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First-time Chinese travellers ready to hop and shop
First-time Chinese travellers - mostly young females - are not holding back and are ready to embark on budget-friendly trips to destinations
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Jan 20, 20252 min read


Gen Z and Travel Retail: Unlocking the Potential of Social Media-Driven Shopping Habits
In 2024, Gen Z emerged as a key driver of growth in the global travel retail sector. As this generation of Chinese travellers—aged 18 to 29—
Alice
Jan 17, 20253 min read


Educated young Chinese turn to tour guiding as job market wavers
Tour guiding is becoming an increasingly popular fallback option in a China rife with employment instability as the economy slows. A growing
Alice
Jan 12, 20253 min read


Sobering times for China’s luxury liquor market
Despite Moutai’s projected 15% revenue growth, the luxury spirits industry grapples with price declines, changing tastes, and trade tensions
Alice
Jan 10, 20252 min read


China’s investors, tourists hit pause to size up risks of turmoil in Seoul
With the political crisis in South Korea unlikely to abate, analysts say China's businesspeople and travellers are assessing their options
Alice
Jan 9, 20252 min read


First-time Chinese travelers reshape travel retail landscape
The resurgence of Chinese outbound travel is transforming the global travel retail landscape, with a remarkable 40% of travelers venturing i
Alice
Jan 8, 20252 min read


Chinese outbound travel in 2024 reinvigorates global travel retail
The resurgence of Chinese outbound travel in 2024 has reinvigorated global travel retail, and according to China Trading Desk’s latest Trave
Alice
Jan 8, 20253 min read


China Trading Desk – Assessing the travel retail opportunity among first-time Chinese outbound travellers
CHINA. Of Chinese outbound travellers in 2024, some 40% were making an international trip for the first time, a figure that has big implicat
Alice
Jan 8, 20253 min read


The New Chinese Traveler: Where They’re Going, How Much They’re Spending
While some destinations may have shifted focus away from waiting for Chinese travelers to return, those still targeting this market need to
Alice
Jan 7, 20254 min read
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