Overall, Western European countries reported the highest number of Chinese travelers in 2021. However, arrivals from China declined from 5.9 million in 2019 to roughly 1.2 million in 2021.
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The share of Chinese tourists visiting the European Union each year is marginal, at 1.3%. In 2019, 13 million Chinese tourists came to the EU. Italy is by far the most popular country for Chinese tourists, followed by Spain and Belgium.
Prior to the health crisis, the number of Chinese tourist arrivals to all forms of paid accommodation totaled nearly 1.6 million in Germany and reached one million in Austria. Subsequently, in 2021, these figures fell respectively to below 55 thousand and 10 thousand.
Italy is the most popular country in the EU for Chinese visitors. The share of Chinese tourists visiting the European Union each year is marginal, at 1.3%. In 2019, 13 million Chinese tourists came to the EU.
Chinese tourists continue to put Europe at the top of their favourite destinations despite the relative slow-down in the Chinese economy and any concerns about Brexit, according to the latest figures from the European Travel Commission (ETC) in collaboration with the leading air travel analyst ForwardKeys, which ...
More niche, adventurous destinationsWhile Chinese tourists are increasingly seeking less crowded and off-the-beaten-track destinations in China itself, she says iconic destinations and attractions in Europe will continue to be highly sought-after, with the sheer number of must-visit places requiring multiple trips.
Chinese tourists are keen to revisit familiar destinationsAccording to survey, Hong Kong is the top travel destination, with 23% of respondents having either already visited or planning to visit in 2023. Other popular choices are Western Europe (16%), Japan (15%), and Korea (14%).
Visitors coming from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan account for 69.8 percent of China's total. When adjusted to exclude these locations, the number of visitors is closer to 48 million. In 2018, Myanmar, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan, and the United States led the way as top sources of visitors into China.
According to the Italian National Institute of Statistics, in 2019 before the pandemic, 3.5 million Chinese tourists traveled to Italy – numbers not expected to return until 2024.
Many of them are headed for Thailand. Chinese tourists are welcomed with souvenirs from Thai officials after arriving at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport on September 25, 2023.
The ten most visited countries in the world are France, Mexico, the US, Italy, Spain, Hungary, China, Croatia, Turkey, and Denmark. France is the most visited country in the world with 117,109,000 international tourists, thanks to its rich history and iconic landmarks.
A survey conducted among Chinese millionaires in 2022 revealed that around 38 percent of respondents chose the Maldives as their preferred international travel destination. This destination was most popular among 40 percent of respondents in a similar survey a year earlier.
NEW YORK -- Roughly 3 million travelers from China visited the U.S. in 2019, with about a third of them visiting Los Angeles, their top destination in the country.