China's resumption of outbound group travel expected to revive the global economy recovery

Starting Feb. 6, China resumed outbound group travel to 20 countries, including Thailand, the Maldives, the United Arab Emirates, Russia, and New Zealand. At the same time, cross-border travel between the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, and Macao was fully resumed.

Paul Pruangkarn, chief of staff at the Pacific Asia Travel Association, said Chinese tourists are essential to global tourism. China had remained the largest outbound tourism market worldwide for several years before the pandemic hit. In 2019, Chinese tourists achieved 155 million overseas trips, with consumption abroad worth $133.8 billion.

The resumption of China's outbound travel is injecting strong impetus into tourism in the Asia-Pacific region and the recovery of the global economy,

As the key market, the resumption of China's outbound travel is injecting a strong impetus into tourism in the Asia-Pacific region and the recovery of the global economy. 

According to statistics, during the Spring Festival this year, the overall order for outbound travel of Chinese tourists increased by 640% year on year, and the demand for cross-border air tickets increased by more than four times. 

From the perspective of outbound routes, Southeast Asia is still the most popular destination for Chinese tourists. Ctrip said that from the perspective of enrollment, Thailand still ranks first in the popularity of outbound groups; Secondly, Maldives, Hong Kong, Macao, Egypt, New Zealand, and Indonesia are also favored by tourists.

However, outbound tourism is still at the preliminary stage of recovery, said Sun Guizhen, secretary-general of the China Association of Travel Services, adding that significant constraints include the limited number of international flights, high costs, and inadequate hoteliers.

Experts predicted the outbound travel market would see a more apparent boom during this year's May Day holiday.

中国重启出境游有望重振全球经济复苏
從二月六日開始，中國恢復泰國、馬爾代夫、阿聯酋、俄羅斯和新西蘭等20個國家的團體出境游。同時中国大陆与香港和澳门之间的跨境旅行全面恢复。

亚太旅游协会会长Paul Pruangkarn表示，中国游客是全球旅游业的重要组成部分。疫情前几年，中国一直是全球最大的出境游市场。2019年，中国游客出境旅游1.55亿人次，境外消费1338亿美元。

身為旅游大國，中国出境旅游恢复將为亚太地区旅游业和全球经济复苏注入强劲动力。

根据统计，今年春节期间，中国游客出境游整体订单同比增长640%，跨境机票订单增长4倍以上。从出境游线路看，东南亚仍旧是目前最受中国游客青睐的目的地。携程方面便表示，从报名情况来看，泰国依旧稳居出境跟团热度第一；其次马尔代夫、中国香港和中国澳门、埃及、新西兰、印度尼西亚也备受游客青睐。

然而，中国旅行社协会秘书长孙桂珍表示，出境旅游仍处于恢复的初步阶段，主要制约因素包括国际航班数量有限、成本高、和酒店经营者不足。

专家预测，今年“五一”假期期间，出境游市场将更加繁荣。

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