Chinese Women Are Dominating Outbound Travel

Chinese people are traveling abroad with greater frequency these days, according to a report in China Daily, and many of them are women. 

Chinese travel booking website Tuniu notes that customer bookings increased 34 percent and 62 percent of those who booked with the site were female. 

“Women also dominated among people making multiple trips abroad,” writes China Daily.

Other interesting statistics Tuniu reported are that Chinese travelers are traveling farther. 

“The top 10 choices last year were Thailand, Japan, South Korea, France, Italy, Indonesia, Switzerland, the United States, Germany and Australia,” says China Daily. 

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Family travel is another growing group of travelers in the Chinese market. 

“With increasing household income, more parents in China want to take their children with them on trips abroad,” writes China Daily.

For more demographics on the booming Chinese travel industry, read on here.