Institute of Diplomacy and Business

[...] by more than 25 percent year on year more retailers will begin to cater for the Chinese. But Visit Britain, the body responsible for promoting tourism into the UK, does not seem to be much concerned [...]

[...] into the UK, does not seem to be much concerned either way. In a leaked letter from the UK Ambassador to Beijing, Sebastian Wood, to the Home Secretary, Theresa May, he complains about the poor [...]

[...] might be told what to do by his wife did not go down well is such a macho culture. Entrepreneur hotelier Leona Helmsley, should have done her homework before she signed off a campaign comparing the [...]

The prevailing view is that paying for professional advice on matters of overseas culture and the use of interpreters is only necessary at the high en [...]

[...] of Visit Britain and the unreasonable visa restrictions is not only damaging the UK tourist industry, it is damaging business too. Chinese business owners and investors perceive the UK to [...]

[...] , Theresa May, he complains about the poor performance of Visit Britain in China, and the visa barriers restricting tourism to the UK. Unsurprisingly the handful of Visit Britain staff in China do [...]

[...] The prevailing view is that paying for professional advice on matters of overseas culture and the use of interpreters is only necessary at the high end of business. Not so. London [...]

[...] suggestion that a husband might be told what to do by his wife did not go down well is such a macho culture. Entrepreneur hotelier Leona Helmsley, should have done her homework before she signed off a [...]

[...] stores are increasingly employing Mandarin speakers to cater for the growing number of wealthy Chinese tourists visiting the UK. Harrods and Selfridges has even gone one step further and installed [...]