Chinese Tourists Have Become The Most Influential Shopping Groups In The World.

Chinese designers hold a fashion show in Paris.

Chinese tourists are treated in a special way because they love to buy luxury goods such as watches, leather goods and fashion products.

Zhang Ling, a 36 year old Chinese engineer, did not hesitate to choose Paris as her first stop when traveling to Europe for the first time.

"All my friends told me that Paris is a place to go.

They say Paris is romantic and beautiful, and the people there are very graceful, "she said.

She added that she would go again in the next five years.

Paris is a new hot holiday destination in China.

In 2014, about 600 thousand to 800 thousand Chinese tourists visited Paris, an increase of nearly 20% over the previous year.

The tourism authorities in Paris believe that the growth trend will continue.

Even the recent devaluation of the renminbi has not affected the enthusiasm of Chinese tourists to buy luxury goods.

Although economists are worried about the slowdown in China's economy, retail analysts do not believe that this will have a significant and direct impact on the buying trend.

William de Vijlder, the chief economist of Paris Bank Group in France, divides the Chinese tourists in Paris into two categories: one is the super rich and the other is the ordinary tourist. William de Weed,

He said that while the latter was more affected by the fall in China's stock market, "the current situation is not enough to affect their consumption patterns."

He added that once people decide to travel, they have made a budget, and they will not hesitate to buy a purse or buy it in a luxury store.

Paris has paved the red carpet for tourists who go shopping crazily.

The city's charm offensive further escalated, from hotel discounts to shopping experience, from Chinese based mobile phone applications to whitening lotions, limited edition handbags and Cognac brandy, and so on. There are numerous luxury goods targeted specifically at Asians, some of which are also released during the Spring Festival in China.

In order to improve communication with Chinese tourists, the Paris Tourism Board recently published a booklet called "will you communicate with tourists?" to provide advice for taxi drivers, hotels and restaurants to help them provide more enthusiastic services.

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"I remember when we first went to Paris, our group spent eight hours in the shopping mall, such as Galleries Lafayette,"

Wang Wei said.

He came to France in 2006 and has been there four times so far.

"Chinese tourists will compare prices on the Internet to see which products have not yet entered China.

They are very clear about what they want to buy. "

Comit R gional Du Tourisme, France, estimates each

The average expenditure per trip is about 1100 euros, higher than any other country.

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It is an obligation to bring some special French products back to friends and relatives.

The Chanel bag bought in Paris is different from the one bought in Beijing.

Francois Navarro, managing director of the central Tourism Office of France, said Francois Navarro.

Other factors that stimulate Chinese tourists to increase overseas consumption include lower consumption tax, favorable exchange rate and genuine guarantee.

Visitors can apply for value-added tax rebates after leaving EU countries.

Because China has imposed heavy taxes on luxury goods (the consumption tax rate is 5% to 20%, the import tariff is high enough to reach 180%), which means that some European luxury goods are less than half of China's overseas prices.