China As, Chinese New Year is knocking the door, there are over 6.5 million travellers, which are expected to be spending that break overseas, by splashing billion of dollars in travel and tourism.
The number of Chinese tourists in 2018 is a 5.7 percent rise from the 6.15 million over the same festive season in 2017. The travellers in China is expected to spend 9,500 Chinese yuan (about $1,500) each during their trips, which points to nearly $10 billion in total from those international tourists over just one week.
That amount is 5 percent higher than the average amount they spent last year. The Chinese travellers will spend thousands of yuan in some Southeast Asian countries to over 160,000 yuan ($25,200) to Antarctica. Antarctica is now the favoured destination for the affluent Chinese travellers. The top destinations where Chinese often visit include Thailand, Japan, Singapore and the United States. South Korea’s fall from the top destination list is benefiting other countries on the list.
The Tourism Authority of Singapore said this week that China has become its top market in terms of visitor numbers for the first time ever. Meanwhile, they were already the biggest spenders on the island state. The Chinese are now more willing to spend on experiences and are back in the luxury market, as the people of China are dependent on travel and tourism.
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