COTRI is the worldwide leading independent research institute for analysis, consulting and quality assessment relating to the Chinese Outbound Tourism market.
With the head office in Heide, Germany and a Chinese branch based in Beijing, COTRI offers a broad range of services, including market research, analysis, consulting and coaching for destinations, companies and individuals. In addition, COTRI boasts a wide portfolio of publications, including the latest “ Green Book of China's Tourism 2011 - China's Tourism Development Analysis and Forecast”.
December 12th, 2011: COTRI is glad to announce the recently published special issue on "Mainland China's Outbound Tourism" in the Journal of China Tourism Research (JCTR). In this edition, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt, COTRI’s Director, is a guest editor, along with Tony S. M. Tse of Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
"In times when China is a hot topic for the international tourism, and when many different opinions are put forward, this book is a welcome addition to the libraries of many tourism professionals and scholars. A good set of contributions, written by reputable “local” scholars, will undoubtedly help in having a more complete and more objective picture of the present conditions of Chinese tourism and of its trends and in better understanding the many cultural and social peculiarities of this country. The collection contains many interesting works and, differently from many other edited books, does not show excessive fragmentation but has a remarkable harmony which is result of a careful and well done work in choosing and balancing the different pieces".
Rodolfo Baggio. Master in Economics and Tourism, at Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics. Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
COTRI's Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt, along with COTRI's general manager Berenice Aceves are the authors of "The rise of Chinese Outbound Tourism: What 100 million new tourists want and how they will behave", a full report about the new trends of China's Outbound Tourism published inside the 7th Edition of the Asia Pacific Yearbook.
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June 21st, 2011: ADS Countries for Chinese outbound tourists by 2010.
ADS agreements with 140 destinations in 110 countries, gives the Chinese tourists more choice of destinations and tours than ever.
Source: COTRI using data from CNTA and CTA
June 15th, 2011: COTRI participates in the 1st China-International Tourism Forum in Fenghua (Zhejiang-China) /
On 28th of April 2011 Outbound News TM published an exclusive interview with Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Artl, COTRI founder, in which the professor talks about the establishment of COTRI and the current Chinese outbound tourism
