Chinese tourist in Australia to spend a $ 13 billion by 2020

  Tourism Australia arrived at conclusive figures about Chinese visitor spending which is projected to hit A $13 bilion by 2020 . these figures were reveled in cairns at the Australian tourism exchange

  That huge sum represents an increase of nearly 50 percent on the previous estimate Australia is attributing like a paltry A$9 billion . Tourism Australia is attributing the spike to the rapid rise of a new breed of young and independent Chinese traveler placing Australia at the top of their travel wish list and tourism Australia managing director john o Sullivan said that Australian tourism was reaping the benefits of a clearly focused china tourism plan targeting that demographic .  he felt that Chinese arrivals are at record levels id great but our strategy in much more than a numbers game . the Chinese visitor they’re going agter is a more confident independent minded traveler wishing to travel further and immerse themselves more deeply in the many rich and varied experiences available across our country . he also added that from the latest available immigration data definitely shows a big free independent traveler visas exactly the lucrative market that are being actively targeted . o’sulivan added that the china tourism law introduced in October last year would actually prove to be a positive factor in the long term – not detrimental to Chinese inbound tourism like some fear . positive signs of a change in the visitor mix from china is being seen a shift to a more independent higher spending Chinese visitor enjoying higher quality visitor experiences. source by TAAN