Driven by an increasingly aging population, more and more Chinese are now factoring healthcare into their outbound investment strategies. By 2020, over 800,000 Chinese are expected to head overseas for medical and healthcare treatments. Reasons for this trend With the healthcare system already being overburdened, affluent Chinese patients see ‘brighter’ hope overseas. In addition, some…
Chinese millennials are getting more and more keen on international travel. This is revealed by a Hotels.com survey that shows an 80% increase in expenses compared to last year to finance their travels, experience, stay in high-tech accommodation, enjoy exotic delicacies, go shopping Maldives, the Red Sea, Mauritius and Zanzibar the most popular exotic destinations…
In 2008, Ecuador declared that its nature had constitutional rights, making it the first country to do so. As a result, Ecuadorians do not treat nature as property, rather they recognize it is a living thing with a right to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate its vital cycles. These aren’t all the strange and interesting…
The tourism industry in China developed itself at a fast path but trends are changing. China represents the most important market for outbound travel in terms of population and travel spending. It is important for brands to understand the opportunity of China’s tourism market. Here is a summary of tourism trends of 2018 followed by…
While China Outbound tourism market is constantly growing we can observe a shift in the travel habits. Travelers are looking at new destinations and new activities and Greece is one of the newest trendy destination for wealthy travelers. Looking int the details, specialists have observed a growth in the number of Chinese tourists in Greece…
Monday 14th January was the inauguration of the opening ceremony of 2019 China-Finland Year of Winter Sports. For this special event, the Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and the First Lady, Jenni Haukio, traveled to Beijing, China. They received a warm welcome from President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan. The ceremony took place at…
Every travel situation requires a different set of tools and knickknacks, whether you’re taking a road trip, red-eye, or backpacking from hostel to hostel. According to a research made among different kinds of Chinese travelers who haven’t settled for the sedentary lifestyle — from professional travel writers and expedition leaders to hard-core nomads, there are…
In this digital era, even the hotel sector had to adapt. For this reason, robots have been hired in a new Tech-hotel. The idea, the project, and the investment come from the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba who wanted to build its hotel of the future, called Flyzoo Hotel in the city of Hangzhou, in the…
The Chinese market is quite complicated and different from the various business of the western world. It operates in a different way in terms of consumption priorities, as stated by Ophenia Liang, co-founder, and director of Digital Crew “There is a middle class of 500 million people in China and growing, but these consumers are…