Episodes

  • Ep. 11 China’s Summer of Surf with Nicola "Nik" Zanella of the Chinese National Surfing Team and Songbei Zhang of Shaka Surf

    Ep. 11 China’s Summer of Surf with Nicola "Nik" Zanella of the Chinese National Surfing Team and Songbei Zhang of Shaka Surf
    Sep 7 2021
    Episode 11 - China’s Summer of Surf In the September episode of The Chinese Tourism Podcast, host William Ace Rowles is joined by guests, Nicola ‘Nik’ Zanella, coach of the Chinese National Surfing Team (Zhejiang province), and author of ‘Children of the Tide’, and Songbei Zhang, Branding Manager at Shaka Surf. We discuss the origins of Chinese surfing, how it has risen in popularity during the pandemic and the profile of these new Chinese surf tourists.
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    52 mins
  • Ep.10 The Rise of "Red Tourism" with Dr. Mimi Li of Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Michael Wang of Dragon Trail International

    Ep.10 The Rise of "Red Tourism" with Dr. Mimi Li of Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Michael Wang of Dragon Trail International
    Jul 23 2021
    The July episode of The Chinese Tourism Podcast is a collaboration episode with The Middle Earth Podcast. Host William Ace Rowles is joined by co-host Aladin Farré. Guests this month are Dr. Mimi Li, Associate Professor at the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Michael Wang, VP of Content at Dragon Trail International. We discuss "Red Tourism" - tourism revolving around sites important to the Chinese Communist Party, and the recent rise in popularity during the 100th anniversary of the Party.
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    44 mins
  • Ep.9 How Will #StopAsianHate Influence Chinese Travelers, with Mengfang Wang and Sienna Parulis-cook of Dragon Trail

    Ep.9 How Will #StopAsianHate Influence Chinese Travelers, with Mengfang Wang and Sienna Parulis-cook of Dragon Trail
    Apr 15 2021

    https://dragontrail.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/03/Chinese-Consumer-Travel-Sentiment-Report-March-2021.pdf

     

     
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    36 mins
  • Ep.8 China’s ski tourism and the build-up to Beijing 2022, with Justin Downes of Axis

    Ep.8 China’s ski tourism and the build-up to Beijing 2022, with Justin Downes of Axis
    Feb 8 2021
    In the February episode of The Chinese Tourism Podcast, host William Ace Rowles is joined by Justin Downes, President of Axis Leisure Management, as we discuss Chinese ski tourism, the development of the local winter sports market, and the impact of the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
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    34 mins
  • Ep.7 Chinese Tourism Trends and Predictions for 2021, with York Lee of Tripadvisor and María Llinares of Tourspain

    Ep.7 Chinese Tourism Trends and Predictions for 2021, with York Lee of Tripadvisor and María Llinares of Tourspain
    Jan 20 2021
    In the January episode of The Chinese Tourism Podcast, host William Ace Rowles is joined by York Lee, Senior Business Development Manager Tripadvisor China, and María Llinares Director of the Spanish Tourism Board, Tourspain in China. Our guests discuss their predictions and thoughts for how travel will develop and change in 2021 and what their organizations' plans are for the China market this year.
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    50 mins
  • Ep.6 How Film and TV influence the Chinese Traveler, with Jenni Steele of VisitScotland and Chinese Film Producer Wang Donghui

    Ep.6 How Film and TV influence the Chinese Traveler, with Jenni Steele of VisitScotland and Chinese Film Producer Wang Donghui
    Nov 26 2020

    https://www.visitscotland.com/see-do/attractions/tv-film/
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    55 mins
  • Ep.5 How China's Domestic Tourism Market is Evolving, with Arthur Liu of China Tourism Group

    Ep.5 How China's Domestic Tourism Market is Evolving, with Arthur Liu of China Tourism Group
    Oct 27 2020
    In the October episode of The Chinese Tourism Podcast, host William Ace Rowles is joined by Arthur Liu, General Manager of the Inbound Tourism Department at China Tourism Group (CTG), China’s largest tour operator. Arthur discusses how CTG came to be formed in a 2016 merger between CITS and CTS, and how his department have had to refocus on domestic travelers in 2020. The deep dive for this month is focused on how Chinese domestic tourism might evolve post pandemic.
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    43 mins
  • Ep.4 Understanding the Chinese youth traveler, with Glen Fu of 54traveler

    Ep.4 Understanding the Chinese youth traveler, with Glen Fu of 54traveler
    Sep 24 2020
    In the September episode of The Chinese Tourism Podcast, host William Ace Rowles is joined by Glen Fu, co-founder of 54traveler (稻草人旅行), one of China’s leading youth travel tour operators. Glen discusses how he founded his company, their customer base and travel style, and how they have had to adapt the business in 2020. The deep dive for this month is focused on Chinese Gen-Z and millennial travelers, looking at this demographic and the characteristics and trends that define them.
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    44 mins