Which countries, cities and landmarks rate highest for China?

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 29:  Chinese tourists have their pictures taken outside Buckingham Palace on July 29, 2012 in London, England. Today the womens road race takes over the centre of London, starting and finishing on the Mall in sight of the Palace.  (Photo by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images)

When it comes to Chinese tourists, they represent a big chunk of business that the world wants in on.

And luckily for Australia, the average Chinese traveller loves us, rating us number one destination to visit in the next year.

According to Hotels.com, Australia has come out on top as the most desired destination, with most Chinese travellers hoping to visit in the next 12 months.

Sydney and Melbourne came in first and second places in the list of top 10 cities globally that Chinese travellers say they intend to visit in the next year, with a fifth of all travellers putting Sydney at the top of their list.

This puts Australia’s two biggest cities ahead of other major global cities like Paris, Hong Kong and Tokyo, while our beloved sunny Brisbane made it to 10th position.

With the Aussie dollar falling, more than 840,000 visitors from China arrived down under in 2014, representing an increase of more than 18% on the previous year.

And Chinese travellers continue to take the world by storm, with their numbers up 20%in 2014 to a staggering 107 million, and there’s seemingly no stopping the surge.

According to forecasts, outbound Chinese travellers could number around 174 million in four years’ time, spending about US$264 billion annually – that’s roughly equivalent to the GDP of Singapore.

Apart from Australia’s two iconic landmarks named in the top 20, the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, Mount Fuji in Japan and Paris’s Eiffel Tower top their wishlist of ‘must-visit’ sites globally.

Here are some fun Chinese traveller facts:

Top 10 countries Chinese travellers want to visit

  1. Australia
  2. Japan
  3. France
  4. Hong Konh
  5. South Korea
  6. USA
  7. Maldives
  8. Germany
  9. Thailand
  10. Taiwan

Top 10 cities Chinese travellers want to visit

  1. Sydney
  2. Melbourne
  3. Paris
  4. Hong Kong
  5. Tokyo
  6. Hokkaido
  7. Seoul
  8. Kyoto
  9. Jeju, South Korea
  10. Brisbane

Top 5 ‘must-see’ landmarks for Chinese travellers + Aussie favourites

  1. Pyramids of Giza – Egypt
  2. Mount Fuji – Japan
  3. Eiffel Tower – France
  4. Palace of Versailles – France
  5. Venice – Italy

In Australia, the Sydney Opera House ranked at #10, while the Heart Reef came in at #18 – a tie with the Statue of Liberty. The Red Centre’s Uluru made the top 50 at 41.

Top 10 most welcoming countries for Chinese travellers

  1. South Korea
  2. Thailand
  3. Japan
  4. Singapore
  5. Maldives
  6. Hong Kong
  7. Taiwan
  8. France
  9. Australia
  10. Macau

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