Newsletters — August 22, 2013

China Outbound Market Intelligence (C.O.M.I.), the new publication by COTRI China Outbound Tourism

Research Institute, launched on July 10th, 2013. It provides in-depth market intelligence, insights  and backgroung informaiton about current and future developments of the Chinese outbound tourism market. C.O.M.I. includes both quantitative and qualitative analyses and forecasts. It is published quaterly in electronic format.   WHAT MAKES C.O.M.I. UNIQUE? C.O.M.I. is based on the  extensive knowledge of COTRI, the world’s leading independent researchinstitute for information, quality assessment, research and consulting relating to the Chinese outboundtourism market established in 2004. C.O.M.I. gathers the most recent statistics and reports available from international sources  like UNWTO,WTTC, PATA, etc. It also includes the results of COTRI’s exclusive research on Chinese media  and socialmedia, giving insights into the most recent trends inside the Chinese community. What sets C.O.M.I. apart from other publications is its forecasting. Using COTRI China Outbound TourismExpert Panel, a team comprising the world’s leading experts on China outbound tourism, C.O.M.I. notonly provides current information and statistics but also forecasts future trends  and developments. TheExpert Panel will also produce the China Outbound Tourism Index, which will forecast developments inChina’s outbound tourism, for each quarterly publication. INSIDE THE C.O.M.I. JULY 2013 ISSUE The July issue features the developments of Q2 (April-June) 2013, and provides forecasts for Q3 2013 upto Q2 2014. As special feature, this issue includes an exclusive interview with Zhang Guangrui, professorat the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and doyen of Chinese tourism research in China. The interview is complemented by a two page summary of Zhang’s most recent work,  China’s TourismDevelopment: Situation Analysis and Perspectives 2013. SUBSCRIBE NOW!  SPECIAL OFFER : Get six issues for the price of four! Subscriptions arriving before July 10th, 2013 will get the two issues July and October 2013 and the fourissues of 2014 for the price of a one-year subscription of 600 €. For more information, please contact office [at] toolboxtravel.fi