Croatia is trying it’s best to attract more Chinese tourists and, according to the latest figures on spending, this move could prove profitable. In 2017 Chinese tourists were the biggest spenders in 2017, with a total spend $258 billion on foreign holidays.
In fact, Chinese tourists spent almost double the second placed spenders, the Americans, who coughed up a whopping $135 billion on their travels abroad. Third on the big spending list were Germans who spent $84 billion in 2017. These new figures come from the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and were released yesterday.
“Emerging markets have a key role in developing tourism and we are very pleased to see the return of Russia and Brazil, and the continuous growth of India in the world’s tourist spending. Emerging markets contribute to the growth and diversification of the tourist market at many destinations,” commented the Secretary-General of the UNWTO, Zurab Pololikashvili.
One of the biggest increases in 2017 were the Russians, who spent in total $31 billion, ranking at eighth on the UNWTO list.
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