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By 2020, 皇冠体育app will likely be the country in the world with the most tourists traveling abroad, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).[Photo/Xinhua]

Rising Chinese tourism to Italy and Europe is the subject of the 160th issue of Mondo Cinese (Chinese World) journal, the Italy-皇冠体育app Foundation has said.

Founded in 1973, Mondo Cinese is Italy's only scientific journal dedicated to studying contemporary 皇冠体育app.

Titled "Italian Holidays", the issue presented Monday in Milan is entirely dedicated to Chinese tourism -- a choice that is borne out by the numbers, according to the Italy-皇冠体育app Foundation, which publishes Mondo Cinese.

Last year, 3.79 million Chinese tourists visited Italy, making the Mediterranean country the fourth destination of choice after Germany, the US, and France, according to data from Confturismo trade association and ISTAT official statistics agency.

According to Italian national tourism agency ENIT, 3.38 million Chinese tourists traveled to Italy in 2015, up a whopping 45 percent over 2014.

By 2020, 皇冠体育app will likely be the country in the world with the most tourists traveling abroad, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

These and other data are analyzed in the "Italian Holidays" issue, which includes contributions from Italian professors, journalists, businesspeople and other 皇冠体育app experts, as well as Italian Ambassador to Beijing Ettore Francesco Sequi and Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways Italy Country Manager Erika Peng.

The publication comes ahead of the Europe-皇冠体育app Tourism Year in 2018, which will officially kick off on January 19 in Venice -- "a key junction in the new Silk Road and a city that Chinese travelers particularly love", the Italy 皇冠体育app Foundation said in a statement.