Travel and hospitality
February 13, 2018
Chinese New Year attracts billions of travelers. Image credit: Penninsula.
By Brielle Jaekel
Numerous travel brands in China are hoping to attract the millions of travelers coming into the area celebrating the New Year by focusing on experiences rather than themed goods.
{"ct":"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","iv":"f60dc48a8487b6dbfa9c7d5089f62def","s":"5657750aec13a230"}
Share your thoughts. Click here