Chinese Tourism to US Growing
November 27, 2012
In the past several years, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of tourists from China visiting the United States. They have helped boost local economies and businesses expect the growth to continue. Some businesses in Los Angeles are catering to their needs.
Visitors to Los Angeles find countless movie studios, endless stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and a constant flow of Chinese tourists.
“Los Angeles, we are the city in the United States that more Chinese come to than any other city in the States," said Mark Liberman, who is with the Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board.
Liberman says there has been a steady increase in the number of tourists from China who visit Los Angeles. Other popular destinations include San Francisco, New York,and Washington, D.C.
Economist Ferdinando Guerra, of the L.A. County Economic Development Corporation, says more than one million tourists from China visited the United States last year.
“It is a nearly 40 percent increase from 2010 to 2011," he said.
Joseph Chi of Shine Tours says this year the Los Angeles company has seen an almost 30 percent increase in tour groups from China.
“All the China passport holders, they thought the United States is their dream country like to visit," said Chi.
China’s growing middle class means more can afford to travel overseas.
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