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Retail Asia11/01/2017

More spending by Chinese visitors can boost Vietnam’s GDP by 1 percentage point. As more Chinese travel around the world, they leave bigger impacts wherever they go. Now experts say for countries that receive a large number of Chinese arrivals, including Thailand and Vietnam, their economic growth will be influenced by the spending habits of these […]

Retail Asia09/11/2016

Australia led the ten top sources of tourist arrivals in the resort island of Bali in the January-September 2016 period, an official said. “The number of Australian tourists visiting Bali in the first nine months of this year reached 850,326, up 16.85 percent from 727,678 in the same period last year,” chief of the Central […]

Retail Asia06/11/2016

The number of visits by Chinese tourists to Bali shot up 35.84 percent to 741.740 in the first nine months of this year from 546,035 visits in the same period last year. “The number of visits by holiday makers from China is now the second largest after those from Australia, which has continued to top […]

Retail Asia04/11/2016

Russia-Indonesia Business Council expects an increase in the number of Indonesian tourists to Russia and vice versa in 2016 and the coming years, in order to strengthen relations and economic cooperation between the two countries. A statement from the Russia-Indonesia Business Council received by ANTARA here on Thursday said that tourism was a topic of […]

Retail Asia28/10/2016

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The Chinese government’s forced reduction of tourists visiting Korea by 20 percent is already dealing a blow to businesses. “Even today, tourism offices in several provincial governments are acknowledging they are lowering the numbers of tourists going to Korea,” said an insider working in China’s tourism industry on Tuesday. “In several areas, there were even […]

Retail Asia18/10/2016

Macau’s move to reposition itself from gaming hub to shopping and entertainment destination appears to be paying off already. Tourist numbers rose in Macau over Golden Week as an expanding shopping offer and shows drew 8.45 per cent more visitors than the same period last year. During Golden Week – from October 1 to October […]

Retail Asia05/08/2016

Analysts warn of possible blow to tourism, retail industry A number of Chinese tourists are cancelling trips to South Korea in the wake of the country’s decision to deploy a missile defense system, a trend which experts say might lead to a blow to South Korea’s tourism industry if it continues, as the sector depends […]

Retail Asia13/07/2016

The government of East Lampung District in Lampung Province, through the local Culture and Tourism Office, is making every effort to develop 11 tourism attractions in the district in its attempt to attract even more local and foreign tourists. “East Lampung district government is ready to develop 11 tourist attractions that include natural, marine, and […]

Retail Asia30/06/2016

Myths about the behaviour and spending patterns of Chinese tourists abroad have been debunked by a new report. A study by Oliver Wyman seeks to dispel common misconceptions about outbound Chinese travelers, illustrating how global destinations can sharpen their appeal to meet their changing needs and expectations. “The Changing Face of the Chinese Traveller” may […]

Retail Asia08/06/2016

Data obtained from the Australia Bureau of Statistics revealed that 105,500 Australians visit Indonesia every month, Tourism Minister Arief Yahya noted in a press statement received by us here on Monday. The minister said the figure showed that Indonesia was a favorite tourist destination for Australians. “The data, which was released a month ago, for the […]

Retail Asia12/02/2016

Lotte Group has launched a smartphone app for Chinese tourists visiting Korea. The application is called ‘TianTianLeTian’, and provides visitors with information on shopping, tourism, and other services offered by Lotte companies. Department stores and large discount stores have already launched mobile solutions for Chinese tourists, but Lotte Group’s new software marks the first time […]

Retail Asia27/01/2016

In a bid to meet the target of 20,000 tourist arrival in 2016, Public Works and Public Housing Ministry announced that it will build sanitation facilities in 10 major tourism destinations in Indonesia. It also said that the construction would involve municipal tap water company PDAM to provide clean water, while the sanitary facilities would […]

Retail Asia23/12/2015

The other proposals are; instant VAT refund, exclusion of VAT from some items, reduction of import tariffs of some consumer product items, and the scheme to promote “Thailand Brands Sale”. The proposals are aimed at boosting foreign tourists’ spending in Thailand. Rawittha Pongnuchit, a tax-law expert and former deputy director-general of the Revenue Department as […]

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Why Vietnam should care about how much Chinese tourists splurge

Australia leads top ten sources of tourist arrivals in Bali

Number of Chinese tourists to Bali shoots up 36%

Business council expects 100 thousand Russian tourists to Indonesia

Squeeze in Chinese tourists starts to bite

Macau tourist arrivals rise over Golden Week

Chinese tourists cancel trips to South Korea after THAAD

East Lampung to develop 11 tourism attractions

Chinese tourist shopping myths proven wrong

Indonesia is favorite tourist destination for Australians

Lotte launches smartphone app for Chinese tourists

Indonesia to Improve Sanitary Facilities in Major Tourist Sites

Thailand geared to increase foreign tourist spending