A few weeks ago news articles were released stating that Chinese travel to the U.S. has dropped for the first time in 15 years. Some of my readers ( thank you Christy, Greg, Mia and John) sent me links to make sure I was aware of the information. As someone who makes my living helping […]
Is growth in the China visitor market over in the U.S.? Read More »
Are you looking for ways to bring in more visitors? Do you have revenue and admission goals you need to reach? Or are you a DMO ( Destination Management Organization) whose role is to support your partners’ businesses? Then you should consider learning WeChat, and encourage your partners to learn WeChat, the social media app
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I just returned from a week in New York City with clients who had participated in my China Sales mission Program. These folks spent 10 weeks learning about Chinese tourism trends, types of visitors and tour operators, how to use WeChat and more. The program culminated in 2 days of sales calls to key Chinese
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I have spent most of my free time over the last 4 months developing a WeChat ready online course. As many of you know, I often teach and speak on WeChat, the Chinese social media app used by over 1 billion people. As a matter of fact, when you read this I will have just
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WeChat is the social media app used by over 1 Billion people. It was developed in China in 2011 and is used daily by over 90% of Chinese. But why do tourism professionals need to learn it? Because it is how tour operators based in the US and China communicate. It is how your Chinese
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Happy New Year! For Asian countries, the New Year is not only celebrated on January 1st, but also on the traditional Chinese New Year which occurs between the end of January and the middle of February each year. Here is a link to find the date and corresponding Zodiac animal for each year through
Chinese New Year is February 5th -are you ready? Read More »
As we near the start of 2019, I am sure many of you are looking at next year and planning for multiple projects. May I make a suggestion? Make your life easier by taking the time to develop Operation Manuals for yourself and your staff. What is an operations manual? A file of information on
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WeChat pay is the mobile payment method that is used by Chinese. As I mentioned in this post, when I was in China last month, it was obvious that WeChat pay is used by everyone, all day long. As a tourism business, you wonder if you should start accepting WeChat pay. Where do you go
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I just returned home from a sales mission in China and Malaysia for my full-time job. I go once a year so it’s easy to see changes from year to year. Here are the top 4 Tourism trends in the China market that I noted and action steps for how you can take advantage of
Tourism trends in the China market- views from the road Read More »
Have you decided ( or been told) that you need to pursue the Chinese tourism market? It makes sense. China is rapidly becoming the world’s fastest-growing outbound tourism market and the United States is the top long-distance spot to visit. China has the world’s largest population, and less than 10% of residents have a passport.
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