MyChinaStart keeps growing. After having traveled to Yunnan recently a page for the province Yunnan was uavoidable.
But also Lijiang, Zhongdian and Dali have found their place now.
Some are still in need of more links and if you have any please let me know.
A girl faints in the street and you try to help her. The police arrive and instead of regarding you as the Good Samaritan you have to explain them you have no relationship with the girl and you have nothing to do with her fainting. What do you do? If you don’t speak Chinese you can call China Help Line.
China Help Line started in January 2005 and is a telephone-based interpretation and information service serving the foreigners who live, work, and travel in China. Curious about what they do and how it works I asked Jean Wu to answer some questions. Jean got involved with China Help Line in August 2005 and started as a part-time English interpreter, quickly moved to the Marketing and Business Development area, and then started to manage the company in March 2006.
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The number of Chinese traveling abroad is increasing every year. Curious about the world beyond the border, Chinese tour groups are now a common sight in Asia and Western touristy spots. The Chinese government even issued guidelines for Chinese travelers on how to behave.
Recently I noticed that Roy Graff (I met him several times in Shanghai before) had started a blog about the China Travel Industry. He is the owner of CContact, a market entry specialists company focused on China.
Roy has been working in the tourism sector for more than 12 years including 1 year in Taiwan and 3 years in China.
In the interview we talk about the kind of Chinese travelers that go abroad, the value of travel statistics and the cultural differences foreign operators have to take into account when selling packages to overseas destinations.
Roy’s career in the tourism industry started in 1995, when he went to study in Taipei as well as working part time as the representative of the Israeli Tourist Office. That’s also where the interview begins. (more…)
