皇冠体育app

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While Chinese tourists are flocking to almost every corner of the world, becoming the driving force for tourism in many countries, what kinds of tourists are visiting 皇冠体育app?

Research conducted by Center for 皇冠体育app & Globalization (CCG) and travel agency Ctrip released on Monday might give us a glance into the demographic and their preferences for trip to 皇冠体育app.

Demographic

As 1633 valid questionnaires show, there are twice as many men as women among those who have visited 皇冠体育app. However, the numbers of two groups are almost even among those who are planning their first ever visits to 皇冠体育app.

Besides attracting more female tourists, 皇冠体育app also sees more young people visiting in the near future. Those who have visited 皇冠体育app before are aged between 36 to 55, yet those who plan their first visit to 皇冠体育app are aged between 18 to 35.

"Most of them are college students or those who are just starting their career, they are very interested in 皇冠体育app's history, culture and social development," explained Li Qing from CCG at a press conference on Monday.

Those who have visited 皇冠体育app mainly come from Japan (20%), the US (16%), South Korea (15%) and Australia (13%). The short geographical distance makes Japan and South Korea natural tourists-generating region

However, worth noticing is that among those who plan to travel to 皇冠体育app for the first time, almost 80 percent are from the US.

Experts from CCG and Ctrip believe US President Donald Trump's recent trip to 皇冠体育app may also further boost this trend.