More Chinese tourists are expected to travel abroad this year. The Annual Tourism Report conducted by the China Tourism Academy reported that an estimated 54 million Chinese citizens would go aborad this year, as opposed to 47 million in 2009. These tourists are expected to spend 48 billion yuan, 6.86 billion dollars. The director of the academy's international tourism development institute stated that the tourism will "contribute to the recovery of the world economy and help offset China's trade surplus". The global economic crisis has greatly influenced people's decisions on where to travel. Only 27% of the tourists visited foreign nations in 2009, with 34% traveling to foreign countries in 2008. The majority of the travel occured withing the country, with tourists traveling to the major cities of China. China is currently the biggest tourist market in Asia.
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China is taking over the world one tourist at a time
ReplyDeleteWith the new wealth that has come into China it is unsurprising that people are visiting the world more than ever before. Also the fact that their population is the biggest in the world might be part of it too.
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