations on the French Riviera. Around 4,760 hotel rooms were reserved for the group in Monaco and Cannes, where the group celebrated the company’s twentieth anniversary by spelling out the Guinness World Records’ longest human-made phrase, “Tiens’ dream is Nice in the Côte d’Azur”. It is expected that the group will have spent US$37m over the course of the trip. (quelle: mixmeetings.com)
But, hey, that’s not the best.
Thailand is pulling out all stops to entertain some 12,700 Infinitus China delegates. Travelling in groups of between 2,000 and 3,000, the massive Infinitus China delegation is making its way through Thailand this month with each employee scoring a six-night trip. The intinerary includes three nights in Bangkok and three nights in Pattaya, staying at four and five-star hotels and occupying around 38,000 room nights in total. In addition to the 110 regular flights to transport delegates, 400 coach trips and about 36 river cruise tours have been reserved for the group. (In recently years, Thailand was chosen as the venue for other mega incentives from China, including Amway China in April 2012 at about 16,000 award-winners and Pro-Health in November 2012 for about 10,000 employees.)(quelle: www.cei.asia)