CHINA - Chinese travelers changing the world's tourism pattern

People's daily online, June 15, 2007

In 2006, the number of Chinese tourists who traveled abroad reached 34.52 million, a record high in history. From January to March of this year, the number already reached 9.7 million, 14.5% higher than in the same period last year.
Wu Wenxue, vice chairman of the China Tourism Association, said at a forum on tourism in Beijing, that China has become the fastest growing source of tourists in Asia. The fast growth of Chinese travelers going abroad has gained much attention from many destination countries throughout the world. Chinese tourists traveling abroad are changing the tourism pattern in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as the pattern throughout the world.

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