UAE

The UAE's tourism pitch to Chinese luxury travelers is largely the same pitch it makes to Western tourists, albeit with a much broader outreach effort. Read More

The United Arab Emirates' updated visa policies vie to get Chinese travelers out of its airports and into its shopping malls. Read More

UAE-based luxury hotel group Jumeirah focuses on China and other Asian markets in its recently announced multi-billion dollar expansion plan. Read More

After elaborate Chinese New Year marketing efforts, the emirate announces a 208 percent jump in Chinese visitors for the first three months of the year. Read More

The Gulf state's significant efforts to attract Chinese tourists pay off with a massive corporate delegation sponsored by the direct-sales beauty brand. Read More

Dubai, the global playground for the world's ultra-rich, is facing increased competition from its fellow emirate in attracting Chinese visitors flocking to the UAE. Read More

In the beginning of September, top-tier travel buyers and service providers will gather in Abu Dhabi to strategize ways to best serve a growing contingent of Chinese tourists making their way to the UAE and beyond. Read More

To cater to a surge in Chinese tourist-shoppers, Dubai's Mall of the Emirates has been on a recruiting kick, hunting for Mandarin- and Cantonese-speaking sales staff. Read More

With trips by Chinese outbound tourists expected to grow to 80 million trips this year, up from 70 million in 2011 and 57.4 million in 2010, destinations from Singapore to Spain continue to court this increasingly important and emerging demographic. Read More

For many retailers, hotels, airlines and tour operators, the growing number of outbound Chinese tourists have been a godsend as tourists from traditional markets have scaled back in the last few years. Read More