China ‘s biggest challenge: Managing inbound tourism
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Deeson said China is already the world’s fourth most popular destination and could become the number one destination within a decade.
“However, we know that growth can be a double-edged sword, particularly when it comes to sustainability.
“And one of the biggest challenges facing China, and our industry as a whole, is climate change,” Deeson said at the Tourism Future & Development – China Forum 2007 held in conjunction with the China International Tourism Mart in Kunming.
Deeson also took the opportunity to call on leaders of travel and tourism across Asia Pacific to join forces at the PATA CEO Challenge: Confronting Climate Change, to take place in Bangkok, next April.
In a related report, Xinhua news agency reported that nearly 30 million Chinese travelled abroad in the first nine months of the year, up 17 percent as against the same period of last year.
The figure indicated that China remains Asia’s largest source of outbound tourists, according to Zhu Shanzhong, a tourism promotion official with the China National Tourism Administration.
Speaking at the sidelines of the same trade show where Deeson spoke, Zhu said China welcomed more than 22.21 million travelers last year, almost 10 percent more than the previous year.
The top 10 source countries for inbound traveler were South Korea, Japan, Russia, the United States, Malaysia, Singapore, Mongolia, Thailand, Britain and Australia.
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