CNY 2012
Jan 1, 2012 | 8:42 pm
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CNY 2012
Upcoming Chinese New Year January 23.
Block out domestic travel/tourism for at minimum 4 weeks
January 9 - February 6.
This will undoubtably be the biggest migration in the history of
the world > 2 billion travel segments.
The HSR and airlines are already close to exceeding capacity,
with the appreciation of the yuan and trickle down effect,
domestic transportation/tourist spots will be beyond
charted expectations.
Bottom line: If you are going to China during this time, park yourself
at a 5 star property (with earplugs) and don't plan on going much past the city limits.
CNY BEIJING - WAR ZONE
Block out domestic travel/tourism for at minimum 4 weeks
January 9 - February 6.
This will undoubtably be the biggest migration in the history of
the world > 2 billion travel segments.
The HSR and airlines are already close to exceeding capacity,
with the appreciation of the yuan and trickle down effect,
domestic transportation/tourist spots will be beyond
charted expectations.
Bottom line: If you are going to China during this time, park yourself
at a 5 star property (with earplugs) and don't plan on going much past the city limits.
CNY BEIJING - WAR ZONE
Last edited by anacapamalibu; Jan 2, 2012 at 11:49 am
Jan 1, 2012 | 9:59 pm
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Jan 2, 2012 | 4:17 am
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South, for sure. Even during these vacation weeks, I never see a ton of Chinese tourists in SE Asia. Sanya is more to their liking, (and it will be VERY crowded).
Jan 2, 2012 | 6:50 am
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Definitely, but also countries that Chinese are slightly more fond of, even Singapore. Did you ever notice that western tourists far outnumber Asian tourists in many resort areas throughout SE Asia? Well, as previously noted, the Chinese have Sanya... full stop. Meanwhile, for Japanese and Koreans, Hawaii is a much bigger carrot than Koh Sumaui. Sadly, there is a touch of racism at play in all 3 cases.
Jan 2, 2012 | 10:44 am
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Guam?
UA/CO CNY flights China-Guam
China is one of the worlds fastest-growing markets for leisure travel and United continues to promote Guam as a beautiful and attractive beach destination to Chinese travelers.
Shanghai Guam - Shanghai
16 January 20 January, 2012
20 January 24 January, 2012
24 January 28 January, 2012
28 January 2 February, 2012
Beijing Guam - Beijing
18 January 23 January, 2012
23 January 28 January, 2012
28 January 2 February, 2012
Hangzhou Guam- Hangzhou
21 January 25 January, 2012
25 January 29 January, 2012
Dalian Guam - Dalian
23 January 27 January, 2012
UA/CO CNY flights China-Guam
China is one of the worlds fastest-growing markets for leisure travel and United continues to promote Guam as a beautiful and attractive beach destination to Chinese travelers.
Shanghai Guam - Shanghai
16 January 20 January, 2012
20 January 24 January, 2012
24 January 28 January, 2012
28 January 2 February, 2012
Beijing Guam - Beijing
18 January 23 January, 2012
23 January 28 January, 2012
28 January 2 February, 2012
Hangzhou Guam- Hangzhou
21 January 25 January, 2012
25 January 29 January, 2012
Dalian Guam - Dalian
23 January 27 January, 2012
Jan 2, 2012 | 11:12 am
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I may be stuck here for the holiday. Trying to find an escape route (south, definitely!) but few cost-effective options are left.
Jan 2, 2012 | 7:04 pm
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Jan 2, 2012 | 8:27 pm
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Jan 2, 2012 | 10:19 pm
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Dongguan factories used to get away with paying no overtime and if a worker
left for CNY they knew there would be no job for them when they returned.
That ended about 5 years ago.
So they say:
According to the latest info from Taiwans analyst, Foxconn has arranged its iPad department to have only five days off during the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, in order to meet the market demand of the iPad 3s announcement in February. The Chinese new year will start on January 23, 2012, and Foxconn offers nine days off for the workers in other departments
Jan 2, 2012 | 11:36 pm
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Foxcom may be an exception to the rule.
Production is already starting to ramp down and workers are already started to leave early in the hopes of missing the crazy migration.
The big worry for many factories is the uncertainty of the workers coming back after CNY. Even if factories are technically open in early February, they are not in any way close to working in full production.
Production is already starting to ramp down and workers are already started to leave early in the hopes of missing the crazy migration.
The big worry for many factories is the uncertainty of the workers coming back after CNY. Even if factories are technically open in early February, they are not in any way close to working in full production.
Jan 2, 2012 | 11:49 pm
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I'm all over this because I figure the lion's share of the seats will be below cost wrapped in packages. The problem is I have no clue where to book. I tried calling UA to point me in the right direction, but it appears they are no longer reachable by phone. I will keep digging.
Jan 3, 2012 | 12:21 am
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UA/CO acts as a charter carrier.
Try GVB China for info:
Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) China Representative
Room 707, Kerry Center, 1515 West Nan Jing Rd, Shanghai 200040, PRC
Tel.：8621 6289 7733 Ext.：107 Fax：8621 6289 7722 Email：[email protected]
Try GVB China for info:
Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) China Representative
Room 707, Kerry Center, 1515 West Nan Jing Rd, Shanghai 200040, PRC
Tel.：8621 6289 7733 Ext.：107 Fax：8621 6289 7722 Email：[email protected]