Chinese Travelers ranked U.S.A. as their most preferred destination

Chinese outbound travelers have voted U.S.A. as their most preferred destination. A recent study reveals that the number of Chinese visitors will triple itself by 2020. The emergence of the

new confident and travel-savvy Chinese tourists is looking for better escapades than Macau and Hong Kong – probably New York and Las Vegas or the likes are charming them more.

Chinese travelers have built a global reputation as big spenders. Lines of shoppers from Mainland China are a regular sight outside luxury stores in Paris and Hong Kong, a trend that could spread.
More than 17% of the experienced Chinese tourists voted in favour of United States as their top vacation choice if economy was favourable. For first time travelers, although U.S.A. remains the second most popular vacation spot.

 
Still, catering to a three-fold increase in the number of Chinese tourists is no easy task. The language barrier is one problem; CLSA called a series of high-end hotels in New York and found only two had Mandarin speakers on site.
Chinese travelers have also developed a less than flattering reputation in some parts of world, thanks to a mix of cultural differences and, occasionally, bad behavior. In one high-profile case, an ancient Egyptian temple was vandalized by a young Chinese tourist.

 
China’s National Tourism Administration has attempted to address some of these problems, and last year published a series of guidelines directed at the country’s travelers