New activations in europe to welcome Chinese tourists.…
South Korean duty-free operators go overseas
South Korea’s duty-free operators are in search of a more stable and sustainable business portfolio — to reduce their reliance on Chinese visitors and generate decent profits.…
Alibaba bets on Chinese outbound travelers with Fliggy Buy Service
Fliggy, the travel service platform of Alibaba Group, has launched its Fliggy Buy service, which offers overseas merchants a new solution to capture opportunities presented by the growing purchasing p…
Shinsegae DF partners with China’s Ctrip
Shinsegae DF Inc., duty-free store operating unit of South Korea’s retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group, has joined hands with China’s largest online travel agency Ctrip to offer membership service wit…
Bic Camera Inc.’s profits come from Chinese tourists
Japanese retail tycoon Ryuji Arai can thank a growing flock of Chinese spenders for his swelling fortune.…
Chinese tourists take over the world
A rising tide of travelers from China is spreading out across the region, out-shopping, outspending and out-eating every other nation.…
Who’s travelling to Japan?
Chinese visitors are driving the boom, but who else?…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW : Tencent on its US expansion
Retail in Asia met Poshu Yeung, General Manager of International Business to know more about Tencent’s US expansion plan.…
Department store Harrods rakes in £2bn annually on China tourism
UK department store Harrods has posted its eighth consecutive year of record sales and profits, as the luxury retailer attracted a heavy amount of tourist shoppers in the last 12 months, especially vi…
+21m merchants take UnionPay outside of China
UnionPay International says it is extending the number of overseas outlets and industries where its cards can be used by Chinese nationals beyond duty free stores, shopping centres and hotels, to trav…