17/05/2018 l Hey!Belgium launches Online Travel Platform
On 17 May 2018 Hey!Belgium, one of Horsten's tourism customers, had a successful launch event in ITB Shanghai for the OTA platform of HEY! Belgium. The Chinese version of the website has been well received by the attendees of the event. With this new version of the platform, Hey!Belgium makes sure that their customers' experience in Belgium is as convenient as possible. By using Chinese-friendly payment options and communication channels, HEY! Belgium is sure to brin...
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On 17 May 2018 Hey!Belgium, one of Horsten's tourism customers, had a successful launch event in ITB Shanghai for the OTA platform of HEY! Belgium. The Chinese version of the website has been well received by the attendees of the event. With this new version of the platform, Hey!Belgium makes sure that their customers' experience in Belgium is as convenient as possible. By using Chinese-friendly payment options and communication channels, HEY! Belgium is sure to brin...
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16/04/2018 l Participation in two important tourism events in China
Corsendonk Hotels and HEY!Belgium, two of Horsten's tourism customers, are participating in two important tourism events in China, supported by Jeffrey Wouters, Business Development Manager at Horsten: From 16-18 April 2018 the China Outbound Tourism & Travel Market Expo (COTTM) will be held in Beijing From 13 to 18 May 2018 they will participate in the trade mission of the Wallonia Tourism Board: during their visit to the city of Guangzhou they will have intensive B2B meetings w...
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Corsendonk Hotels and HEY!Belgium, two of Horsten's tourism customers, are participating in two important tourism events in China, supported by Jeffrey Wouters, Business Development Manager at Horsten: From 16-18 April 2018 the China Outbound Tourism & Travel Market Expo (COTTM) will be held in Beijing From 13 to 18 May 2018 they will participate in the trade mission of the Wallonia Tourism Board: during their visit to the city of Guangzhou they will have intensive B2B meetings w...
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23/03/2018 l Horsten participating at The Antwerp Forum - 27 April 2018
Bart Horsten, Managing Director of Horsten International, participated as a speaker at one of the break-out sessions, discussing the trends and opportunities in the tourist business. During the presentation Bart explained that group travelling is still taking the biggest share of Chinese travellers, with individual travellers or small groups increasing in importance. The so-called Second Wave travelers are more open to suggestions, but also more confident and demanding than ever. The ...
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Bart Horsten, Managing Director of Horsten International, participated as a speaker at one of the break-out sessions, discussing the trends and opportunities in the tourist business. During the presentation Bart explained that group travelling is still taking the biggest share of Chinese travellers, with individual travellers or small groups increasing in importance. The so-called Second Wave travelers are more open to suggestions, but also more confident and demanding than ever. The ...
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22/03/2018 l The Success of Understanding China - EU SME Centre
[Press Release] The Success of Understanding China 2018-03-23 As China moves towards a new era of innovation and development the opportunities for European businesses is also changing. In order to keep up-to-date with these changes, the EU SME Centre together with EUROCHAMBRES organised the 2018 edition of the Understanding China programme which took place over two days – on March 15 and 16. The two days were full of content including: Top Trends: examine...
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[Press Release] The Success of Understanding China 2018-03-23 As China moves towards a new era of innovation and development the opportunities for European businesses is also changing. In order to keep up-to-date with these changes, the EU SME Centre together with EUROCHAMBRES organised the 2018 edition of the Understanding China programme which took place over two days – on March 15 and 16. The two days were full of content including: Top Trends: examine...
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01/03/2018 l 'Creative Economy in China' Event on 27 February 2018
On Tuesday 27 February a China event was organized in Kortrijk by the Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (BCECC), the province of West-Vlaanderen and the Howest Confucius Institute. After an introduction to China's impressive achievements and investments in innovation, green economy and research and development by VRT journalist and China specialist Veerle de Vos, she moderated a debate between the following panel members: Bart Horsten, Managing Director Horsten Internation...
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On Tuesday 27 February a China event was organized in Kortrijk by the Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (BCECC), the province of West-Vlaanderen and the Howest Confucius Institute. After an introduction to China's impressive achievements and investments in innovation, green economy and research and development by VRT journalist and China specialist Veerle de Vos, she moderated a debate between the following panel members: Bart Horsten, Managing Director Horsten Internation...
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22/02/2018 l China Basics Seminar 21 February 2018
On 21 February 2018 Horsten organized its 4th China Basics seminar at the Corda Campus in Hasselt. During this seminar Bart Horsten introduced China's cultural foundations and talked about cultural aspects of doing business in China. Although not always visible on the surface, concepts such as face, hierarchy and guanxi still play a dominant role in China's business environment. Western companies need to understand these concepts to better familiarize with the typical Chi...
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On 21 February 2018 Horsten organized its 4th China Basics seminar at the Corda Campus in Hasselt. During this seminar Bart Horsten introduced China's cultural foundations and talked about cultural aspects of doing business in China. Although not always visible on the surface, concepts such as face, hierarchy and guanxi still play a dominant role in China's business environment. Western companies need to understand these concepts to better familiarize with the typical Chi...
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31/01/2018 l Workshop "E-commerce, Social Media and New Retail in China" - 19 January 2018
On Friday 19th January 2018 Bart Horsten was a lecturer at an afternoon workshop at the Retail Academy, talking about E-commerce, social media and new retail in China. About 20 participants attended the workshop. After a short introduction, in the first part of the workshop we looked at the Chinese market today, the Chinese consumer and market entry methods, followed by a view on E-commerce market statistics and trends and opportunities in E-commerce and Cross-Border E-commerce with China....
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On Friday 19th January 2018 Bart Horsten was a lecturer at an afternoon workshop at the Retail Academy, talking about E-commerce, social media and new retail in China. About 20 participants attended the workshop. After a short introduction, in the first part of the workshop we looked at the Chinese market today, the Chinese consumer and market entry methods, followed by a view on E-commerce market statistics and trends and opportunities in E-commerce and Cross-Border E-commerce with China....
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