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Chinese Tourist Welcome Course in 2016
ToolBox-travel marketing & consulting is providing a special training course for those who are interested in Chinese outbound tourism. The course is made by COTRI, Germany and China based research institute. COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research InstituteIs the world’s leading independent research institute for information, training, quality assessment, research, and consulting relating to the Chinese outbound…
MeetFinland 2016 gathers together for it’s pre and post tours over 120 tour operators
In this coming weekend there will be many foreign tour operator representatives visiting in several tourism destinations in Finland before famous MeetFinland 2016 workshop event. Destinations for this year MeetFinland 2016 pre tours are: Levi, which is having some luxury tour operators and visitors from South KoreaRovaniemi, where is gathering tour operators mainly from Europe and…
May You Walk Among The Stars Of Morning
May you walk among the stars of morning, Eden waiting silent for the dawn, Ready to unravel without warning, Restless with the urge to be reborn. Years of longing pale into beauty; Christmas is a never-realized dream. However much devoted to your duty, Remember that the flow is not the stream. In my heart you wear a crown of glory So radiant that time…
Chinese travellers on topic lately
New research highlights themes for Chinese market development07 Dec, 2015Helsingin Sanomat, Finnish biggest newspaper was in editorial last week talking about Chinese travellers motives to visit in Finland. The article was arguing that Finland is promoted with wrong ideas among Chinese outbound travellers. Maybe we Finns are having more positive idea about the Chinese market…
Hipster neighborhoods in city-break travel
This following article was published by ETOA, European Tour Operator Association, 20.11.2015. We have been commenting many times in our meetings with DMOS and other travel trade representatives there is more relevant to see how the visitors stays are prolonged rather than only bednights volume. Also there is in every destination a geography of fear…
COTTM 2016
China’s leading outbound travel exhibitions for the Chinese travel trade only. Over 3000 Chinese outbound travel specialists as buyers. Can be combined with a roadshow (see China Roadshow). Timing: 12-14 April 2016.Price: €1,800 + VAT 24 % per company (one representative).Included: Organization of the event and the stand, manuals, hosted buyers programme.Not included: Travel costs, accommodation, meals. Sales visits at…
Chinese Tourist Welcome course
The Chinese Tourist Welcome is the most profound training course concerning Chinese travel motivs for outbound travel, marketing, sales and customer service. The training course is held in English.•For Chinese International Travellers course goals are: –Providing participants with focused information based on scientific research and practical experiences about the special characteristics, needs, expectations and behaviour of…
Summer travel demand was strong in Europe – Finland vs Europe comparisons
The latest market bulletin from the European Travel Commission shows that the volume of international arrivals to Europe has increased steadily through the first half of the year, proving resistant to the economic and growing socio-political tensions that have been affecting the continent. Recently released figures from UNWTO highlight the strong contribution made by European…
Next event in India – SATTE 2016 in January
After successful sales visit trip in Mumbai and New Delhi in September 2015 we decided to add some gears in Indian market. With our destination specialist Mrs. Papori Bharati, we met also representative of SATTE event. We saw there is demand for high-end customers in Nordic countries. Also family travel where several countries around Baltic…
Strong growth in Europe for first six months of 2015 – how about Finland?
According to European Tour Operator Association (ETOA) Europe has been having an increase of 5 % in volume. The number of international tourist arrivals to Europe increased by 5% in the first half of 2015 according to the latest UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organisation) Tourism Barometer. Europe’s strong performance was in line with similar levels…