Chinese tourists ready to go off beaten track, Airbnb report says
Chinese tourists prefer less well-known small cities and villages - along with big cities and hot destinations - when traveling to countries and regions related to the Belt and Road Initiative, according to a report by international house-sharing service provider Airbnb Inc.
More than 420,000 Chinese tourists booked accommodation through Airbnb in the economies participating in the Belt and Road Initiative in the past year, including Middle East countries, in the process contributing about $30 million in income to local property owners, the report said.
It found that Thailand was the most popular tourist destination for Chinese outbound tourists, followed by Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. As to cities, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur were the top choices.
