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"There's a cachet to international travel, and there's definitely a cachet to going back home with your Louis Vuitton handbag that you've bought in Dubai as opposed to one just bought in Shanghai," Mr Armitage says.
Atlantis has quickly recognised the potential for growth in tourism from the Asian powerhouse, just like many other high-end hotels in the Emirates.
"We've really had a great run with the Chinese market,replicahandbags which we started developing last year,hermeshandbags" Mr Armitage says.rolexuhrenshop "I was over in China and last year we opened our office in Shanghai.
"Outbound travel from China is a relatively new thing, so what we typically see coming to Dubai is travellers who have already been to neighbouring Asian countries," he says. "The travellers that are coming to Dubai have probably already done three or four different trips and are looking for a different experience."
But it is not only the UAE that is benefiting from China's booming economy. Tourists from China are also flocking to other high-end destinations such as the Maldives and Switzerland.
"Asian markets are buoyant," says Gaurav Sinha, the managing director of Insignia, a brand communications firm specialising in luxury and travel. "Travellers from these markets enjoy Dubai's culture, weather, shopping and leisure attractions as well as it being a family-friendly destination."
The Burj Al Arab, the sail-shaped luxury hotel in Dubai, is taking the Chinese New Year celebrations seriously. About 80 per cent of its guests during the holiday last year came from China.
"The appeal of coming to Dubai is very much the shopping," Mr Armitage says.
This is partly because of the luxury goods tax in China,goodfendihandbags although there are other benefits to shopping in Dubai's glitzy malls.
"There's a cachet to international travel, and there's definitely a cachet to going back home with your Louis Vuitton handbag that you've bought in Dubai as opposed to one just bought in Shanghai," Mr Armitage says.
Atlantis has quickly recognised the potential for growth in tourism from the Asian powerhouse, just like many other high-end hotels in the Emirates.
"We've really had a great run with the Chinese market,replicahandbags which we started developing last year,hermeshandbags" Mr Armitage says.rolexuhrenshop "I was over in China and last year we opened our office in Shanghai.
"Outbound travel from China is a relatively new thing, so what we typically see coming to Dubai is travellers who have already been to neighbouring Asian countries," he says. "The travellers that are coming to Dubai have probably already done three or four different trips and are looking for a different experience."
But it is not only the UAE that is benefiting from China's booming economy. Tourists from China are also flocking to other high-end destinations such as the Maldives and Switzerland.
"Asian markets are buoyant," says Gaurav Sinha, the managing director of Insignia, a brand communications firm specialising in luxury and travel. "Travellers from these markets enjoy Dubai's culture, weather, shopping and leisure attractions as well as it being a family-friendly destination."
The Burj Al Arab, the sail-shaped luxury hotel in Dubai, is taking the Chinese New Year celebrations seriously. About 80 per cent of its guests during the holiday last year came from China.
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