The number of Chinese visitors to France grew 50% y-o-y in the first quarter of 2015, and the France issued 56% more visas to Chinese nationals.
China is anticipated to overtake New Zealand to become the largest source of tourists to Australia in 2016, marking a milestone change in Australia’s tourism industry.
6,000 model tourism villages will be developed nation wide by 2020，and over 100,000 tourism locations will be formed with three million country guesthouses.
Although outbound tourism will be adversely affected by the RMB’s exchange rate if it continues to fall, immediate effects are expected to be limited.
Shanghai Disney Resort’s current annual consumer expenditure reaches RMB50 billion and it is estimated to receive 12 million visitors when it opens in May 2016.
New Zealand received 313,000 Chinese visitors in the first six months of the year and it expects up to 350,000 arrivals by year end.
Japan received over 10 million foreign visitors in the first seven months this year, with the number of Chinese visitors nearly doubling to 2.17 million.
Chinese flying to the US from five Chinese cities – Xiamen, Fuzhou, Chengdu, Shenyang and Harbin – can enjoy visa-free transit at Toronto and Vancouver.
