Flight of the capital

Chinese company Tiens Group organized some 6,000 of its employees on an incentive trip to France in May. Photo provided to China Daily

Chinese company Infinitus recently took about 12,700 of its employees on an overseas holiday. Staff members of the Guangzhou-based company that makes and distributes beauty and healthcare products, traveled to Thailand in groups of 2,000 to 3,000 from May 10-26, the Bangkok Post reported.

Infinitus has organized similar trips previously and has taken employees to the United States, Switzerland and Russia, according to a former employee surnamed Chen.

The company made $2.64 billion in profits in 2014, says Directsellingnews.com, a US website.

It has become a trend among many Chinese companies to send employees on "incentive trips", says Jiang Yiyi, director of the China Tourism Academy's International Tourism Development Institute.

She adds that such trips not only broaden employees' outlook of the world but also help them promote the company at home and abroad.

From May 6-10, China-based health product supplier Tiens Group took some 6,000 of its employees to France, where they visited hotels, shopping malls and scenic spots. It was to celebrate 20 years of the company's founding. The total cost of the exercise was estimated at $14-22 million, according to French newspaper Le Monde.

In April 2014, US skin-care products maker Nu Skin's China branch arranged for 14,500 of its staff members to tour Dubai, and the company is expected to send about 1,600 more in 2016, media reported.