Chinese Global Travel Roars Back to Life

Chinese global travel is making a triumphant return, and the numbers speak volumes. Recent data from the Chinese national immigration authority reveals an average of approximately 230,000 Chinese citizens crossing international borders daily in August. This translates to a staggering 6 million border crossings per month and nearly 84 million on an annual scale. While this figure represents roughly 54% of pre-COVID levels, it firmly establishes China as the world's leading contributor to global tourism.

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In a testament to this resurgence, the China Visitors Summit (CVS) has recently celebrated its 27th and 28th editions in Doha, Qatar, and Dubai, UAE. The event attracted 121 Chinese travel buyers, including travel agents, tour operators, MICE managers, corporate travel planners, and specialty agencies catering to luxury, adventure, sports, culinary, and specialty travel. Additionally, OTA's were also in attendance. These buyers engaged in over 8,000 face-to-face meetings with 151 distinguished travel suppliers from 17 different countries. Among them were hotel groups, global hotel brands, destinations, airlines, car rental companies, inbound tour operators, museums, shopping centers, attractions, and more.

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The CVS's reemergence in two vibrant cities across two countries, facilitating a multitude of interactions between travel suppliers and highly qualified Chinese buyers, underscores the revival of global Chinese travel.

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A unique feature of CVS is its worldwide presence, strategically located in key travel destinations favored by global Chinese travelers. This enables leading Chinese travel buyers to engage with travel suppliers in their natural environment. They can explore travel products such as hotels, attractions, conference facilities, shopping malls, and more. This hands-on experience allows Chinese travel buyers to truly immerse themselves in the destination's hospitality, going beyond mere site inspections and becoming authentic travelers.

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Since 2008, CVS has been hosted in various locations around the world, including the Middle East, Europe, Southeast Asia, North America, and its roots in China.

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The upcoming CVS event is scheduled for Milano, Italy, in November, where over 125 Chinese travel buyers are expected to convene with approximately 100 travel suppliers from Italy and across Europe. Exciting plans for the 2024 CVS schedule are already in the pipeline and will be announced shortly.

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CVS stands as the flagship conference in the travel industry, offering a unique platform for travel buyers and suppliers to connect face-to-face. The event is produced by the China i2i Group, ?headquartered in Shanghai, with offices in Beijing and Hong Kong. Since 1999, the China i2i Group has been instrumental in helping global travel suppliers connect with global Chinese travelers. Their extensive reach includes the largest collection of Chinese travel social media in China, particularly on WeChat, Weibo, and other Chinese social media platforms. With over 10.5 million global Chinese travelers following their various 33 WeChat platforms and 12,000 Chinese travel agents and tour operators, they are at the forefront of the industry.

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