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CITIZEN
OF THE WORLD
  
太太's
love to travel
Fast
Facts: China Is the
World's Fastest Growing Outbound Travel Market Nearly
500,000 mainland Chinese traveled to America last year, said the U.S.
Travel Association. Visitors from China tend to come frequently and
spend an average of 23 nights in the U.S. They also spend more than
people from any other country, an average of $7,200 each on
accommodation, air travel, dining, shopping and gambling Over 228 million
Chinese left home during the first week of October, a national holiday
marking the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic, a 28.5% increase
year-on-year. Nearly
600,000 visited Hong Kong, while 420,000 tried their luck in Macau, a
casino haven known as Asia's Las Vegas. Sources:
Ministry of Commerce, Ctrip, China Briefing - 2009 October China
will be No. 1 Tourist destination by 2015 - 2010
March 23 ECONOMIST
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