隨著中國政府解除對近30個國家組團游的限制，一波中國游客潮預計本周將到達歐洲各個城市。
中國將歐洲大部分地區指定為“獲準旅游目的地”，并將于周三生效，預計這將引發旅游團蜂擁至這些地區。在此之前，只有商務旅客以及能獲得簽證的個人才可以到那些地方去旅游。
由于中國政府放松對境外游的限制，因此到海外旅游的中國游客人數將在未來幾年迅速膨脹，為全球的酒店、航空和旅游業創造巨大的新業務來源。
世界旅游組織估計，到2020年，中國游客的人數將達到1億人。去年為2020萬。
A wave of Chinese tourists is expected to hit European cities this week as Beijing lifts restrictions on group travel to nearly 30 countries.
China's designation of most of Europe as an "approved destination", taking effect on Wednesday, is expected to trigger a flood of tour groups to the region. Until now, only business travellers and individuals who were able to obtain visas were able to travel there.
The number of Chinese travelling overseas is expected to swell in coming years as Beijing relaxes rules on foreign visits, creating a substantial new source of business for the world's hotel, airline and travel industries.
The World Tourism Organisation estimates that by 2020 the number of Chinese tourists will reach 100m. Last year, there were 20.2m. |