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The rise of Chinese luxury traveler and their spending power
July 23, 2019
In 2018, 149.7 million overseas trips were made by Chinese residents, an increase of 1,326% from 2001 when the figure was 10.5 million. By 2030, this figure will reach 400 million – an increase of almost 4000% – and will account for a quarter of international tourism. According to Agility Research, travel is the most popular item to spend money on among the affluent Chinese specifically – they are travelling further and further away from the mainland and Hong Kong and are traveling more luxuriously. ILTM China 2019 (Shanghai, 31 October – 2 November) will once again be the forum for their luxury travel agents to research these opportunities on behalf of their clients.
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The Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) has been shortlisted for the London Book Fair (LBF) International Excellence Awards 2021 in the “The Library of the Year Award” category.
The GhLA was shortlisted alongside the Kenya National Library Services of Kenya and the Public Library Koprivnica of Croatia.
Purpose
The award is being organised by the London Book Fair, in partnership with the Publishers Association (United Kingdom), to celebrate publishing achievement across seven categories.
Additionally, it is also to recognise organisations and individuals who have demonstrated originality, creativity, and innovation within the industry.
Categories
A press release copied to the Daily Graphic, listed the other categories as “The Audiobook Publisher of the Year; The Bookstore of the Year Award; The Educational Learning Resources Award; The Literary Translation Initiative Award and The Rights Professional Award.