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CHINA-New Travel Trends

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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Chinese travellers accommodation

At hotels, youth hostels, holiday villages, campsites and

commercially arranged rentals in private cottages and apartments.

20% 43% 24% -11% 2% 9% 3% 13% -5% 0% -6% 26%

Chinese visitors commercial nights in Sweden

per month, 2008-2014 as well as the changes

between 2013-2014 in percentage.

The Chinese visitors travel

behaviour

Stays an average of*

8 nights 750 SEKDoes the Chinese visitor spend

per person and day*

Sources: IBIS 2014, Tillväxtverket/Markör, Tillväxtverket/SCB (2015)

* these numbers should be viewed with caution due to low base (about 60-80)

89% Hotel 10% Youth Hostels

69%of Chinese visitors travel to

Sweden by air*

Source: Survey of Chinese visitors to Scandinavia, Chinavia, 2013

Number of guest nights in

Sweden preliminary statistics by country

A higher propensity to travel in tour groups.

76% of tour group travellers stay between 1-2 nights in each city.

95% of tour group travellers visit several countries on their trip.

The share travelling in groups is still high, only 7% travel entirely

without companion.

For most Chinese tourists, the feeling of being ‘in good hands’ in

a group will continue to be important.

67% of tour group travellers have a shopping itinerary.

Behaviour – they concentrate on the known:

61% eat Chinese food while travelling.

39% eat either local or international food.Source: Survey of Chinese visitors to Scandinavia, Chinavia, 2013

Tour Group Travellers

1-2nights

$

Age

35+

Chinese Tour Operators

2014-01-15

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A few criteria when selecting the local travel trade

partners:

• Volume (Wholesales, Retails, OTA)

• Brand awareness and market reputation

(Retails, Tylor made, Hight End Travel Agency)

• Product quality (Retails,Tylor made, Hight End

Travel Agency)

• Flexibility of adopting new products

(Retails, Tylor made , Hight End Travel Agency)

• Influence on the market as well as the industry

(Retails)

Focus Markets

6

Tier 1

• Beijing

• Shanghai

• Guangzhou

Tier 2

• Hangzhou

• Chengdu

• Xi’an

• Chongqing

• Shenzhen

Why?

• Better economy situation and

high spending power

• More experienced outbound

travellers

• Easy access to Scandinavia

by Air China, SAS and

Finnair

• Nearby the cities with

direct flights

• Swedish embassy/consulate

are represented or visa

service center is located

Target audience:

Curious travellers who are

motivated by nature and

Swedish lifestyle. They could

be both DINKs and active

Soft Adventure 瑞典轻体验

Sweden is not Chinese travellers’ top destination, compared to

Western Europe or other top ranked destinations in the world.

Chinese tend to have more vague concepts of the Swedish region -

PEACEFUL&

CAREFREE

Carolina Romare/imagebank.sweden.se

Nowadays, there is a tendency for Chinese travellers to go for more “landmark”

destinations. However, sometimes they find them…

HARD TO

UNDERSTANDHARD TO SEE HARD TO RELAX

Image from flikr Image from flikrImage from google

They always long for easy and relaxing

holiday/itinerary from the hustle-and-

bustle city life.

The ordinary life of

Chinese citizens is busy

and intense…

Henrik Trygg/imagebank.sweden.seImage from flikr

Therefore, it is suggested to add more relaxing and interesting

elements to the whole itinerary. Thus, making the trip more balanced

and satisfying.

Simon Paulin/imagebank.sweden.se

Sweden is offering special EASY EXPERIENCES 轻体验 to Chinese travellers that

differ from other in-depth travel experiences.

In-depth Travel

Easy Experiences

Longer travel days

Tiresome

Adventurous

Higher cost

Affordable

Nature-friendly

Relaxing

Personable

Sweden serves as an easy and relaxing getaway from a tight itinerary,

thus assisting TAs to provide a more balanced schedule.

Friluftsbyn Höga Kusten/imagebank.sweden.se

Sweden offers travellers a good opportunity to really interact with nature in a

closer and more engaging way.

TO LIVE AS A SWEDISH INSTEAD OF JUST AS A TRAVELLER

Sweden allows travellers to really get into the Swedish culture and lifestyle via creating a more

personalized experience

Simon Paulin/imagebank.sweden.se

Our solution will allow travellers to truly engage

in an easy Swedish lifestyle by doing what the locals do.

Johan Willner/imagebank.sweden.se

Join a seafood safari on the west coast.

Fredrik Broman/imagebank.sweden.se

Stay on a farm and pick berries and mushrooms and go horse-riding.

Måns Fornander/imagebank.sweden.se

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Go biking on the Island of Ven

Simon Paulin/imagebank.sweden.se

And enjoy the

breezy air of

freedom…

Melker Dahlstrand/imagebank.sweden.se

Fully enjoy what nature has to offer…

Johan Willner/imagebank.sweden.se

VisitSweden, a more unique, relaxing and memorable trip to

the Chinese travellers.

Image by VisitSweden

VisitSweden, TAs can also provide a more balanced and satisfactory

itinerary & making more profits.

Helena Wahlman/imagebank.sweden.se

Purpose of Travel Trade Consortium

Campaign

• Create new travel products for our partners

• Create a reason for longer stay in Sweden

• Create an unique selling point for our partner

destinations

• Enhance the overall awareness of Sweden

Campaign Site

End Report Skåne Campaign 2014 | Slide 10

Travel Trade Fam Trips

Product Flyers

End Report Skåne Campaign 2014 | Slide 10

Product Manual

Scandinavian Workshop

Scandinavian Workshop

The Scandinavian workshop was jointly organized with STB.

Time: November 17th – 21st, 2014 & 2015

Partners: Total 42 exhibitors from Sweden, Denmark, Norway and pan-Scandinavia, as well as Air China, SAS, Finnair, Emirates.

Buyers: Approx. 300 tour operators and travel agents.

Geographical area: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou

Program Interface

Travel Expert

Online Training Program

Program Interface

Purpose

• Education the trade professionals on the basic

tourism knowledge of Sweden.

• Enhance the general knowledge of Sweden

among the public.

• Drive fan base of VisitSweden’s wechat

account.

PR & Social Media

Press Coverage

Press Coverage

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Press Coverage

Social Media

Weibo

Wechat (Mobile Device based Application)

Thank You!

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