Introduction about COTRI (China Outbound Tourism Research Institute) - the world's leading independent research institute for information, training, quality assessment, research, and consultancy relating to the Chinese outbound tourism market.

1. COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute
The world's leading independent research institute for
information, training, quality assessment, research and
consulting relating to the Chinese outbound tourism market
Established:
2004
Offices:
Heide (Germany), Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou (China)
COTRI Country Partner in: Argentina, Australia, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Cambodia, Chile, Croatia, England, Estonia, Finland, France,
Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Kosovo, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia,
Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, New
Zealand, Peru, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand,
Tunisia, USA, Vietnam, Wales
COTRI Germany Headquarter:
Fritz-Thiedemann-Ring 20
25746 Heide / Germany
Phone +49 481 85 55 523
Fax +49 481 85 55 121
Email info@china-outbound.com
COTRI China Headquarter:
Suite 412 Lido Office Tower
6 Jiangtai Road
Beijing 100004
Phone +86 10 6417 9226
Email china@china-outbound.com
COTRI Office Shanghai:
Suite 1512 Shui On Plaza
333 Huaihai Rd.
Shanghai 200021
COTRI Office Guangzhou:
Suite 2412 South Tower WTC
371-375 Huanshi East Rd.
Guangzhou 510095
www.china-outbound.com
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2. COTRI founder and director
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt FRGS
First visit to People’s Republic of China in 1978
1991-1999 owner of Inbound Tour Operator
China -> Europe (offices in Beijing and Berlin)
COTRI founder and director since 2004
Professor for International Tourism Management
at West Coast University of Applied Sciences (Heide)
Visiting Professor at universities in China and
United Kingdom
Fellow Royal Geographical Society (London)
Research Fellow Japanese Society for the Promotion
of Science (Tokyo)
Latest publication:
Editor of
Zhang Guangrui:
China’s Tourism Development
COTRI eBook 2013
COTRI Blog at Forbes.com:
www.forbes.com/sites/profdrwolfganggarlt
Editor:
China Outbound Market
Intelligence
www.china-outbound.com
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3. COTRI in the press
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4. COTRI around the world
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5. COTRI Country Partners
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6. COTRI selected customers
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7. CHINA – INTERNATIONAL TOURISM SOURCE MARKET NO. 1 IN THE WORLD
IN TERMS OF BORDER-CROSSINGS
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8. CHINA – INTERNATIONAL TOURISM SOURCE MARKET NO. 1 IN THE WORLD
IN TERMS OF SPENDING
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