2016中国游客境外消费2610亿美元
The overall market for Chinese outbound tourism has maintained an upward trend, with its effect on world tourism becoming ever more clear, according to a new survey.
一项新调查显示，中国出境游整体市场保持上升趋势，这对世界旅游业的影响变得更加清晰。
The survey has been conducted by the Center for China and Globalization (CCG), a Beijing-based think tank, and leading Chinese travel agency, Ctrip.
It shows that Chinese outbound tourists spent 261 billion US dollars in 2016, an increase of 12% over the previous year.
Total consumption by Chinese outbound tourists represents close to 21% of global tourist spending, according a report by the UN World Tourism Organization.
In 2015, the number of outbound Chinese tourists reached 128 million, up 9.4% from 2014, and up close to 313% compared to 2005.
In the next 5 years, the number of outbound Chinese tourists is expected to hit 700 million, according to projections put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos in January 2017.