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A personal perspective by Andrew J Wood President SKÅL International Bangkok

Branding is everything in China. The same mug, the same coffee can have a 10x price difference in China branded vs no-brand.

Thailand is also a leading wellness tourism destination. The country is ranked 14th in the world, earning $12 billion per year from wellness.

The wellness tourism market was valued by the Global Wellness Institute as worth $639 billion in 2017. From 2015-2017, it grew 6.5%. That’s twice as fast as the general travel industry.

The air here is crisp and clean and once you leave the crowded city centre, remote and agricultural. You are quite simply surrounded by evergreen nature...and it’s wonderful. 

Following the tragic Phoenix boat accident in July 2018 when 47 Chinese tourists drowned in strong seas, business from China has been affected.

157 new species discovered in the Greater Mekong Region last year, according to a new report from the World Wildlife Fund.

Treehouse Villas is located at the tip of Koh Yao Noi (literally the small long island) between Phuket and Krabi in the stunning Phang Nga Bay Marine National Park.

Governments across the region and around the globe are coming to grips with the potential of the digital economy – and they are racing to introduce laws and regulations that control the flow of data and aim to protect it.

In this article Anita Chan asked from China Experts outside of the travel & hospitality industry to share their perspective in reaching the Chinese market.