Where and When do Chinese Travel Outside China? By Scott Wayne and Anna Xie 斯科特.韦恩和谢安娜 According to a recent report by the China Tourism Academy (CTA), in the first half of 2011, approximately 32 million Chinese traveled abroad and spent US$28 billion, up by 19% and 17% respectively over the same period in 2010.
According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, China will be the world’s fourth-largest source of outbound tourists by 2020, with 100 million outbound travelers. With such delectable numbers, many destinations are striving to attract more Chinese tourists, especially while the traditional outbound generating markets of the US, Western Europe and Japan are still mired with economic challenges, which have softened some international outbound travel.
中国旅游研究院最近的一份报告指出，2011上半年大约有三千两百万中国游客到国外旅行，花费高达二百八十亿美元。 Piana Clerico. Italy’s tourism code misses mark, hoteliers say. REPORT FROM ITALY—Italy’s Code of Tourism largely has missed the mark, according to several hoteliers and association presidents.
The Code was passed this year by the country’s previous government in an effort to streamline the bureaucratic hurdles that have long plagued the hotel industry. And while the legislation does represent progress in some areas, it still contains countless laws, rules and procedures that inhibit business. Implementing the Code falls to newly appointed Minister for Tourism and Sport Piero Gnudi, former board of directors’ member of the banking group Unicredit who was brought in after the resignation of the country’s former president Silvio Berlusconi and the subsequent overhaul of the government. Louis Vuitton Elevates Exclusivity for Top Customers. It’s luxury brands’ growing dilemma: how to sell more and remain exclusive.
World-renowned handbag maker Louis Vuitton seems to have found an answer. The company has created a purchasing experience for customers that psychologist, consultant, and author Peter Collett calls “fantasian.” “The surrounding is as important as the product,” Collett said. Life & Style / Travel : The new desi globetrotter. 3 Facts That Will Shape the Future of Branding, Marketing and Social Media. Popular Today in Business: All Popular Articles Havas Media just came out with an insightful new report entitled, “Meaningful Brands For A Sustainable Future.”
One of the most telling aspects of the report was how it revealed the often-overlooked punitive side of the social business marketplace. Specifically, that means the growing awareness and capacity of consumers to punish brands for their duplicitous behavior or outright lack of social responsibility. The report contains three key facts that contain profound warnings to marketers.
5 No-Fail Ways To Elevate A Brand's Cultural Capital. Our media landscape is evolving fast, and 2012 will certainly be the year of big changes in how we view media. Internet-based TV viewing will come of age, reaching the masses through the growing number of smart TVs and mobile streaming. For brands that have until now relied heavily on TV advertising, this places an increased urgency to find ways to maintain visibility of their messages in culture--ways that can be measured, are efficient, and reach big audiences. Crucially, brands need to find ways to spend less and create ideas that generate high cultural capital and viral buzz that will net high rates of media impressions. Hot Luxury: A Careful Look At Brazil’s Opportunities - Fashion's Collective. About Taste of Italy. "Taste of Italy" (Qiao Lab Group) is an innovative logistic & multi-channel distribution platform specialized on Food & Beverage Made in Italy for international markets (Ho.Re.Ca, supermarkets).
Through the combination of new digital communication technologies, applied to traditional and international trading business, F&B Buyer and Seller companies can now directly manage their trading activities with a Click! "Taste of Italy" is a procurement to manage all procedures, from selection, negotiation and closing on several international markets. MY ITALIAN CENTER.
Experiential travel: new horizons for the luxury traveler - A Luxury Travel Blog. Italy under IMF supervision: Berlusconi burlesque. Awesome Photographs of Italy. Www.incrediblesnaps.com is coming up with awesome photographs of Italy.
Italy is located in Southern Europe. Italy is one of the most developed country and the citizens enjoy very high standard lifestyle. Italian is an official language of Italy’s Roman Catholicism is largest religion in the country, although the Catholic Church is no longer officially the state religion. But Italians identify themselves as Roman Catholic. Thinking: Articles: Studio culture. 100+ Things to Know If You’re Going to Italy. My friends often ask me for support in travel preparation when they plan to go to Italy.
In fact, I think it’s a great idea- go to a country prepared to experience it at the fullest! I enjoy learning about the little idiosyncrasies that make a visit to a new country so interesting, the small traditions, the interesting customs… so, I thought I’d give you a cheat-sheet for Italy. If you’d like a personalized crash-course on Italian culture before your trip, please contact me at vanessa at Italyinsf dot com. I would be happy to schedule a time to help you out with your trip organization as well as give you some useful tips about culture and traditions! Part 1: GENERAL ADVICE AND TRAVEL TIPS.
Features on Italian design & designers. 6 must-visit hotels for foodies in Italy. By Paul Johnson on Jun 08, 2010 in Accommodation, Europe, Food and Drink, Going Out, Hotels, Italy, Regions, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe - Read 2052 times Going to Italy?
Take in one of these hotels if you enjoy your food: 1. Rome Cavalieri, Rome The hotel’s La Pergola restaurant has three Michelin stars. 2. Itali Anna. World’s Best Restaurant Awards 2011. BULGARI HOTELS & RESORTS. Hiking Italy’s Green Heart: 5 Great Trails in Umbria. If you are an avid walker and keen on exploring the rolling Umbrian countryside on foot, I have good news and bad news.
Italian Wineries Open their Doors for “Cantine Aperte” By Jessica | April 28th, 2011.
A Week in Italy - 7 Wine Finds from Vinitaly. From the "bringing Vinitaly to flyover country" dept. Seven days in Italy. Seven wines. Rome vs. Beijing: China's Catch-22. It's hardly news that 2011 has witnessed a severe deterioration of relations between the Vatican and China. Nor is it any secret what's at stake for Rome: the Catholic Church's freedom in China from state control. Benedict XVI can no more accept that the lay bureaucrats (some of whom aren't even Christian) who run the state's Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association should decide who will be China's Catholic bishops, any more than Pope Clement VII could acknowledge Henry VIII's absurd claim to be Supreme Head of the Church of England in 1534.
Italy's Job Crisis: Why Young Italians Are Leaving. It's not the type of advice you would usually expect from the head of an elite university. In an open letter to his son published last November, Pier Luigi Celli, director general of Rome's LUISS University, wrote, "This country, your country, is no longer a place where it's possible to stay with pride ... That's why, with my heart suffering more than ever, my advice is that you, having finished your studies, take the road abroad.