Zadig & Voltaire bans Chinese tourists

modela · 03-10-2012

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...tel-Paris.html

A luxury French fashion retailer has sparked huge controversy by claiming its new boutique hotel will not be open to Chinese tourists.
Fashion house Zadig & Voltaire is due to open the hotel in Paris in 2014.
But according to the company's founder, Thierry Gillier, the 40-room hotel will not be open to tourists visiting the French capital from China.
Speaking to WWD, he said: 'We are going to select guests. It won’t be open to Chinese tourists, for example.
'There is a lot of demand in Paris — many people are looking for quiet with a certain privacy.'
The comments sparked outrage across social media sites in China, including Weibo.
Last year, France was the most popular travel target for the Chinese, with more than 900,000 tourists visiting the country, according to Brand Channel. It is expected that by 2020 this will increase to an astonishing 4 million.

As the nation's capital, Paris is the number one destination for the tourists, who are estimated to have spent $72 billion on luxury goods last year.
Many countries including the UK and Denmark are working hard on attracting wealthy Chinese tourists, making the comments of Mr Gillier all the more remarkable.
However, many in the fashion industry claim the relationship between luxury fashion houses and new rich shoppers may not be one of respect.
Some have claimed that designer brands look down on Chinese luxury consumers because they are seen to 'tastelessly' buy any luxury product on offer.

vickileekx · 03-10-2012

'...looking for quiet with a certain privacy.' ...A certain racist privacy?

I can't even imagine how someone would come to the conclusion that this was a good idea; what could possibly be their reasoning? It's simply baffling.

Urban Stylin · 03-10-2012

wow thats incredibly stupid of them, they should know that the new market is in Asia and South America unless they want their racist hotel to collapse in a few years they need to open their eyes its 2012!SMDH!!

Kimkhuu · 03-10-2012

That is grotesque stereotyping.

Anyone who stands up against racism: boycott Zadig & Votaire.

Jacque Marcel · 03-10-2012

Racism of any kind should not be tolerated. This is so unfortunate in this day and age.

TianSoFine · 03-10-2012

Their loss for being racist idiots. Everyone knows who has the money these days.

Littleathquakes · 03-10-2012

they've been watching Family Guy, it appears

blueorchid · 03-10-2012

Everyday I'm astounded by how dumb some people can be...

LabelWhore4 · 03-10-2012

Don't read the comments on the Daily Fail. They are full of more racist rationalizations from depressing "people".

Vega Magnus · 03-10-2012

Putting aside the racial stupidity for a moment, how did this decision get made to begin with? Did they not realize the PR suicide this would be? This is offensive and mind-bogglingly stupid.

CielDeLit · 04-10-2012

Zadig & Voltaire PR have removed Gillier's sentence from WWD, arguing that it was "misinterpreted" and that he meant to criticize "mass tourism", they've changed it to:

"“It will be a slightly private hotel, not open to everybody, with 40 rooms. We are going to select guests. It won’t be open to busloads of tourists, for example. There is a lot of demand in Paris — many people are looking for quiet hotels with a certain privacy.”

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Originally Posted by LabelWhore4

Don't read the comments on the Daily Fail. They are full of more racist rationalizations from depressing "people".

Ditto, I stopped visiting this website long ago. Whether it's directed at China or France you can be sure there's sh*t load of xenophobic comments.

Urban Stylin · 08-10-2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by LabelWhore4

Don't read the comments on the Daily Fail. They are full of more racist rationalizations from depressing "people".

i was shocked that they didnt find it wrong

Les_Sucettes · 09-10-2012

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Originally Posted by Urban Stylin

i was shocked that they didnt find it wrong

It's not for nothing the Daily Mail is known as the Daily Heil. Pay no attention, no one does anyway.

This is kind of laughable, it's not like Zadig and Voltaire is one of those brands that you will need to make a huge effort to boycott in the name of principles. For a brand that creates totally ordinary clothes they clearly think very highly of themselves.

All Saints has been selling the same cliche all over the high street for half the price, and people are known to complain it's not worth it.

LUXXX · 10-10-2012

I don't understand, what is there to be mad about when it comes to Chinese tourists staying at a hotel?

masquerade · 13-10-2012

Absolutely disgusting. Does France have discrimination laws? They have such strong hate speech laws, I would be surprised if they didn't have discrimination laws. In the US, for example, it's illegal to discriminate against someone due to national origin in business.

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modela fashion elite Join Date: Mar 2006 Gender: femme Posts: 2,647	Zadig & Voltaire bans Chinese tourists http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...tel-Paris.html A luxury French fashion retailer has sparked huge controversy by claiming its new boutique hotel will not be open to Chinese tourists. Fashion house Zadig & Voltaire is due to open the hotel in Paris in 2014. But according to the company's founder, Thierry Gillier, the 40-room hotel will not be open to tourists visiting the French capital from China. Speaking to WWD, he said: 'We are going to select guests. It won’t be open to Chinese tourists, for example. 'There is a lot of demand in Paris — many people are looking for quiet with a certain privacy.' The comments sparked outrage across social media sites in China, including Weibo. Last year, France was the most popular travel target for the Chinese, with more than 900,000 tourists visiting the country, according to Brand Channel. It is expected that by 2020 this will increase to an astonishing 4 million. As the nation's capital, Paris is the number one destination for the tourists, who are estimated to have spent $72 billion on luxury goods last year. Many countries including the UK and Denmark are working hard on attracting wealthy Chinese tourists, making the comments of Mr Gillier all the more remarkable. However, many in the fashion industry claim the relationship between luxury fashion houses and new rich shoppers may not be one of respect. Some have claimed that designer brands look down on Chinese luxury consumers because they are seen to 'tastelessly' buy any luxury product on offer.

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vickileekx windowshopping Join Date: Oct 2012 Gender: femme Posts: 35	'...looking for quiet with a certain privacy.' ...A certain racist privacy? I can't even imagine how someone would come to the conclusion that this was a good idea; what could possibly be their reasoning? It's simply baffling. Last edited by vickileekx; 03-10-2012 at 12:31 PM.

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Urban Stylin ɐʎ ʎǝɥ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: EASTAFRica Gender: homme Posts: 15,106	wow thats incredibly stupid of them, they should know that the new market is in Asia and South America unless they want their racist hotel to collapse in a few years they need to open their eyes its 2012!SMDH!! __________________ facebook.com/eguanakla African fashion made global

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Kimkhuu V.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2003 Gender: femme Posts: 15,872	That is grotesque stereotyping. Anyone who stands up against racism: boycott Zadig & Votaire.

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Jacque Marcel army of lovers Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: lazytown usa Gender: homme Posts: 2,321	Racism of any kind should not be tolerated. This is so unfortunate in this day and age.

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Vega Magnus front row Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: South Carolina Gender: homme Posts: 378	Putting aside the racial stupidity for a moment, how did this decision get made to begin with? Did they not realize the PR suicide this would be? This is offensive and mind-bogglingly stupid. __________________ Just say no to Terry Richardson.

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LUXXX V.I.P. Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: femme Posts: 4,238	I don't understand, what is there to be mad about when it comes to Chinese tourists staying at a hotel?