Tourico’s data also shows the Chinese continue to be among the biggest travellers in the world, as outbound hotel bookings from the market grew by 70% year-over-year in the first 17 weeks of 2017.
Wholesale travel broker Tourico Holidays has revealed inbound hotel room bookings to China have increased by 106% over the last year.
Tourico’s data also shows the Chinese continue to be among the biggest travellers in the world, as outbound hotel bookings from the market grew by 70% year-over-year in the first 17 weeks of 2017.
The Republic of Korea (+68% YOY in bookings), the United States (+10% YOY) and the United Kingdom (+40% YOY) continue to be among the strongest source markets to China, while emerging markets such as India (+160% YOY), the UAE (+212% YOY), and Brazil (+90% YOY) are helping diversify the demand.
Hillary Wang, regional director of product development in North Asia for Tourico Holidays, said regional political turmoil, such as the nuclear crisis in the Korean Peninsula, made the inbound China market more unpredictable this year, “as Korea was the number one inbound source country for China last year”.
“But, so far, Chinese travel business remains very strong. In fact, Tourico is predicting it will double its overall Chinese business in 2017, as both the larger markets and emerging markets continue to demand product in China.”
Tourico currently has four offices in the region, Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong.
“Our local Chinese supplier partners and distribution clients are both experiencing a strong demand in 2017 and we’ve ensured that a dedicated support team is in place to help them push their businesses to the next level,” said Wang.
Tourico Holidays is exhibiting at ITB China from May 10-12.