Luxury Retailers Urged The British Government To Speed Up The Simplification Of Chinese Visas

The British government, Harvey and Nicks department store owner, told reporters that the British government could relax the visa restrictions on Chinese tourists by stimulating the British mainland. Luxury goods Industry development.

Michael Ward, owner of harrow department store and Joseph Wan of Harvey Nikos department store, said that the British government should create conditions for Chinese tourists to come to London instead of going to other European countries.

Michael Ward said, "if the government really wants to do a real job for the luxury industry in the UK, it should relax the visa requirements for Chinese tourists to enter the UK."

"4 years ago, the consumption of Chinese tourists was only about 1/3 of US tourists. Now it is our American tourists. Consumption volume Four times as many.

Joseph Wan said that in the past five years, only 13% of Harvey Nicks department store revenue came from London. Consumption of overseas tourists 。

"Statistics clearly indicate that Paris and Rome attract more Chinese tourists than London. The main reason is visa restrictions.

Harvey Nikos department store has a branch in Hongkong and now plans to open another one. Joseph Wan said the company also plans to open stores in mainland China, but it still takes a while.