The missing Chinese tourists in global tourism

Airline executives, tourism officials and luxury store owners in America and Europe are disappointed as Chinese travelers, once the biggest spenders on overseas trips, are found drawing back from visiting those regions. Where have they gone? What has led to the lackluster rebound in China’s outbound tourism? What does it take to win back Chinese tourists and win them back fast?

Host Tu Yun joins Harvey Dzodin, Senior Fellow at the Center for China and Globalization, Dr. Haiyan Song, Mr. and Mrs. Chan Chak Fu Professor in International Tourism, Associate Dean and Chair Professor, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Dr. Glenn McCartney, Associate Professor in Integrated Resort and Tourism Management, University of Macau for a closer look at the issue on this episode of Chat Lounge.