Chinese travel abroad increases
By Xin Dingding | China Daily | Updated: 2010-01-15 07:50
Mainland tourists spent $42 billion overseas last year
China's statistics from 2009 are expected to show its first deficit in tourism, due to a weak global economy and a strong travel incentive at home, a senior researcher said.
China Tourism Academy, the think tank for the country's tourism authority, said that mainland tourists spent some $42 billion in overseas destinations including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan last year.
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