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Heathrow Braces For Chinese New Year Rush
When it comes to luxury spending at London's Heathrow Airport, Chinese tourists are clearly punching above their weight. Read More
Sanya, China’s Aspirational “Riviera,” Thinks Culture Is Key To Success
Over the past several years, Hainan tourism authorities have been on a charm offensive throughout China, promoting everything from duty-free shopping to the island's beaches and high-end resorts. Read More
Hong Kong’s Luxury Mecca Status Fading As Mainland Chinese Go Global
Lower-than-expected sales figures are certainly disappointing for Hong Kong retailers and tourism officials, but we'd say this reflects not a drop in luxury demand but rather highlights the global spread of the Chinese luxury consumer. Read More
Hainan Island Raises Duty-Free Limits To Spur Luxury Consumption
18 months after the launch of a pilot duty-free program aimed at boosting high-end shopping among mainland Chinese tourists, this month customs authorities are set to raise the duty-free allowance for domestic and international visitors to Hainan island. Read More
Korean Luxury Retailers See Surge In Chinese Tourist Spending
Hong Kong retailers may be hurting as the influx of mainland Chinese tourist-shoppers seen in recent years slows, but destinations like South Korea are poised to gain as these big-spending travelers look further afield. Read More
Greece’s Folli Follie Turns To China To Combat Gloom At Home
Currently with more than 100 points of sale in China and a strong duty-free presence, Folli Follie hopes to attract more Chinese shoppers via a localized, heritage-minded ad campaign heavy on Greek imagery. Read More
Could Chinese Tourists “Save Greece”?
The problem with depending too much on Chinese tourists to pick up the slack for other regular visitor nationalities is that they simply haven't flocked to destinations like Greece in significant enough numbers. Read More
Mainland Chinese Fuel Luxury Brand Profits, Rent Hikes In Hong Kong
From waiting in hours-long lines to stock up on luxury goods to causing controversies at the Dolce & Gabbana flagship in Tsim Sha Tsui to making a rental-space bidding war break out between Abercrombie & Fitch and Shanghai Tang, the effects of more visits (and more spending) by mainland Chinese in Hong Kong are being felt throughout the city's retail landscape. Read More
Recent Record-Breaking Sales Underline China’s New Thirst For Romanée-Conti
For the last several months, Jing Daily has kept a close eye on the diminishing fortunes seen for lots of formerly dominant Château Lafite at auction and rising interest in the top-tier Burgundy Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC) among China's wine-drinking (and collecting) elite. Read More-
Is Hainan’s Hotel Boom Making It “China’s Hawaii” Or Its Orlando?
Despite the difficulties faced by hoteliers in mainland China, how has China's hotel surge manifested on the southern province of Hainan? Read More
