The Aussie tourism industry is bracing itself for massive losses from Chinese tourists as coronavirus continues
– have lured many Chinese tourists to venture beyond Sydney and the Great Barrier Reef, and they spend good money to do so.
“It is quite devastating to think we have already had about 105 people cancel tours to the Pink Lake,” managing director Wendy MannChinese tourists often flock to places around Australia outside our capital cities.Source:Supplied “Reduced Chinese tourism will impact foot traffic and disproportionately impact sales in flagship assets, CBD assets and certain DFO centres,” a UBS report noted, adding the coronavirus impact is not likely to continue and sales are likely to pick up again
Globally, they spend around $258 billion a year, according to the World Tourism Organisation – nearly twice what Americans spend. “Cancellations soared across all of the properties we contacted,” Mr Curtis told the Associated Press.People wearing protective face masks leave the city commuter train station in Bangkok, where Chinese holiday-makers typically spend around $18 billion nationally.
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