Relatively little is known about their socio-economic status, their geographical origins and expectations of tourism, and their attitudes to and perceptions of Australia, although every Australian state has devised a specific Chinese tourism strategy to tap into this market. Chinese tourism is ...
Australia hosted 9.2 million international visitors in the 12 months to September 2018, Tourism Australia announced on Wednesday, up 6 percent from the previous year. The number of Chinese visitors grew 8 percent to 1.42 million while Indian tourist arrivals had the strongest growth, up 19 percent...
"Designating 2017 as the China-Australia Year of Tourism recognises just how important tourism is, not just in terms of export income, but in cultural exchange between Australia and China." The airlines coming together to build one market is "one of the most exciting aspects of these year of...
Australia has attracted substantial Chinese enrolments into tourism and hospitality programmes. This qualitative study examines the experiences of Chinese postgraduate students undertaking a master's degree in tourism and hospitality within Australia. Chinese students enrolled in programmes at two major ...
Figures from Tourism Research Australia showed a similar trend, as the number of Chinese visitors to Australia on group and package tours declined by 8.4 percent in 2017. "Chinese campers are unique because they often have never stayed in a caravan park before. 80 percent of people we interview...
SYDNEY,Dec. 31 --ChinahaspassedNewZealandtotopthelistofinternationaltouriststoNewSouthWales(NSW),themostpopulousstateofAustralia,accordingtoPremierBarryO'Farrell. ThePremierissuedanewsreleaseonMonday,sayingthatNSWbecomesAustralia'smostpopulardestinationforbothdomesticandinternationalvisitorsin2013. ...
Australia more accessible to Chinese tourists.Reports that the Australian Tourism Commission (ATC) has opened a representative office in Shanghai, China. Agreement signed between the Australian and Chinese governments; Benefits of the agreement for Chinese citizens; Expected increase of Chinese visitors ...
Many countries welcomed Chinese tourists as China announced to downgrade management of COVID-19 infection and resume outbound tourism for Chinese citizens orderly.Embassies and tourism authorities of countries including France, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Austria, ...
A Merrill-Lynch analyst compared the global craze of China's outbound surge to the Japanese tourism boom 30 years ago, when global destinations vied to attract Japanese tourists. “China’s 1.3 billion population is many times that of Japan’s 127 million, so the China outbound boom will be...
Tourism operators are also catering to more payment options such as Alipay and WeChat pay to make it easier for Chinese travellers to leave gateway cities and experience regional and rural Australia, said the researcher.