China releases list of approved international destinations for group tour, excludes Canada
covid-19 pandemic and the induced lockdown, outbound tourism from China was a valuable international commodity. Statistics from the World Tourism Organization suggest Chinese travellers spent $255 billion in 2019, accounting for 20 per cent of all international tourism spending.
Notably, before the pandemic restrained residents in China to their homes, roughly 60% of Chinese tourists' spending abroad went to group tours. While China battles a deflation, casting aspersions on its hold as the second largest economy of the world, the announcement made on Thursday might encourage the second most populous country's residents to pack their suitcases and take a trip.
According to the CBC report, China was Canada's largest source of tourist arrivals from the Asia-Pacific region, and Canada's second-largest long-haul market after the UK. China also used to account for the largest tourist spend for Canada.
The United States was included in China's approved lists of international group travels. This list is indicative of the fact that Beijing' even though has been tight about its gates and borders, will encourage its residents to spend money beyond the country.
The CBC report notes that a total of 138 countries now have approval from China. this includes US, Germany, UK Thailand, Russia, Cuba, Argentina, Nepal, France, Portugal, and Brazil among others.
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