China
Markets, shopping, business days, sightseeing, and the cities worth adding to your trip. Here's how we balance both.
China can be a business trip, a holiday, or both.
For many travellers, the trip starts with exploring the markets, meeting suppliers, shopping, or simply seeing what China has to offer. But that doesn't mean you have to spend the entire trip moving between markets and hotels.
With the right planning, you can get the business side done and still have time to experience the country.
Before we plan anything, we want to understand what you actually need from the trip.
Are you exploring the markets? Looking for suppliers? Shopping for your business? Attending an exhibition or trade fair? Or do you simply want to see China while you're there?
This helps us decide which cities make the most sense for you.
China is huge, and trying to do everything in one trip usually means spending more time travelling than actually enjoying the country.
Guangzhou can work well for travellers interested in wholesale markets and business.
Yiwu is another popular option for sourcing and exploring the huge range of products available there.
Shanghai gives you a very different side of China, with modern architecture, shopping, food, and a completely different city experience.
Beijing can be added when history and major landmarks are a priority.
We'll help you decide which combination makes sense based on what you're going for.
If the main purpose of your trip is business, we'll structure the itinerary around it.
That could mean dedicated market days, supplier meetings, shopping, factory visits, or time for you to explore products and compare options without rushing.
We can also help arrange the practical parts around those days, including local transportation and transfers between cities.
This is the part that often gets left out of business trips.
Once your market visits or meetings are done, there is still a whole country to experience.
Depending on your itinerary, we can add food experiences, sightseeing, shopping, cultural attractions, city tours, and free time to explore.
The goal is for you to come home with more than just products and business contacts.
There isn't one perfect China itinerary.
Someone attending the Canton Fair will need a very different trip from someone exploring Guangzhou markets for the first time.
And someone travelling for business who also wants to see Shanghai or Beijing will need a different pace again.
We build the trip around your reason for going, your budget, and how much time you have.
To get started, we'd ask for:
You don't need to know exactly which cities you should visit. Tell us what you're trying to achieve from the trip, and we'll help you build around it.
Once your trip is confirmed, we'll organise the key details around your journey, including visa arrangement, accommodation, intercity transportation, activities, and the business or market visits included in your itinerary.
Closer to departure, we'll make sure you have the information you need for each part of the trip, so you can focus on doing business, exploring China, or both.