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Dubai Duty Free sees influx of Chinese travellers

Written by Staff Writer

Fri 8 Dec 2023Fri 8 Dec 2023

Dubai Duty Free celebrating return of Chinese passengers with special promotions

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China has become one of the largest international source markets for Abu Dhabi hotel guests.

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Top level Abu Dhabi delegation chases more Chinese tourists

Written by Sam Bridge

Mon 23 Sep 2019Wed 6 Oct 2021

Delegation led by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi has visited three major cities in China

The Tuzki campaign is part of efforts to further increase tourist traffic to the emirate from China, one of its top five source markets.

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How Dubai is using Tuzki to drive rise in Chinese tourists

Written by Sam Bridge

Mon 16 Sep 2019Wed 6 Oct 2021

Dubai Tourism inks deal to launch new digital campaign starring the popular Chinese emoticon Tuzki

Slim Zaiane, the general manager of the Kempinski Mall of the Emirates

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Dubai hoteliers adapting to surge in Chinese guests, says Kempinski MoE GM

Written by Bernd Debusmann Jr

Mon 2 Sep 2019Wed 6 Oct 2021

Approximately 875,000 Chinese tourists visited Dubai in 2018

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Chinese tourists to the Gulf set to hit 2.9m by 2022

Written by Sam Bridge

Fri 16 Aug 2019Wed 6 Oct 2021

Expedia Group says significant percentage of GCC-bound Chinese tourists are set to pick the UAE and Dubai

The number of Chinese tourists visiting Sharjah is expected to rise from 68,000 in 2018 to around 200,000 by 2021.

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Sharjah seeks to triple Chinese tourists by 2021

Written by Sam Bridge

Thu 8 Aug 2019Thu 7 Oct 2021

Invest in Sharjah CEO says he hopes number of Chinese tourists visiting Sharjah will rise to around 200,000 by 2021

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Nepal bans Chinese digital wallets Alipay, WeChat Pay

Written by AFP

Tue 21 May 2019Thu 7 Oct 2021

Nepal Rastra Bank issued a notice on Monday, banning the use of the Chinese digital payment platforms popularly used in hotels, restaurants and shops in tourist areas

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Video: How Dubai’s hotels, hospitality colleges are preparing for Chinese tourists

Written by ITP

Mon 20 May 2019Wed 6 Oct 2021

Hotelier Middle East explores what the region’s hotels and hospitality colleges are doing to ready themselves for the increase in Chinese tourists.

JA Resorts & Hotels, one of Dubai’s longest-serving homegrown hospitality brands.

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Dubai’s JA Resorts & Hotels plans major expansion into China

Written by Sam Bridge

Mon 29 Apr 2019Thu 7 Oct 2021

JA Resorts & Hotels announces it is expanding into China this year in a joint venture with Novel International Group

Globally, exports of luxury Swiss watches saw a growth of 6.3 percent during 2018 to 21 billion Swiss francs, with experts expecting further growth in 2019.

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UAE imports $910m of Swiss watches in 2018, most in Arab world

Written by Sam Bridge

Thu 4 Apr 2019Wed 6 Oct 2021

UAE has ranked 10th globally as big spending Russian, Chinese tourists seek out luxury watches

In Abu Dhabi, the number of rooms across three, four and five-star properties is forecast to grow 13 percent from 21,782 in 2017 to 24,565 in 2021.

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How the UAE plans to cope with rising tourist numbers

Written by Sam Bridge

Thu 28 Feb 2019Wed 6 Oct 2021

New report says UAE will have 82,994 hotel rooms by 2021 as influx of Indian, Saudi and UK tourists is set to continue

Emirates and China Southern Airlines have signed a memorandum of understanding to progress a comprehensive codeshare agreement.

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Emirates signs codeshare deal with China’s largest airline

Written by Sam Bridge

Fri 1 Feb 2019Wed 6 Oct 2021

Partnership with China Southern Airlines will add eight new destinations to Emirates’ global network

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Three reasons why Chinese tourism to the Gulf is on the rise

Written by ITP

Thu 27 Dec 2018Tue 19 Oct 2021

A new report from Colliers forecast that the Gulf will see an 81 percent increase in Chinese tourists to 2.9 million by 2022

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Video: 81% rise in Chinese tourists forecast

Written by ITP

Wed 26 Dec 2018Wed 6 Oct 2021

The number of Chinese tourists travelling to the GCC is expected to increase 81 percent from 1.6 million in 2018 to 2.9 million in 2022, according to new research.