Tag Archives: China

Hutong School To Open Shanghai Office

Hutong School, a WYSE Travel Confederation member, has announced that they will expand their activities from Beijing and open a brand new office in Shanghai. The official opening for Chinese classes will begin in November 2011, followed by the start … Read

Dragon Bus China Relaunches as Dragon Experience

The opening of WYSTC is always an ideal platform to announce big company news, and this year is no exception. One of the first companies to broadcast their news is Dragon Bus China’, who told us recently that they will … Read

UNWTO Presents International Tourism Highlights in 2010

The 2011 edition of the UNWTO Tourism Highlights has just been released. This overview of international tourism in 2010 includes: Key trends Ranking of the world’s top tourism destinations Statistics and analysis of international tourist arrivals and tourism receipts for … Read

Australia ‘Steps Up’ to Attract Japanese Students

Australia’s trade and tourism agencies are making a renewed push to boost the number of Japanese visiting the country to study English or vocational courses and for work experience. The number of Japanese visitors to Australia has dwindled in recent … Read

Chinese Tourism Plays Increasing Role in Australia

The new face of Australian tourism is from Beijing, not Birmingham, and prefers designer handbags to well-worn rucksacks. As the numbers of sunburnt British backpackers arriving on shoestring budgets begins to wane, cashed-up Chinese tourists with long shopping lists are … Read

The Great Recession’s Lost Generation

The brutal job market brought on by the recession has been hard on everyone, but especially devastating on the youngest members of the labor force. About 60% of recent graduates in the USA have not been able to find a … Read

France Ministers Unveil Foreign Student Strategy

The French government is seeking to attract more foreign students, especially those from developing countries with “high potential,” and to increase the proportion of postgraduates from abroad. Alain Juppé, Foreign Affairs Minister, and Valérie Pécresse, Minister for Higher Education and … Read

More than 1.2 million Chinese studying abroad

China has the largest number of overseas students in the world, with a record 1.27 million studying abroad at the end of 2010, according to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Education, the official China Daily reports. It added … Read

UK Visa System Under Fire

The UK visa system paints the British as “over-cautious, a little arrogant and slightly racist” and means hundreds of thousands of would-be visitors abandon their travel plans, according to the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA).  In what ETOA itself calls … Read

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