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Chinese holiday tourists spend big in South Korea
http://www.ecns.cn/2014/10-06/137193.shtml
Oct 6th 2014, 01:06
2014-10-06 10:06
Official figures show tourist attractions across China received over 20 million visitors from Wednesday to Saturday, the first four days of the seven-day National Day holiday.
The figure was up 1.25 percent from the same period last year, according to the China National Tourism Administration.
Ticket revenue during the four-day-period reached 1 billion yuan or 175 million US dollars, a slight decrease from the same period last year.
However, some Chinese travelers are seen staging a spending spree abroad, including neighboring South Korea.
Stores in South Korea have been promoting sales and special deals this week, as additional discounts for China's UnionPay cardholders.
"This mascara we bought is sold for 270 yuan in China, but the price is 107 yuan here. So, we bought a lot of mascara."
Recent data has indicated that the average Chinese tourist spends about 2,300 yuan, 1.3 times the amount of visitors from other countries.
"Our customers spend a lot. There are many buyers who have spent more than 500 U.S. dollars in our shop. We have been receiving about 200 customers a day on average."
South Korean officials predict that around 160,000 Chinese tourists would visit South Korea during the ongoing 7-day Chinese National Day holiday, which ends on Tuesday.
Analysts say the number of Chinese visitors to South Korea could exceed 10 million in the near future, and are expected to spend 25 trillion Korean won.
It no doubt will boost the country's tourism businesses as well as cosmetics and clothing sales, bringing thousands of job opportunities.
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