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Hainan’s Duty-Free Shops: Luxury Retail’s Newest ‘Battleground’
Chinese vacationers in search of both sun and shopping have made Hainan's tax-free shopping program a major success. Read More
Luxury Hotels Close In On China’s Second-Tier Hotspots
Now that first-tier locales are inundated with luxury hotel choices, the world's top companies are moving into smaller cities that have big demand for five-star accommodations. Read More
China To Open World’s Largest Duty-Free Mall
Aimed at stemming the flow of Chinese tourist-shoppers abroad, the pilot duty-free program launched by the Chinese government in Sanya two years ago is about to get a whole lot… Read More
Las Vegas, Monte Carlo, Macau…Hainan?
A long-rumored development in China's tropical southernmost province, Hainan, is finally taking shape as gamblers bet "points" at Jesters casino at the Mangrove Tree Resort World on Sanya Bay. Read More
China Takes On Cruise Market With First Luxury Liner
International cruise lines looking to tap demand for all-inclusive vacations among China's growing ranks of outbound tourists are set to face new domestic competition from China's first home-made luxury liner. Read More
Government Clampdown Ignites Chinese Luxury Property “Fire Sale”
As Beijing continues its much-publicized crackdown on government corruption and exorbitant spending, thousands of Party officials have reportedly gone on a months-long selling spree to divest themselves of high-end properties… Read More
IWC Promotes New Beijing Flagship With Sina Weibo Competition
Fresh off its recent boutique opening at Pacific Place in Hong Kong, on November 22 Swiss luxury watchmaker IWC Schaffhausen opens its latest flagship at Beijing's new Parkview Green mall. 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
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… Read More
Luxury Hotel News: Bulgari Eyes Shanghai, Royal Begonia Hainan, Jumeirah’s China Spa
A roundup of recent news from the China luxury hotel market, from Bulgari's plans to open a Shanghai property in 2015 to The Luxury Collection's debut in Hainan and the launch… Read More
