GOLDEN WEEK - CHINESE TOURISM REPORTED 274 MILLION TRIPS

Anna Luebke -
During the Golden Week, the five-day holiday in May, China recorded 274 million domestic tourist trips, up 71% over the same period in 2022 and 19% up compared to the same period in 2019, the last yea ...

TAX-FREE SHOPPING: CHINESE TOURISTS RETURN TO ITALY

Laura Loss -
The spending of Chinese tourists in Italy is on the rise, especially when it comes to shopping. This has been observed by Global Blue, which noted a significant increase in tax-free shopping between F ...

CHINA: DOMESTIC AIR TRAVEL WEAKER THAN EXPECTED

Joe McClain -
The tourism recovery in China continues gradually. In this context, the Golden Week holiday at the beginning of the month was expected to be another boosting factor in the country’s road back to pre-c ...

MACAU AIRPORT OPERATOR'S LOSS INCREASED BY 9.1% IN 2022

Samuel Dorsi -
Macau airport operator announced a loss of 567 million patacas (about 66 million euros), an increase of 9.1%, due to the continuing impact of the pandemic. ...

CHINESE VISITORS COME TO ITALY FOR SHOPPING

Tomas Haupt -
According to Global Blue, tax-free shopping by non-EU tourists, especially Chinese visitors, in Italy increased by 28% in the summer of this year compared to 2019. This growth was even higher, reachin ...