The overall market for Chinese outbound tourism has maintained an upward trend, with its effect on world tourism becoming ever more clear, according to a new survey.

 

一项新调查显示，中国出境游整体市场保持上升趋势，这对世界旅游业的影响变得更加清晰。

 

The survey has been conducted by the Center for China and Globalization (CCG), a Beijing-based think tank, and leading Chinese travel agency, Ctrip.

 

It shows that Chinese outbound tourists spent 261 billion US dollars in 2016, an increase of 12% over the previous year.

 

Total consumption by Chinese outbound tourists represents close to 21% of global tourist spending, according a report by the UN World Tourism Organization.

 

In 2015, the number of outbound Chinese tourists reached 128 million, up 9.4% from 2014, and up close to 313% compared to 2005.

 

In the next 5 years, the number of outbound Chinese tourists is expected to hit 700 million, according to projections¹ put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum² in the Swiss ski resort of Davos in January 2017. 

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