China News

April

15

China plans to build 136 new airports by 2025

by Welcome Chinese

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On March 15th, the Chinese government announced that it plans to build 136 new airports by 2025. The current network already boasts 207 civilian airports...

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February

17

How good was this year’s Spring Festival?

by Welcome Chinese

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The weeklong state holiday for the Lunar New Year 2017 recorded a 7% growth in outbound trips by Chinese nationals, with 6,15 million travelers. Official...

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January

17

In China, be on Wechat or be not

by Welcome Chinese

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At Welcome Chinese, dedicated team members post on the two most used Chinese social networks, namely Wechat and Weibo. The importance of the task is seco...

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December

11

Why Ctrip bought Skyscanner

by Welcome Chinese

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In November, the travel industry was shook by the news of the swift sale of Skyscanner – the UK-based travel price checking website – to Ctrip, the biggest travel com...

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December

10

Welcome Chinese partners with Qunar

by Welcome Chinese

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Starting in January, Welcome Chinese will inaugurate a brand new alliance with Qunar, a leading online travel agency in China that merged with the giant Ctrip back in 201...

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Septemb.

30

The state of international tourism

by Welcome Chinese

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International tourist arrivals worldwide grew by 4% between January and June 2016 compared to the same period last year. Destinations worldwide received 561 million inter...

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May

20

The new breed of Chinese travelers

by Welcome Chinese

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TripAdvisor and Phocuswright shared the findings of study called “China Unbounded: The Rapid Rise of...

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May

19

Promising outlook for Chinese travelers to Italy

by Welcome Chinese

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A flow that nearly tripled between 2009 and 2015 and one that is even more promising in the long term, until 2020: this is the trend of Chinese tourists to Italy<...

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April

22

Chinese business travel market tops the United States

by Welcome Chinese

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Beijing’s business travel market accounted for $291.2bn in 2015, compared with $290.2bn in the United States. Since China’s spending for the sector is expected to jum...

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April

22

Chinese tourism annihilated all records in 2015

by Welcome Chinese

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The number of international tourists from China has markedly increased in the past two decades; a continued growth that is due to an increase in household income and disc...

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December

11

Education focuses on tourism in Māori’s New Zealand, with an eye on China

by Welcome Chinese

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A new tourism and hospitality college will open in 2016 within the Queenstown Resort College (QRC), a relevant tourism and hospitality management educati...

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November

05

BEIJING’S ANTI-GRAFT CAMPAIGN AND OUTBOUND TOURISM

by Welcome Chinese

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Chinese President Xi Jinping became well known even outside China for his “anti-graft” campaign, announced back in March 2013. Targe...

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November

02

UNIONPAY TO SUPPORT THE BOOM OF OVERSEAS TOURISM

by Welcome Chinese

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In September 2015, UnionPay International’s chairman, Ge Huayon, spoke on the 21st UNWTO General Assembly in Columbia. The company kee...

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February

25

Dawn of the Chinese golfer – Interview with Giulia Sergas

by silvia.spessato

Welcome Chinese has the pleasure to discuss with Giulia Sergas, the Italian professional golfer that contributed to the victory of the European team in the 2013 edition o...

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November

25

CCTV NEWS wins an Eutelsat TV Award

by silvia.spessato

The Eutelsat TV Awards 2013 are over and China Central Television (CCTV), the country’s state-owned national broadcaster, won the News section of the contest thank...

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Commented by Bill Frankish, 29.08.2017

We at the Candlewood Suites Calgary Airport North, closely located to the Calgary airport YYC, have been certified by the China Tourism Academy as having reached the JADE STANDARD of "Welcome Chinese" Certification. As such we greet each guest with a special Welcome envelope with Chinese information on our extended stay hotel. Guests receive slippers, tea, and have access to kettles and rice cookers at no charge. Some items are available in our little convenience store called The Cupboard, and there is a Chinese Super Market about 2 kilometers away which has a full selection of food items, commonly found in China, including live fish. Also at the same shopping area, an authentic Chinese Restaurant called The T. Pot , China Bistro From our location we have easy access to main highways to take you to Banff National Park, or the Royal Tyrrell Museum, an excellent Dinosaur museum. Candlewood Suites is an excellent location with cooking facilities which provides a great home base as you travel to various attractions in the area.