Australia, Singapore the most welcoming to Chinese travellers

Sydney (top) and Singapore

Thursday 17 July 2014

When Chinese travellers were asked to rate which country is the most welcoming, Australia came out on top, with Singapore second.

According to results of an annual hotels.com survey, Australia also came out on top as the destination Chinese travellers would like to travel to.

In 2013, 97 million Chinese tourists travelled abroad, up 14 million on 2012, according to figures from the Tourism Administration of China, who also predict that this figure will pass the 100 million mark in 2014.

According to the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics report, per capita disposable income in China grew 10.9 percent in 2013, compared with 2012, to 18,311 RMB (US$2,993) in 2013.

Top 10 countries deemed most welcoming to Chinese travellers
1. Australia 39%
2. Singapore 29%
=3. France 28%
=3. New Zealand 28%
=3. South Korea 28%
6. Hong Kong 26%
7. USA 24%
=8. Taiwan 23%
=8. Canada 23%
=10. UK 18%
=10. Germany 18%

Top 10 destinations Chinese travellers would like to travel to compared with the destinations they actually travelled to
1. Australia
2. France
3. New Zealand
4. USA
5. Switzerland
6. Canada
7. UK
8. Singapore
9. Hong Kong
10. Germany

Source: http://press.hotels.com/citm/where-to-go/?rffrid=aff.hcom.us.002.003.4003003&wapa6=1qo63rxmyqir7.