Inequalities in China is not a priority

The boss of Wahaha Group, Zong Qinghou, is considered as the richest man in China. He has recently announced that there was "no need" to focus on the growing gap between rich and poor in China. But China is one of the most unequal countries in the world. Why Zong Qinghou considered that the fight against inequality should not be a priority for China? The fact is that Zong Qinghou  prefers that everyone be able to get rich by its own means, what’s why he promotes entrepreneurship and no the  distribution of wealth by the state.

Less taxes, more support to investors

For him, the way to get rich and to succeed in life is indicated: "if everyone was richer, the Chinese society would become harmonious and more comfortable," says the richest entrepreneur of China. Zong Qinghou has built his fortune, estimated $ 11.3 billion, by selling non-alcoholic beverages. For him, his principal enemies are not his direct competitors (other company of non-alcoholic beverages), but the egalitarianism. "If the state put into place the egalitarianism (...), everyone would not eat one’s fill. It’s better to encourage people to create wealth," said the boss of Wahaha, who prefer decrease levels of taxation to stimulate investment and no to promote the distribution of wealth.

China is one of the most unequal countries

According to the international indicators, the gap in China between the richest and the poorest, begin to be more and more important. The centre for Research and Investigation on the family economy, financed by the Chinese government had put China in December among the fifteen most unequal countries in the world. According to the worldwide Gini coefficient, China would be at 0.61, knowing that the number 1, is the highest possible. Experts tell that a score greater than 0.4% marks the risk of social instability. Facing to these figures, Chinese authorities are very suspicious, what’s why Beijing, has made the reduction of inequalities one of its priorities.

Sources: Consulting China, Social Development of China, Wahaha Group, Picture

Baidu advertising Market

3way to do Baidu advertising

Baidu is the leader of the engine research in China.
Baidu offers three main options:

• Simple Search Banners 
• content network Baidu
•  Brand Zone 

Find an ad Service trought that Baidu paid work in the same way as Google. Customers select keywords and offer the price they are willing to pay per click (CPC). If a user enters the keyword and the customer provides the maximum price for that keyword, the results of their research appear in the first position. As low competition keywords from the subject of research in the world, Baidu offers competitive rates for the purchase price of keywords.

result

CPC costs

Average CPC is generally lower than that of Google. You pay only when a consumer clicks on your ad, which means that you only pay for performance. Start with Baidu The screenshot below shows a typical results page of Baidu. Words highlighted in red indicate areas of paid search results. The other links on the page display organic search results.

 banners (content network Baidu) With more than 300,000 websites and a detailed algorithm audience targeting, the banners that appear Baidu are a great way to achieve exactly the right users with exactly the right content to generate traffic and bring brand recognition .

Baidu track where users go, the sites they visit, the search terms they use and what they "handle" on social networks. The result is a highly detailed that advertising customers can use profile to target exactly the right audience for their products. The banners have an advantage over simple search results, as they can use images, flash, text and interactivity levels that a user is more likely to percepter. This product is also ideal for customers whose campaign goals include expanding the brand awareness.
If you do not want to pay per clic, you can choose a SEO strategy in China. See more information here.

Baidu Brand Zone

The use of logos, colors and pictures do a better job of expanding the scope of a client's brand in contrast to results of simple research. Video banners can even be used as a "pre-roll" while Baidu users are now wait to download games online. Baidu can advertise your banners on its network of more than 300,000 websites. Banners can include: photographs the flash Text and interactivity
more information here 

The brand zone campaigns can show:

• a title,
• a description with in-text links,
• the brand logo,
• additional category links,
• an image
• video
• tabs (like a mini website)
• animated gifs
• site index with addtional links 

The use of logos, colors and pictures do a better job or expand the scope of the brand of a client in contrast to results of simple research. Customers can choose to target their announcement: region part of the day, industry keywords, Internet traffic or specific websites. The average CPC for banners Baidu is only $ 0.20, making it a great choice for customers with a limited budget. There are currently more than 300,000 websites in the content network through a wide range of genres. To see the most recent list, please click here (be sure to see this site on Google Chrome to translate from Chinese) http://wm123.baidu.com/ The ads can mimic offline campaigns or specific online e this, tsans limit, no matter what the advertising clients alike. The screenshot comes from www.dayoo.com and displays five different banners arranged as Content Network.

more information

• http://china-market-research.blogspot.com/2013/04/seo-for-ecommerce-in-china.html
• http://china-market-research.blogspot.com/2013/06/how-to-success-in-e-commerce-in-china.html

Do you speak Tourist ?

Do you speak Tourist ? 

Paris, one of the main tourist destinations in the world for Chinese tourists, has released new information to advise citizens on how to deal with Chinese tourists.


"A simple smile and a hello in their own language completely satisfied," the guide published by the Regional Tourism Board of the Chamber of Commerce of Paris is denominated.

"Roan ING gouang Linne" is how he tries to explain the subtleties to say "welcome" in Chinese. "They are eager buyers of luxury brands," he explains the habits of a million Chinese visiting the French capital every year. "They are picky about food and wine.

They appreciate suggestions ingenious shopping" he notes. Tourist guide entitled

Do You Speak tourist ? /doyouspeaktouriste.fr

Parisian hoteliers aid and taxi drivers, known for their rough charm, with audio on how to ask non-speaking tourists about their desires. The guide also includes 10 other nationalities. Under Chinese tourists come organized bus tours, as 84 percent today sightseeing individually. Chinese tourist spends an average of six to seven nights in the most visited city in the world and forks € 171 (HK $ 1,738) per day - which is 31 euros more than the average American and 15 less the average Japanese.

see also

1. http://chinese-tourist.blogspot.com/2013/06/irland-wants-to-attract-chinese-tourists.html
2. http://chinese-tourist.blogspot.com/2013/06/california-chinese-visitors.html

The three tallest towers in Beijing

The three tallest towers in Beijing

  

Beijing is among the growing megalopolis of Asia, and like other large cities of Asia, this is quite impressive in terms of frenetic urban planning. 

Clearly, Beijing authorities have ambition and their intention is to make a strong impression to the world.   

Furthermore, the ongoing rivalry with Shanghai motivates them, it is out of question to remain too far behind and, since the tendency is to build gigantic and tall towers, gigantic and tall towers have been built in Beijing.

Actually, these towers are part of a very ambitious urban planning project which is currently being implemented, the Beijing CBD. The overall project features the construction of dozens of skyscrapers in order to make of Beijing a modern metropolis.

What are the present 3 tallest towers in Beijing ?

Out of competition: the Central Radio & City Tower.

Okay, this is the tallest structure in Beijing, 386.5 m (1,268 ft) high, but this is not a real tower since nobody really lives in it, furthermore it is cheating a lot thanks to its antenna spire. The actual top floor is “only” 248 m (814 ft) high.

Completed in 1992, it has even been for a short while the tallest structure in China, but very quickly, things have been built in Shanghai and Shenzhen that have reduced the Beijing Central & City Tower to a second rank competitor.

The real highest tower in Beijing: the China World Trade Center Tower 3

A tower 330 m (1,083 ft) high and 81 floors, this ambitious real estate project was completed in 2010. It features 30 elevators, 4 of them with a speed of 10 meters per second. What is great with this one is that you can actually live in it, there is an hotel in the floors 64 to 77.

The project was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, an architect firm that designed 6 of the 12 tallest buildings in the world. Actually, the China World Trade Center Tower 3 is only the 40th tallest building in the world.

A fourth tower is being added to the Beijing World Trade center project, called the tower 3B. This tower won't compete with its eldest sister, and, in 2016, when it will be completed, it will be 240 m high, which means it will be the second highest building in Beijing at that date of completion.

The second tallest tower in Beijing: Fortune Plaza Office Building

This one has been the tallest skyscraper in Beijing for about 5 years, from 2005 to 2010. It is a fiery 260 meter (853 foot)  high building with 63 floors. It was designed by the Aedas architect firm, known for innovative project such as the Sandcrawler (CX2-1) in Singapore. Although other towers in the Fortune Plaza real estate project have residential apartments, this building features only office space.

The third tallest tower in Beijing: Beijing Yintai Center - Tower 2, the “Park Tower”

The Yintai Center has three towers, the second tower being the tallest. It is 250 m / 820 ft high. This tower feature the Beijing Park Hyatt hotel and residences.  This project was designed by a famous architect, John C. Portman, used to design Hyatt hotels with large atriums and structures turned inward.

Still, Beijing is behind the China skyscraper competition. The tallest buildings in China are in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou. 

This is a reflection of the economic dynamism in China, probably, and the statistics are relevant: China is the country with the most tall buildings in the world, topping the USA, and this is not over ! 

More than 20 towers more than 350 meters highs are under construction, the most ambitious one being the Pingan International Finance Centre in Shenzen, that should be completed in 2016 and will top the current highest tower in China, the Shanghai's World Financial Center and its 192 meters high or the new Shanghai Tower....

sources : 

1. Beijingrelocation
2.  Beijing Gov

Sina Weibo, a marketing communication by David Beckham

Sina Weibo, a marketing communication by David Beckham 

David Beckham missed its marketing act in China by creating a crowded movement of fans, causing injuries. The crowd tried to invade the football field of Tongji University, where Beckham, in visit in the country for his role of ambassador of the Chinese professional league could play a match with students.

This visit could be a great marketing opportunity for the player who just opened a few days earlier his own Sina Weibo (Chinese Twitter), with over 400,000 followers in just one day. Welcome messages were sent "Thank you for coming to Sina! Welcome! You are too cool! ". Creating his own account was a fabulous idea because of the notoriety of social networks in China. For example the number of weibo user «reached about 250 million, an increase of 296 percent campared to the same period in 2010». 

First Beckman arrived in Beijing on Monday as an ambassador of the Chinese Super League. David takes his role as ambassador very seriously. In particular, he donated signed T-shirt, a sports car for a charity auction (the funds were donated to the youth football in China) and participated to charity show live on China Central Television (CCTV).

But his last appearance did not go as he wished. Arrived in Shanghai yesterday, he should meet Chinese students for a friendly match, Beckham caused a riot. Almost a thousand spectators charged at the same time the barriers. This movement was dangerous for people and seven people were wounded, including three policemen, two security guards and two students. Due to this crowd, the match was cancelled and Beckham himself has expressed his regrets and wishes to the wounded on his Sina Weibo account: “I had an incredible response from everyone at Shanghai Tongji University today, sorry I couldn't get out on the pitch to see the teams. It was impossible to get through the massive crowds. I heard there were a few injuries, hope the fans are ok, and I wish them a speedy recovery.”

Sources: Daxue Consulting, BBC news, Youmag

China Market

Changement in the luxury apartments in Beijing

Changement in the luxury apartments in Beijing

Luxury apartments in the center of Beijing are divided into smaller subdivisions that owners try to attract fresh graduates who are struggling to make a living amid rising prices.

 The apartments are decorated and equipped with several subdivided bunk beds. In a two-room flat measuring 864 m², 25 tenants shared space. Most were graduates earn income at the entry level, the Beijing Daily reported Monday. for example in chaoyang

The apartment is part of a community on the east coast of the booming city center, where the apartments are worth an average of 5 million yuan (HK $ 6.3 million) and are rented for about 8,000 yuan a month.

 800 yuan per month beds

But with 13 bunk beds, each 800 yuan per month beds, the apartment now recovered the owner of more than 20,000 yuan each month. The tenants are mostly straightforward young men coming out of college. "Where do I live?


 I'm just less than 3,000 yuan a month, but the rent is more than 2000 yuan, if I share a small two-room apartment," a tenant was quoted as saying.

Beijing Special Apartment

In the apartment, clothing, book bags and beds covered computers and cables and other debris were seen all over the floor,according to Beijingrelocation.
"Summer is the worst - the room is always stuffy and humid, the queue for the shower can take up to two hours, not to mention the room is filled with the smell all the time," 
adding that he had chosen to live there to be near his office.

 Problems to the surrounding community

The flat packed also caused problems to the surrounding community. At full capacity, it poses a risk of fire, garbage rose, neighbors often complain and local public services are overwhelmed. However, such practices are widespread owners, the newspaper said, who also discovered a two-room apartment that had been divided into six or seven cages fully occupied with tenants.

In an effort to crack down against illegal subdivisions, Beijing police this year had issued a ban on unauthorized renovations. A police notification seen in the community also urged the current tenants out and stop paying rent, the newspaper said. An official also said that the police would enforce a mandatory release for all remaining apartments divided by the end of October, the newspaper added.

SEO : what are the biggest myths that are circulating on the internet about Panda and Penguin?

SEO : what are the biggest myths that are circulating on the internet about Panda and Penguin? 

In the world of SEO BLACKHAT (think SEOs have exceeded the legal limit allowed by Google), Panda and Penguin were often synonymous with de-indexing sites and the fall of their positioning in Google. In other words, bankruptcy.

Google Panda Google Panda is a change to Google's search results ranking algorithm that was first released in February 2011. The change aimed to lower the rank of "low-quality sites" or "thin sites", and return higher-quality sites near the top of the search results. CNET reported a surge in the rankings of news websites and social networking sites, and a drop in rankings for sites containing large amounts of advertising

Google Penguin  is a code name for a Google algorithm update that was first announced on April 24, 2012. The update is aimed at decreasing search engine rankings of websites that violate Google’s Webmaster Guidelines by using now declared black-hat SEO techniques, such as keyword stuffing cloaking, participating in link schemes, deliberate creation of duplicate content and others. Unlike PageRank, however, Google makes all updates to this algorithm public

Over the past year, the philosophy of Search Engine Optimization is changing. However, now that we have a year of decline, it is likely that many myths have circulated about Panda and Penguin, were false.

Small inventory: Panda Penguin Google has penalized priority sites riddled with keywords density exaggerated We do not believe: It depends on the reaction of the reader face to your content. If he reads your article to the end, he loves her, and that your keywords are not inserted afterwards automatically (the plugin do), Google will not penalize an abundance of words key.

Automating the task is referred (keywords in bold, italic, etc.). Google sent its employees to spies, as Spybubble in networks of private blogs to see which it was de-index Again, there is a good chance that this is false. Google was not amused to send spies to register fraudulently in networks webmasters. The task had to be more automated than that. In this regard, I refer you to my article pretty funny on one of my ideas is to make e-marketer of tomorrow a simple writer of the XXI century.

Panda and Penguin were penalties against certain sites False: Matt Cutts has repeated that it was an algorithm change. 

Panda and Penguin acted as "signals" that Google wanted to highlight to correct trends, two signals among dozens of others. Google Adsense favor at the expense of SEO In contrast, when the Adsense ads are observed, it appears that Google favors fewer small webmasters to benefit large retailers.

Google does not seem to attract small e-tailers on Adsense, so Panda and Penguin have not had that first goal.


Marks would have been spared Wrong. Google repérerait combatterait anchors and links "Exact Match" These anchors optimized links and match what exactly users tap into Google. Example: "Dog Leash cheap" instead of a more natural link would be to write "a leash for dogs cheap."

If your anchor fits naturally in your content, and this even if it is a keyword "Exact Match", Google will not penalize you. From the moment your traffic is not leaking from reading your link.


Google could be influenced by the relationship of SPAM mass-produced by my competitors kind to make me fall It is likely, however, that Google learns to tell the difference.

The solution is not going to complain to Google when your competitor produces bad quality links on your urls. There are chances that Google is waiting for you mark it in red.
The solution is to have so many natural links that your competitors will not be able to penalize you for anything.

read also : http://china-market-research.blogspot.fr/2013/04/seo-for-ecommerce-in-china.html

Huge number of Chinese tourists

Huge number of Chinese tourists 

As stated in the Annual Report of China Outbound Tourism Development 2009-2012, 70.25 million Chinese tourists traveling abroad just 2011, with a year-on-year growth of 22%. According to the number of tourists, China’s outbound tourism market has been the largest market on the planet, 1.2 times and 3.5 times the U.S. market, the Japanese market.

 According to the World Tourism Organization, there will be 100 million Chinese traveled abroad in 2020. Abundant consumption of Chinese tourists According to the data, in 2011, Chinese tourists have become the most generous people in expenses in London.

The USA also benefits many Chinese tourists who spend $ 7.107 per person on average, once again tops the chart on the average cost. We can see from the chart below, Chinese tourists spent abroad, the majority of the money is in the shop.
We can see from the chart below, Chinese tourists spent abroad, the majority of the money is in the shopping.

- See more at: http://daxueconsulting.com/market-survey-on-chinese-outbound-tourists/

The Beautiful Danba Loop

With my 25 years of travel throughout China I look for those out of the way areas of interest for my customers.  I and my Chinese associates were the first visitors through what we call the Danba Loop after they hard surfaced the road.  Before that time it was an old dirt road that often washed out during the rainy season.  It is also referred to as the Tea Horse Road.  Few western tourists find this area without help.  It is about an 8 day trip through the mountains which includes Pandas, National Parks, Hot Springs, friendly remote monasteries to visit, countless villages and home visits with lunch.  The people are of Tibetan decent and their homes are highly decorated in the style as you can see here in the photos.  We also have home stays in which you may participate in cooking with the family or just enjoy visiting with them and their family. The fresh air of the mountains and wonderful weather are best visited from July through September.  For a more detailed description of this area and tour please check my web site at www.intnerlakechinatours.com and click on Packaged Tours.

You will find the itinerary under Mountain's Tour.   As I do mostly customized private tours, you can take just part of that tour or have me put a tour together just for your interests and time constraints.

                               Click on the photos for a full screen view!

Outbound tourist from China

Outbound tourist from China 

In 2012, it was featured  that the Australian Minister for Tourism Martin Ferguson said during a meeting of the Victoria Tourism Industry Council that the Asian market, especially China, is key to the growth of the Australian Tourism.
Fast forward to the present, this forecast is gradually coming true as Chinese outbound tourism has reportedly increased by 16% in the first quarter of 2013,


China now ranks first in the global outbound tourism source market, approximately spending over US $102 billion compared to the US$73 billion in 2011. Thus, overtaking Germany and the U.S. that previously held the top spots. Given these figures, it’s only understandable why many countries seek their fair share of Chinese travellers to bolster their tourism industry, and the Land Down Under is no exception

Read more: Outbound Tourism from China is Growing Exponentially: Are You Ready? http://www.sightseeinternational.com/outbound-tourism-from-china-is-growing-exponentially-are-you-ready/#ixzz2ZAosbO3W

Chinese Tourist Spend the most in Clothes Shopping in Spain !

Chinese Tourist Spend the most in Clothes Shopping in Spain !

Tourists from China who spend the most on clothes shopping in Spain, according to "the textile trade in Figures 2012" report published by the Spanish Association of textile firms trade (Acotex). According to the report, all the Chinese tourists spent an average of € 834.12 on buying clothes in Spain in 2012, while Japan tourist spent an average of € 623.41 on a trip to Spain.


Visitors from the United States, Mexico and Russia have spent an average of € 506.85, € 504.98 and € 430.81 for the purchase of clothing in 2012, the report said. Average spending on the purchase of fashion apparels in Spain was the highest by Chinese tourists, while in terms of total amount of money spent for the purchase of clothes on the total purchases in Spain is the highest by Russian tourists.

 More than 21%

About 21 percent of the total tax-free purchases made by Russian tourists in Spain were to buy clothes, while the amount spent by the Chinese clothing was about 16 percent of the total amount spent on purchases outside taxes during the year.

The respective share of tourists from Japan, Brazil and Mexico on clothing purchases was 5.83 percent, 4 percent and 3.93 percent of the total tax-free purchases made by them. Most clothing purchases by tourists in Spain last year were made in Barcelona, ​​which represented 44 percent of all clothing purchased by tourists in 2012.

Madrid and Malaga accounted for 31 percent and 8 percent of all clothing purchased by tourists last year. "The textile trade in Figures 2012" is the only report and main source of information concerning the textile distribution in Spain, and a reference to the textile sector companies, government, media and other institutions.
Article realized by http://chinese-tourist.blogspot.com/

Where Chinese do travel to ?

Where Chinese travelers fly to ? 

Even on a rainy cloudy day in downtown Manhattan, crowds of smiling Chinese tourist photos of their friends and family snapped next to the "Charging Bull," a three-and-a-half-ton bronze sculpture landmark in the Financial District in New York. Each time the masses began to thin, another Chinese group rose to the sculpture. A long line snaked down the road.

Shiny spots on the bull's surface clearly showed the tourist spots touch the most, including the hips and huge testicles. The "Charging Bull" is famous in China and replicated in several places, including Shanghai's financial district. Noticeably missing from the Shanghai version, but the bulls are disinguishing male characteristics. Among the people waiting to touch, photograph or be photographed with the famous rate recently you were Songlin and his family. Traveling with his wife and son and a large tour group of fellow Chinese tourists, said the first-time visitor to New York, why does he see what would appear to be a random local attractions.

"I heard about the Wall Street Bull, as well as Wall Street and Manhattan," You said he was hanging out with the required camera around your neck on the court in Bowling Green Park.

 "I did it while learned in school, and I read the financial newspapers. 11:09 Then there was, I heard about the twin towers [of the World Trade Center] destroyed, and it left a deep impression on me." Reference Now, years later, it was his first visit to the U.S., a dream fulfilled to see what he had personally observed only once or heard about media. (See "What Chinese tourists think Of New York.") The Chinese are coming, the Chinese are coming! Workers in the Financial District are often confused (and maybe a little confused) by the hordes of tourists that flock to the very active area in the summer.

What, really, these tourists expect to see the mechanization of the global financial system?

 Why is the bull worthy of pilgrimage? And more recently: What's with all those more Chinese faces show up in the convoluted masses? Clues in a global economy, the change in flow expendable income in China can be found, but remains both fascinating and unfathomable for many who are in their throes. Chinese tourists now present a rapidly expanding demographic: people who explore for the first time over the means and freedom to the world on your own - and where they go, and why, show the changing dynamics of the world and the vagaries of millions so far unexplored personal interests.

Visiting Remote Villages in Yunnan Province

In my 25 years of travel through out China one of the most interesting provinces is Yunnan province.  In south central China just north of Burma, Laos and Viet Nam boarders Yunnan which is a very diverse province.  The North part is in the mountains and the south half is semi-tropical.  Kunming, the capital is in the middle and known as the Spring City because of its altitude and is fairly cool during the hot summer months. These photos of one minority village is just one of over 26 minority peoples in Yunnan province. Each has their own dress,

foods, and culture. It isn't often you can visit many cultures in such a small area and you will always find them hospitable and friendly.   It is the custom if you ask to visit them to open their houses and serve you tea or in the case of this village some of their great wine!!  Your guide just yells out to them "We have some foreigners here that would like to visit you".   There are no door bells of course.  As curious as you are about them, they are just as curious to know where you come from.  They may continue to do their work but you will see first hand what life is like in each small culture and village.  In one minority village, once married, the men retire and the women do all the work!  :-)   Learning about each culture is interesting and at the same  time you see wonderful back country China without hoards of tourists.
     Click on the photos for a full screen view!

China, The World's Largest Auto Market

China, The World's Largest Auto Market

Sales of passenger cars in China, the largest automobile market in the world, increased by 12.3% in June from a year earlier to 1.29 million vehicles, the government published China Daily said Saturday. The newspaper cited figures of passenger cars in China Association on Friday.

An increase of 13.4%

June's increase was less than an increase of 13.4% yoy in May.

Sales in June, which is traditionally a slow month for the industry, was also 3.4% compared with 1.33 million units sold in May, the newspaper said.

For the first six months of the year, sales of passenger cars in the country increased by 16.7% to 8.18 million units. Big U.S. automakers in China earlier released last week an increase in sales in June Ford, enjoying the release of new Model

source 

http://china-market-research.blogspot.com/2013/06/art-market-in-china-dropt-by-22.html

Hong Kong Hotel Booming with Chinese tourists

Hong Kong Hotel Booming with Chinese tourists 

Hong Kong needs to Nearly Double the number of hotel rooms over the next decade to keep up with rising demand, According to a government task force.


The special task force on convention and exhibition industry and tourism, share of an advisory panel set up recently by the city's leader, notes That the number of tourists visiting Hong Kong will rise Substantially in the next 10 years, bolstered by a steady Increase in tourists from mainland China, fueling the need for many more hotel rooms.www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/

Hong Kong received a record 48.6 million visitors,

The Hong Kong skyline as seen from the Peak In 2012, Hong Kong received a record 48.6 million visitors, up 16% from a year Earlier, According to the Hong Kong Tourism Board. Those of visitors, 71.8% cam from mainland China. The city's 68,300 hotel rooms Roughly enjoyed an average occupancy rate of 89% last year.

 "If the Chinese economy continued to grow over the next FEW years ... and earnings and income continues to rise, then mainland tourists Will continue to be a main source of tourism arrival for Hong Kong,"
said Raymond Yeung, senior economist at ANZ. Analysts expect Hong Kong's tourism industry to grow further Top Following the completion of major development projects Including the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge and the high-speed railway linking Hong Kong to Shenzhen and Guangzhou. While the government has Invested in exhibitions, trade fairs and marathon races, Mr. Yeung said the government


Will Have to work harder to lavish tourists as Hong Kong faces competition from cities in mainland China. Tourism accounts for around 5% of the city's gross domestic product, he says.

 Hong Kong hotel industry

 DESPITE Increases in visitors from China, growth in the Hong Kong hotel industry has-been tempered by a decline in tourists from the U.S. and the rest of Asia. Tourism saw a boon in 2011 as temporary visitors from Japan to Hong Kong switched Following the earthquake.


Michael Li, executive director at the Federation of Hong Kong Hotel Owners, said he Expects the number of hotel rooms in the city to rise from the current 76,000 to 68,300 by 2017 due to Ongoing expansion projects.


The call for more hotel capacity aussi comes at a time When Hong Kong's land shortage HAS increasingly Caused outcry from residents, prompting the city's leader, Leung Chun-ying, to reiterate recently That the need for hotel rooms shoulds be Weighed against the demand for residential expansion.

Even as tourist numbers rose last year, Nearly 25 million of Those Were same-day visitors, and as a result the city's hotel occupancy rates Remained unchanged for 2012. Mr. Li Urges caution against overly rapid expansion of hotel capacity.


He says hotel expansion Requires very careful examination of tourist behavior and other economic trends. Investing in hotels is a long-term business That Usually takes at least 10 years for a return, he notes. In addition, Mr. Li said Increasing the number of hotel rooms Would require a competitor Increase in frontline staff and executive management, something he's not sure Hong Kong's education system Could Accommodate


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Six Weeks Until We Depart to China

We are certainly feeling the pressure now.  We have our plane tickets and our passports, but we are still waiting for the Chinese Foreign Experts Bureau to issue the paperwork needed to apply for our visas.  Apparently, it's a bit complicated since I need to apply for a work visa and then later turn that work visa into a permanent resident card.  Eleven months is a long time to be in China and there is no formal visa for that length of stay.  Stacie and the children will have visas that are "under" my work visa.  I'm not sure how it all works to be honest.

These kids are surprisingly good at the fruits and vegetables.  I may have them do some shopping for me in China (not alone of course).

It was quite complicated completing the paperwork needed for their expert bureau.  They wanted Stacie and I to submit results of a physical examination, an eye examination, a chest x-ray, blood work, xerox copies of all our passports, my vitae, and a photograph of my doctoral diploma.  We have most of our shots done, but are still in need of a few last minute ones. 

At this point, as we wait for the opportunity to apply for our visas here at the Chinese embassy in Washington D.C., we are busily making lists of things we need to bring with us and practicing our Chinese.  For those of you who don't know much about Mandarin, it is an incredibly difficult language.  There are five different tones and the tone influences the meaning of the word.  I frequently find myself thinking I recognize a word and then realize that I know that word, but in a different tone.  It's really hard for me to "tune" in to the what is being said most of the time.   I do take some comfort in knowing we can get by with minimal Chinese skills as this was primarily what I did when I was in Changsha last summer, but I would really like to take the opportunity to learn more Chinese and to exercise some courage when I get over there next month.  My wife, myself, and my children are all utilizing various study aids, such as computer software (Fluenz program), flashcards, textbooks and workbooks from my Mandarin I class at SUU last year, music cds with Chinese songs, and movies with Mandarin subtitles.

It's still hard to believe that we are going to be gone for nearly a year.  This is going to be such a wonderful experience for our family.  I really hope it gives my children the opportunity to see that life is different outside of the United States and that there are wonderful and not so wonderful elements of our own culture here and also in China.

It's pretty cheap when you only need one.  Taking five children abroad certainly complicates things a bit.

Decidedly, everyone want to attract Chinese tourists!

Bali focus on Chinese tourists

Wiryanti Sukamdani, chairman of the Indonesian Tourism Promotion (BPPI) Commission recently said Kuta number of visitors from China, is growing every year, thanks to the stunning economic growth and rising middle-class ICT.

 However Sukamdani Indonesia was one of the most popular tourist destinations in the demand for many Chinese tourists. "Come in Indonesia, especially in Jakarta and Bali for business and pleasure," he said. "Packages Promotion and attractive tourism should increase to allow more Chinese visitors Indonesia.
" I Gusti Ngurah Putera, secretary general of the Ministry of Tourism, Marketing and Creative Economy, said the number of Chinese tourists to Bali, was second only to Australians.
"Temporary relations in Indonesia and China and other ASEAN countries is positive, and we expect that this trend will continue to grow tourism," said Putera.
Department arranged for the development of tourism is growing in China in June last year with the participation of all stakeholders in the tourism sector in Indonesia.

Chinese tourists, a growing source of money

According to the Bali Tourism Organization, the number of Chinese visitors to the island reached 310,904 people in 2012, an impressive growth of 31.26 percent over the previous year 236868. Chinese tourists contribute 10.75 percent of the total number of foreign tourists to Bali. "China Mittal Japan with the second largest number of tourists in Bali in force in Australia," said Ida Kade Subhiksu, head of the Bali tourism.
 The analysis shows that the agency's nearly 31 million Chinese people travel around the world fell in love with holiday periods. About 91 percent of holiday travelers dissertation Chinese Asian-Pacific region and in most of them from the three major cities in China: Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

How Chinese tourists spend their money in Bali

As a rule, the Chinese tourists stay in star rated hotels and prefer to spend their leisure tours, shopping and water sports. The agency has recorded average daily cost in Bali reached $ 150.34 per person.
I Ketut Ardhana, President of Indonesia, and the Association of Travel Agencies (ASITA) Bali branch, shared their experiences in the tourism promotional tour in China in June last year, saying that it seeks Chinese tourists visiting Bali. "Many of them prefer to take charter flights

While some companies have opened direct flights from China to Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport," said Ardana. Ardana said the Chinese New Year has always been a popular time of the pulse to travel to the Chinese. "During the Chinese New Year, thousands of tourists from the country to spend their holidays in Bali for at least seven days," he said. Ardhana recalled that the Chinese market has great potential.
 "I expect that all ASITA that will improve their membership packages and mechanisms that can eliminate illegal activities detrimental to the image of Bali," he said.

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