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North Korea has finally dropped its COVID restrictions on Chinese tourism 🇰🇵 Plus: > 14.37 million Chinese border crossings during Spring Festival 2025, a 6.3% increase YoY 🧧 > 75,000 Chinese Tourists Visited Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024, a 14.8% YoY increase 🇧🇦 > 575,000 mainland Chinese tourists visited Vietnam during January, a 237% YoY increase that puts China as Vietnam's top inbound tourism source 🇻🇳 > Brunei grants China 14-day visa-free entry > 2025 Spring Festival domestic flights down 0.70% YoY, international flights up 21.40% 🇧🇳 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dzSv_Qfv #china #chinamarket #chinatravel #chinaeconomy #chinamarketing #chinabusiness #travel #tourism

We are on Spotify! Episode 3 of our podcast show China Tourism Tuesday, hosted by Charl Albertyn, PhD and myself) is now live and available on Spotify or on our Create Consulting website, links below. In today's episode have a deep dive discussion on the latest RedNote/Xiaohongshu trends during China New Year holiday in our latest report: https://lnkd.in/d25ngKBA #spotify #Chinatourismtuesday #RedNote #trends #Chinesenewyear #episode3 #analytics #statistics #discussion #deepdive #China #outbound #tourism #report #Xiaohongshu https://lnkd.in/d5mFm9Pb https://lnkd.in/ev-hX-im

𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 📕 our latest report on Rednote analytics for the most viral destinations and experiences over the 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝. 𝐀 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬: > Antarctica and Norway's Tromsø go viral ❄️ > Parades and shipwrecks might just be the next big travel content trends on Rednote 🏳️🌈 > Paris, Australia and New Zealand dominate outside Asia 🌏 > Boutique hotels and homestays keep stealing the spotlight 🛏️ > Africa and Alaska offer China's content creators a high growth content niche 🦓 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://lnkd.in/d25ngKBA #china #chinamarket #chinatravel #chinaeconomy #chinamarketing #chinabusiness #travel #tourism

Wishing all our friends and followers a happy Year of the Snake! 🐍 🧧 Here are a few of the latest Chinese New Year travel stats for the China market: > Tongcheng-Elong Holdings Ltd big data: Domestic scenic spot visitors tripled 📈, and outbound hotel bookings for 200+ destinations doubled 🏨 > Fliggy report: International cruise orders up 6x YoY 🚢, with strong domestic travel demand ✈️ > 22,000+ Chinese arrivals daily in Thailand 🇹🇭, nearly 30,000 on January 28; more chartered flights planned 🛫 > 1,000 Chinese travelers gaather for festive new year dinners held in major cities like Paris and Rome 🎊🥢 > Thai Minister greets Chinese arrivals in Bangkok 🎁🤝 > US Hotels Expand in China: "Downward tourism" drives growth in lower-tier cities 🏨📍 > Spain's "Unlock China" event explores maritime tourism ties 🐋🌊 Read more: https://lnkd.in/dsYjRdh2 #china #chinamarket #chinatravel #chinaeconomy #chinamarketing #chinabusiness #travel #tourism

Episode 2 of our China Tourism Tuesday is now live, check it out! In today's episode we have a deep dive discussion about Crisis Communications and Issues Management specifically for the China outbound tourism industry, how it has evolved, how traditional media continues to play a vital role, how social media is in the mix but importantly the long overlooked and unappreciated role China outbound tour operators can play. #ChinaTourismTuesday #Chinaoutboundtourism #crisiscommunications #issuesmanagement #crisiscommunicationsplanning #traditionalmedia #broadcastmedia #socialmedia #touroperatorrelations #opportunity #riskmanagement South African Tourism Namibia Tourism Board Botswana Tourism Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Zambia Tourism Board Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities - Egypt Kenya Tourism Board Tanzania Tourist Board Ministry of Tourism-Ethiopia Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority Tourism Seychelles Argentina National Tourism Promotion Institute Visit Brasil PROCOLOMBIA Ecuador Tourism Board Chile Travel Ministry of Tourism - Uruguay Suriname Tourism Development Bureau (STDB) https://lnkd.in/eitBBTVT

The first podcast episode of China Tourism Tuesday is now live! China Tourism Tuesday is a weekly podcast show featuring highlights of China's outbound tourism industry with hosts Charl Albertyn, PhD in Shanghai and Michael Jones in Amsterdam at 2pm China time. In episode 1 we cover trends from the past 7 days including latest China domestic tourism statistics, new flight connections, RedNote/Xiaohongshu analysis, overview of FITUR Madrid 2025, engagement with Hong Kong influencers and Centara Hotels & Resorts expansion into the family friendly hospitality segment. Create Consulting #podcast #audioreporting #Chinatourismtuesday #Chinaoutboundtourism #China #tourism #trends #whatistrending #analysis #understandingchina #Rednote #Xiaohongshu #statistics #traveltrends #flightconnectivity #touroperator #weeklyhighlights #grouptravel #FITtravel #FIT #Chinaoutbound #Chinaknowledge #Shanghai #Beijing #Guangzhou #Shenzhen #Chengdu #Hongkong #Amsterdam https://lnkd.in/eitBBTVT

South America is drastically underrepresented on Rednote, China’s hottest ap. How many South American countries have an official Rednote tourism account? Zero. Yet, Chinese user-generated content about its tourism experiences is going viral. Bolivia and Peru dominate South American Rednote, with viral tourism content leaning almost exclusively on Salar de Uyuni, Machupicchu and Vinicunca. Over only the top ten Rednote posts, they raked in nearly 1.5 million likes. Some destinations show mixed sentiment. Diving in Brazil’s Sucuriú River earns it nearly 44,000 likes, while “São Paulo’s safety problems” comes in at 11,800 likes. Chile is similar. 48,800 likes for "Visit beautiful and friendly Chile", while "Visiting Easter Island is one big scam" gets 24,100 likes. Most destinations do not enjoy much visibility. Suriname’s top post earns 954 likes: a list of 2024 visa-free countries for China. Uruguay’s top post gets 684 likes: "My year spent couchsurfing across the world". What can be done? 3 steps: 1️⃣ Register a Rednote account. It’s free, open for use overseas, available in English, and it’s picking up a lot of foreign users with the impending TikTok ban. Even if you simply migrate your most popular Instagram content over to Rednote, it’s a zero-cost way to establish a basic presence. 2️⃣ There are tools out there to monitor your brand on Rednote. With sites like Xinhong and Qiangua, you’ll be able to get full analytics on engagement, sentiment, follower demographics and much more. The only drawback is they do not offer English interface. 3️⃣ Message us for our full report 📄 We’re more than happy to share our desktop study of South American tourism destinations’ presence on Rednote with you for zero cost. #china #chinamarket #chinatravel #chinaeconomy #chinamarketing #chinabusiness #travel #tourism #rednote Promperu PROCOLOMBIA Visit Argentina EMBRATUR - Brazilian Tourist Board Ecuador Ministry of Tourism Guyana Tourism Authority SENATUR Suriname Tourism Foundation Uruguay XXI CONAPRI

Hola Tourism Tribe! China Create Consulting will be at FITUR Madrid 2025. Some fun facts according to AI, ...at least, Chinese outbound tourism to South American countries is dominated by group travel standing at 70-80% of total with FIT travel at 20-30%. Even Chinese outbound tourism to Western Europe stands at a significant 35-45% for group travel and 55-65% for FIT travel. With a dedicated tour operator relations team in China's leading cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chengdu maintaining unparalleled personal relations with China's leading wholesale, retail and tailor-made tour operator decision makers Create Consulting makes for a reliable and effective supporting partner to deliver on the only important metric, your tourism brand’s return on investment goals. See you at FITUR. #FITUR #tourism #Madrid #China #Chinaoutboundtourism #touroperatorrelations #B2B #ROI #B2Bstrategy #grouptravel #trade #decisionmakers #dedicatedteam #northchina #eastchina #westchina #southchina

Come February, China will be back as Australia's no. 1 tourism source 🦘 Plus... > New commitments from Saudi Arabia, Spain, Jordan and Thailand to boost China numbers 🚀 > Trip.com launches competitor to TikTok and Rednote 📕 > New China flights to Rome and Oslo ✈️ 🇳🇴🇮🇹 Read more: https://lnkd.in/dumgkcA9 #china #chinamarket #chinatravel #chinaeconomy #chinamarketing #chinabusiness #travel #tourism

A nightmare week for Korean tourism 🇰🇷🇨🇳 Emergency martial law, political instability and Jeju Air flight 7C2216 put a serious dampener on Chinese travel to the country. Plus… ✈️ Another win for China’s C909 as it clocks its longest flight range to Brunei 🇨🇳 China’s domestic travel volume 2024 Q1-Q3 nears 4.2 billion 🦾 AI-powered robot dogs act as tour guides in Guiyang 🛫 New direct flights connecting China to Athens, Riyadh and beyond Read more here: https://lnkd.in/d54PmyQc #china #chinamarket #chinatravel #chinaeconomy #chinamarketing #chinabusiness #travel #tourism