05/08/2026
Chinese tourists plan on RED, pay in WeChat — and trust nothing in between.
The 2026 journey looks like this: discovery on RED (real traveller notes, not ads), validation through comments and reviews, conversion inside WeChat. Three stages, three platforms, one traveller.
Most European travel brands show up at exactly one stage — usually a website the traveller never visits. Present at discovery but absent at conversion? You built demand for whoever IS there. Present at conversion but invisible at discovery? Nobody arrives.
The brands winning Chinese travellers in 2026 aren't the biggest. They're the ones present across the whole journey.
Which stage is your brand missing from?