A report by Oxford Economics has revealed that the largest nation of tourists in the world today are the Chinese. Not only do the highest numbers travel from China around the globe but Chinese visitors also spend the most money whilst away on their holidays – overtaking USA tourists expenditure last year. The study predicts that by 2023 there will be 97 million tourists arriving from China throughout the world with an annual growth rate of 5.1%.
With so much potential revenue up for grabs, Spain will be hoping to improve somewhat on its current 22nd place in the ranking of countries according to expected expenditure by Chinese tourists in 2023, on which list it figures below first-placed USA and other european countries including Italy, Britain, France and Germany.