BANGKOK/HONG KONG — As Chinese shoppers trickle back to tourist hotspots for Lunar New Year holidays, malls from Macau to Bangkok aim to lure them into stores with red lantern displays, special dances to mark the Year of the Rabbit — and discounts. The overall number of international flights from China is still just 12 per cent of pre-pandemic levels...
A view shows traffic under a street decorated by red lanterns ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations in Bangkok's Chinatown, Thailand on Jan 19, 2023.BANGKOK/HONG KONG — As Chinese shoppers trickle back to tourist hotspots for Lunar New Year holidays, malls from Macau to Bangkok aim to lure them into stores with red lantern displays, special dances to mark the Year of the Rabbit — and discounts.
"We're definitely seeing an uptick in traffic across both the gaming and retail side of the business," said a Macau casino executive, who was not able to be named due to company policy. "It's extremely uplifting after three very sad years and has provided a morale boost to everyone within the resorts as well."
Shanghai-based Juneyao Airlines reported its flights to Thai resorts Chiang Mai and Phuket were 99 per cent and 95 per cent full respectively when it resumed regular operations this week. And robust demand for destinations like Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Thailand has boosted prospects for the battered travel industry, Ctrip booking data shows.
Since December, the mall's outlet for Kering's Gucci store has seen an influx of Chinese tourists, now the second-biggest clients behind locals, according to a staff member who was not authorised to speak with media.
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