Podcast

In the September episode of The Chinese Tourism Podcast, we discuss the origins of Chinese surfing, how the sport has risen in popularity during the pandemic, and the profile of China’s new surf tourists.

In the July episode of The Chinese Tourism Podcast, we discuss "Red Tourism" to sites important to Chinese Communist Party history, and its recent rise in popularity during the Party’s 100th anniversary year.

In the April episode of The Chinese Tourism Podcast, we discuss Dragon Trail's new Chinese traveler sentiment survey, the importance of destination safety and friendliness for future travel plans, and implications of the #StopAsianHate movement.

In the February episode of The Chinese Tourism Podcast, we're joined by Justin Downes, President of Axis Leisure Management, to discuss the development of Chinese ski tourism and the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

In the January episode of The Chinese Tourism Podcast, we're joined by Tripadvisor's York Lee, and Tourspain's María Llinares to discuss predictions for how travel will develop and change in 2021, as well as their organizations' plans for the China market.

In the November episode of The Chinese Tourism Podcast, we're joined by VisitScotland's Jenni Steele and film producer Wang Donghui to discuss how and why film and TV influence travel, including their own experiences of the interaction between these industries.

In the October episode of The Chinese Tourism Podcast, we're joined by Arthur Liu, General Manager of the Inbound Tourism Department at China Tourism Group (CTG), for a deep dive on how Chinese domestic tourism might evolve post pandemic.

In the September episode of The Chinese Tourism Podcast, we're joined by Glen Fu, co-founder of 54Traveler, one of China’s leading youth travel tour operators. The deep dive this month focuses on Chinese Gen-Z and millennial travelers.

In the August episode of The Chinese Tourism Podcast, we're joined by Veli Polat, Lufthansa Group Senior Director Sales for Greater China, for a deep dive into how the aviation industry has managed through the COVID-19 pandemic period.