Travel Trends

Despite Trump’s announcement on withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, China remains committed to The Middle East as a global luxury partner. Read More

Chinese spending and visits in Europe fell short of expectations during this year's Chinese New Year holiday. Key destinations were the biggest losers. Read More

There is little sense of adventure among comfort-seeking luxury travelers eager only to brag about reaching the South Pole. Read More

Cash is too risky and the potential for card payment failures is too embarrassing for affluent Chinese abroad. Read More

In the last eight or so years, just as the tourism boom started to kick off in Australia, Chinese developers began directing their focus to hotel and leisure investment. Read More

Sales of watches over 5,000 euros ($6,231) rose by eight percent in France last year, according to Franceclat. Read More

Luxury travel to the Arctic and Antarctica has become de rigueur among Chinese elites who have already been to Paris and New York. What began as affluent adventuring could now serve China's geopolitical goals.  Read More

USA Farseeing is capitalizing on the growing fragmentation of Chinese travel, creating unique leadership-focused travel experiences specifically designed for Chinese business executives and their families. Read More

It is unclear what prompted Chinese authorities to reinstate the ban on group travel to South Korea, which may hurt the luxury tourism market. Read More

Much like in any rapidly developing market, 2017 has been a year with a lot of notable news and events surrounding the business of Chinese luxury travel. Read More