Xiaohongshu’s BEAUTY IN MOODS 2026 white paper shows how China’s beauty market is shifting from function-led messaging to emotion-led demand, with appreciation, acceptance, delight and worry all shaping what consumers buy next.

China Labour Day 2026 travel outbound demand is rising, airfares are climbing on popular routes, and early booking trends point to strong interest in Japan, South Korea, South East Asia and selected Europe trips.

China’s luxury market is projected to exceed RMB 1 trillion, growing 8–10% annually. Discover key trends shaping luxury retail, travel retail, hospitality, and digital commerce in China.

China’s 2026 Spring Festival trends reveal a more emotionally driven consumer market, where AI rituals, cultural experiences and surprise-led moments are shaping travel demand, spending choices and festive buying. For brands, growth now depends on relevance, meaning and shareable experiences.

China’s new alcohol drinks market is scaling rapidly, driven by low-ABV formats, health-led product design, convenience, and instant fulfilment. This newsletter distils the report’s key signals and translates them into practical implications for hotels, airlines, airports, duty free, and premium retail operators.

Post–Chinese New Year 2026 travel insights reveal strong multi-trip demand, rising first-time flyers, and surging duty-free luxury spending. Drawing on data from multiple sources, this analysis explores how evolving travel patterns and consumer behaviour are reshaping opportunities for travel brands, hospitality operators and luxury retailers in China.

International Women’s Day in China is no longer a themed promotion, it’s a trust-and-value stress test. Women are making faster, more comparison-led decisions across travel, hotels, and premium retail, while also reshaping leadership and entrepreneurship narratives. Using recent industry coverage and report excerpts, this newsletter highlights the most actionable signals,from women’s higher travel spend and trip-planning influence to fairness expectations, experience-led luxu

CTD projects up to 175M China outbound trips and US$280B spend in 2026. See where the wallet goes, corridor winners, and what DMOs, hotels, airports and brands should do next.

China’s 2026 New Year holiday (1–3 January) is shaping up to be a high-intent, high-emotion moment where attention concentrates on Douyin, travel demand splits between “ice & sun” and value-led “reverse travel”, and “stay-at-home entertainment” becomes the most widely adopted celebration mode. Based on Social Agent’s social media analysis (20–30 Dec 2025), this newsletter explains what changed in user behaviour, what it means for brands across travel, retail, and entertainmen