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A cheaper pound has finally resulted in a dramatic uptick in Chinese tourists to the UK, with cheaper luxury retail being a key draw. Read More

As Chinese tourist visits to the UK take off, tourism boards and businesses in lesser-known cities are their trying their best to convince travelers to explore beyond just London. Read More

A new acquisition of 165-year-old British department store House of Fraser by a Chinese company is the latest in a string of buys of big British fashion and luxury brands. Read More

Britain's tourism authority has launched a plan to help UK businesses to get ready for a massive Chinese traveler influx. Read More

While British efforts to attract Chinese travelers have paid off with a massive increase in spending, some retailers in France are seeing significant sales declines. Read More

UK luxury retailers fed up with visa restrictions keeping out wealthy Chinese tourists are taking matters into their own hands by going on a robust PR offensive. Read More

Compared to other Western retailers that hit the Chinese market early (some of them now with hundreds of stores across Hong Kong and the mainland) Marks & Spencer is something of a paradox. Read More

Less than a year after its Cabernet Gernischt wine was featured at the British supermarket chain Waitrose, Changyu is poised for a promotion of sorts in the UK. Read More

Joining calls by London luxury retailers, hoteliers, and tour operators for the UK to streamline and simplify its visa policies, this week major players in the UK superyacht market called visa restrictions on Chinese travelers a “straitjacket” on the industry. Read More

One of China's best-known young fashion designers, Beijing-based Xander Zhou, showed his Autumn/Winter 2013 collection today at the London Collections: Men, organized by the British Fashion Council. Read More