Explore China’s 2026 cultural tourism “new experience” trend, where travellers choose trips by what they can experience, feel, film and share — from culture and nature to AI planning, short video discovery and multi-city travel.

China Marketing AI, by China Trading Desk, has released its updated China Outbound Travel Market Outlook 2026, raising its high-case in-destination traveller spend estimate to US$295.9 billion after incorporating Q1 actuals.

China’s trendy toy market is scaling fast, with demand driven by emotional consumption, stronger IP ecosystems, omnichannel retail and AI-enabled experiences.

This week, China’s social media is centring on four key themes: high-level diplomacy, travel-cost changes, experience-led tourism, and consumer-rule awareness. Weibo and Douyin are driving attention around President Trump’s Beijing visit, senior travel discounts, higher air-ticket fuel surcharges, summer styling and public remembrance, while Xiaohongshu, Baidu and Zhihu add stronger focus on immersive local experiences, destination storytelling, regional development, platform

Explore how Bilibili’s luxury and beauty consumers discover, evaluate and choose premium brands through deep content, trusted reviews, cultural identity and emotional value.

China’s 618 shopping festival is shifting from pure price wars to quality-price balance, with longer campaign cycles, simpler rules, stronger platform tools, and full-funnel content driving better conversion.

Discover China marketing market insights, key China consumer trends, emotional consumption, experience-led marketing, appearance value, health reassurance and what they mean for brand strategy.

This week, China’s social media is centring on four key themes: upcoming holiday planning, post-May Day consumption momentum, seasonal lifestyle content, and wider travel-cost and safety awareness. Weibo and Douyin are driving attention around the Dragon Boat Festival break, summer mood-led travel, live holiday experiences and fuel-price expectations, while Xiaohongshu, Baidu and Zhihu add stronger focus on emotional marketing, visual travel memories, cross-border sentiment

CTD’s Q1-anchored outlook shows a China outbound market that is expanding again — but the commercial opportunity is concentrated in the destinations that can win higher-value trips, not just more arrivals.