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UNWTO Report Highlights China Role in Global Outbound Tourism
  ·  2018-08-29  ·   Source:

China "continues to lead global outbound travel," according to a report published by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on August 27.

Entitled "The UNWTO Tourism Highlights 2018 Edition", the report noted that Chinese tourists spent $258 billion on international tourism in 2017, almost one fifth of the world's total tourism spending.

According to the report, overall international tourist arrivals grew by 7 percent to 1,323 million in 2017, the largest rise since 2010.

The growth in arrivals was echoed by a strong increase in exports generated by tourism, which reached $1.6 trillion in 2017.

The UNWTO explained that the 2017 results were "driven by sustained travel demand for destinations across all world regions, including a firm recovery by those that have suffered from security challenges in recent years."

The organization also highlighted how the economic recovery of economies such as Brazil and Russia benefited both advanced and emerging destinations.

France remained the most popular tourist destination with Spain moving into second place, while Japan moved into the top ten earners from tourism "after six straight years of double-digit growth."

Available data for early 2018 has confirmed international tourism continues to grow this year with a 6 percent year-on-year increase for the first four months of the year.

(Xinhua News Agency August 27, 2018)

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