Expensive holidays more popular

With the Spring Festival holidays approaching, some high-cost overseas tourism destinations have become more popular among Chinese tourists than before, according to a new report by Ctrip, China's largest online travel agency.

Antarctica, Argentina, Brazil, Tahiti, Norway, Tanzania, Iceland, Mexico, New Zealand and Finland have been listed as the 10 most expensive destinations for the coming vacation, according to the report released this week.

In those spots, most travelers are families and couples, Ctrip said, with the average spend for a family now topping 100,000 yuan ($15,898). Antarctica, the most expensive destination, will cost more than 160,000 yuan per person.