According to the latest data from ForwardKeys, the time has come for a real tourism boom from China, which is predicted to happen in the near future. The company's analysts reached this conclusion after studying 17 million transactions. They believe this is the main trend of the coming year. years.
According to ForwardKeys, a total of nine new routes between China and global cities will be launched in the first half of 2018, one will be resumed, and three more are under development. Additionally, four new China-Europe routes are planned for the second half of this year.
Additional flights and more opportunities in 2018
Finland, in particular, is benefiting from Finnair's Asian strategy, while Spain, the UK and Ireland are already seeing increasing tourist flows from China.
ForwardKeys statistics show that by June, an additional 30 weekly flights from China to Europe will be introduced. Based on a 200-seat configuration, this means 6,000 weekly seats will be available to Chinese travelers connecting China with Europe.
And that's without taking our country into account. The average number of seats available each week from China to Russia last summer was 150,000.
Information about new routes
Confirmed volume:
• Twice weekly, Shenzhen-Madrid by Hainan Airlines, in March 2018
• Three times a week, Shenyang-Frankfurt by Lufthansa in March 2018 (resumed)
• Twice weekly, Shenzhen-Brussels by Hainan Airlines in March 2018
• Four times a week, Beijing-Barcelona with Air China, in April 2018
• Twice weekly, Xian-London by Tianjin Airlines, in May 2018
• Three times a week Wuhan-London by China Southern Airlines, in May 2018
• Four times weekly Beijing-Copenhagen flights from Air China in May 2018
• Three times a week Nanjing-Helsinki flights with Finnair in May 2018
• Three times a week Beijing-Helsinki from Beijing Capital Airlines, in June 2018
• Four times weekly Shanghai-Stockholm from China Eastern Airlines, in June 2018
Hainan Airlines has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China to launch these routes, but permission has not yet been granted:
• Beijing-Edinburgh-Dublin, twice a week, in June 2018
• Beijing-Dublin-Edinburgh, twice weekly, in June 2018
• Changsha-London three times a week, March 2018
According to ForwardKeys, Europe, which accounts for 10% of all tourism from China, saw a 7.41% increase in Chinese tourist arrivals in January and February of this year. Turkey, which has recovered from the terrorist attacks, saw a 108.21% increase, while Greece saw a 55.71% increase compared to the same period last year.
Incidentally, tourist flow to China from various countries is also increasing. Currently, flight bookings to China for the next six months are 11.81% higher than last year.
North America became China's largest market, accounting for 251,000 tons of total volume. Orders from there currently exceed those from other countries by 241,000 tons.
ForwardKeys CEO and co-founder Olivier Jager commented on the topic: "The Chinese have long demonstrated a keen interest in international travel. Europe clearly stands to benefit from the growing flow of tourists from China, as the Chinese are willing to spend money on luxury goods during their holidays, presenting a significant opportunity for European retailers."
Source: trn-news.ru
