Growth of Chinese Tourist....

[amaroo]

Some interesting reading and big numbers in this article.

The highlights...

- In the first year of the new millennium, a modest 10.5 million overseas trips were made by Chinese residents. Fast forward to 2018 and the figure was 149.7 million – an astounding increase of 1326 per cent.

- According to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Chinese tourists overseas spent $US277.3 billion ($A394.85 billion) in 2018, up from around $US10 billion in the year 2000. Collectively, America's globetrotters parted with a relatively paltry $US144.2 billion.

- Just nine per cent of Chinese citizens – or 120 million people – possess a passport, compared to about 57 per cent of Australians, 40 per cent of Americans, and 76 per cent of Britons.

- The China Outbound Tourism Research Institute (COTRI) predicts that overseas trips by the country's residents will increase from last year's figure of 149.7 million to more than 400 million by 2030.

- China's special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, as well as Taiwan (whose status is disputed but which is also considered part of "Greater China"). These three accounted for around 70 million "overseas" journeys made in 2018.

- Last year 10 of the world's 50 busiest airports, and three of the 10 busiest, were found in Greater China. Up from six and one, respectively, in 2010.

- Guangzhou Baiyun, is among the fastest growing hubs in the world. It handled 69.8m passengers last year, up from 12.8m in 2000.

- Estimated 66 new airports are being built or planned across China. Beijing New Airport, with seven runways capable of handling 72 million passengers, opens in September.

- Australia is ranked #6 for international tourism spenders

International tourism expenditure by country
Total spending by tourists in 2018

1. China $US277.3 billion
2. US $US144.2 billion
3. Germany $US94.2 billion
4. UK $US75.8 billion
5. France $US47.9 billion
6. Australia $US36.8 billion
7. Canada $US33.3 billion
8. South Korea $US32 billion
9. Italy $US30.1 billion

The growth of Chinese tourists and the most popular destinations

In less than two decades China has grown from travel minnows to the world's most powerful outbound market.

www.traveller.com.au

 

[kpc]

Hard to go anywhere in the world now without the hordes of Chinese tourists. i won't say more about what i think about some of them....

 

[Happy Trails]

Hard to go anywhere in the world now without the hordes of Chinese tourists. i won't say more about what i think about some of them....

Growth of Chinese Tourist....

Some interesting reading and big numbers in this article. The highlights... - In the first year of the new millennium, a modest 10.5 million overseas trips were made by Chinese residents. Fast forward to 2018 and the figure was 149.7 million – an astounding increase of 1326 per cent. -...

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Best we don’t turn this into a Chinese bashing thread - FTR nobody has spent more time visiting China in last 20 years than I have - as a general population they are the loveliest gentle people - so they have some different customs - get used to it and get over it - welcome them with open arms - they do that to us Australians when we visit China.

Don’t like selfie sticks? Get a life!

 

[33kft]

I don't think Australia can afford to thumb our noses at Chinese tourists, regardless of people's personal positions. Not only are we strategically in a reasonably good place to encourage Chinese tourism (certainly much more so than tourists from outside of Asia), our dollar is making it more affordable than ever right now.

Some people might not want tourists coming and throwing money at us but prejudices aside, tourism is a wonderful economic windfall that we can hardly pass up with the domestic economy looking the way that it is.

 

[Deleted member]

I suspect that the growth of Chinese tourism will have a more negative effect on tourism in general. Not because they are chines, but because there are so many more of them travelling, already popular destinations are suffering from “over tourism” Venice, Rome, Paris, London, and the list goes on. I can’t be bothered lining up to visit the louvre, or the Colosseum, It takes hours to do so and frankly I have better things to do whilst on holiday than stand in a queue.
I have a rule now, sight see in the morning, people watch in the afternoon.
When last in Paris we visited the “lesser lights” Eg the “Petit Palais”. What a delight! No crowds, superb artwork and no entry fee.
We had a great morning there. It is also 100 metres from the metro stop. With the “Grand Palais” across the road if you to line up a bit.
I read somewhere that Paris is banning tourist busses from the city, we actually found them to be a great way to get our bearings, so it will be interesting to,see how that works out.
I head for the countryside these days, less stress and fewer foreigners. (LOL).

 

[Franky]

The article I read this morning said the Chinese tourists to overseas countries totalled 143m, either way that's a whole heap of people. It also stated that Air China will launch a new route from Beijing to Nice this summer, making it the first link from China to a French regional city. The article also stated that in 2018, there were 713m overseas arrivals in Europe.

 

[amaroo]

I suspect that the growth of Chinese tourism will have a more negative effect on tourism in general. Not because they are chines, but because there are so many more of them travelling, already popular destinations are suffering from “over tourism” Venice, Rome, Paris, London, and the list goes on. I can’t be bothered lining up to visit the louvre, or the Colosseum, It takes hours to do so and frankly I have better things to do whilst on holiday than stand in a queue.
I have a rule now, sight see in the morning, people watch in the afternoon.
When last in Paris we visited the “lesser lights” Eg the “Petit Palais”. What a delight! No crowds, superb artwork and no entry fee.
We had a great morning there. It is also 100 metres from the metro stop. With the “Grand Palais” across the road if you to line up a bit.
I read somewhere that Paris is banning tourist busses from the city, we actually found them to be a great way to get our bearings, so it will be interesting to,see how that works out.
I head for the countryside these days, less stress and fewer foreigners. (LOL).

Wait till the Indians start travelling in great numbers.

This report has Indian population overtaking china by 2023/24, it's runaway growth from there.

Comparing China and India by population - StatisticsTimes.com

Comparing demographics statistics between China and India. China vs India by population, population growth rate, fertility rate, age group population, life expectancy and median age.

statisticstimes.com

 

[tgh]

Tourism is already flagged as causing unsustainable environmental and social damage in many countries.
The real costs are becoming more onerous and there will be significant restrictions on the freedom of the touring hordes in the near future.
The planet can not continue to sustain the all consuming scourge that is cough sapiens and something must give.

 

[Himeno]

Don’t like selfie sticks? Get a life!

Selfie sticks are dangerous. There is a reason many places, including Disney parks, ban them.

The ways many Chinese tourists act overseas is the reason China passed laws regarding such behavior and started their social credit ranking programs.

 

[drron]

Just like Aussies can be very nice at home I won't go back to Bali because of the Aussies there.So the Chinese can be very nice at home but terrible en masse overseas.Same goes for Americans,brits. etc.
Problem with the Chinese are the total numbers travelling.

 

[GoldCanyon340]

Just like Aussies can be very nice at home I won't go back to Bali because of the Aussies there.

My next sojourn to Bali begins the day after the Australian summer school holidays end.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Problem with the Chinese are the total numbers travelling.

Sounds a bit like the time the Health Inspector told Bart coughmings - ‘Mr coughmings you have way too many flies around your stables’ - quick as a flash Bart inquired - ‘Well how many am I allowed to have?’

So drron how many Chinese tourists do you think is a reasonable number?

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Oh and totally OT we are off to Bali for 12nts Sept 15 to stay at Double 6 where the locals welcome us as gods as we as tourists splash the $$$s around

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Problem with the Chinese are the total numbers travelling.

I think it is more their unwillingness to queue, preference to push in and general rudeness.

And no this is not a racist rant against Asians as I have not observed this amongst travelling Koreans, Japanese, Indians etc etc nor ethnic Chinese clearly resident or raised in other countries.

I just think it is that they are not aware of what are social norms outside of China.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Just like Aussies can be very nice at home I won't go back to Bali because of the Aussies there.

I think it depends where in Bali you go. I avoid parts of the GC, Melbourne or Sydney for the same reason, just as I would avoid parts of Bali.

 

[drron]

Sounds a bit like the time the Health Inspector told Bart coughmings - ‘Mr coughmings you have way too many flies around your stables’ - quick as a flash Bart inquired - ‘Well how many am I allowed to have?’

So drron how many Chinese tourists do you think is a reasonable number?

I'm just saying that there are more Chinese tourists now than most other nations.And the number is only going to increase.If you understood my post you would realise I held the same opinion of other countries tourists en masse.

 

[kpc]

I don't want to bash the Chinese tourist....a few years ago we were in the Maldives where lunch / dinner cost an arm and leg....we couldn't find a kettle in the room so rang reception, and they sent one over....we asked why there was no kettle in the room and were told that "some tourists" were catching fish in the lagoon (strictly a no no) and were cooking them in the kettle!!

 

[Deleted member]

I don't want to bash the Chinese tourist....a few years ago we were in the Maldives where lunch / dinner cost an arm and leg....we couldn't find a kettle in the room so rang reception, and they sent one over....we asked why there was no kettle in the room and were told that "some tourists" were catching fish in the lagoon (strictly a no no) and were cooking them in the kettle!!

Better than cooking their undies in the kettle as some now do (apparently )

 

[jase05]

Best we don’t turn this into a Chinese bashing thread - FTR nobody has spent more time visiting China in last 20 years than I have - as a general population they are the loveliest gentle people - so they have some different customs - get used to it and get over it - welcome them with open arms - they do that to us Australians when we visit China.

Don’t like selfie sticks? Get a life!

Agree, whilst having spent nowhere near the time you have there we have been there close to a dozen times and love it. The Chinese have only ever treated us nice whilst we have been there