Saw many African countries a rise in the number of Chinese tourists this month chose where increasing numbers of Chinese visit this "continent" witch "during the national holiday from Oct. 1 to 7.
The number of Chinese tourists to Africa reached 110 thousand in 2005, double the number in the previous year. However, this number has so far accounted for only 5 percent of the total outbound tourists from China, which has a population of 1.3 billion people, the first in the world.
African countries have already seen a huge potential for tourism as it seeks governments and tourism companies to find ways to penetrate into China's emerging tourism market.
The number of Chinese visitors to Kenya rise in the last four years, especially after China granted approval to Kenya as a tourist destination for Chinese tour groups in 2004, according to Minister for Tourism and Wildlife Morris Kenyan Dzuro.
The minister said in an interview with Xinhua that "this increase contributes positively to the recovery of the tourism sector in Kenya and contribute significantly to the growth of the Kenyan economy."
It is expected to arrive in Kenya's tourism earnings this year to about 816.3 billion dollars, up 10 percent from a year ago, according to the Kenyan Minister of Tourism. He added that this success came after aggressive marketing campaigns abroad, especially in emerging markets in the Far East.
The minister said that after the inauguration of President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya officially tourist sites on the Internet in China in August 2005, has been doing more efforts to promote Kenya as a tourist destination for the Chinese favorite.
Zimbabwe is also working to attract more tourists from China to take advantage of the growing numbers of wealthy Chinese who spend their holidays abroad.
The China agreed to register Zimbabwe as a tourist destination for the Chinese in 2004 and in that year increased flow of Chinese tourists to Zimbabwe increased by 217 percent to 25,974, and the figures have kept rising almost every year since then, according to the Minister of Environment and Tourism of Zimbabwe Francis Nehemiah.
This has prompted the increased tourist activity, which says Tourism Minister Nheima that the government is keen to maintain and expand, Air Zimbabwe, the national to the start of weekly flights to Beijing and other Asian countries.
Among the ways the government of Zimbabwe to win more Chinese tourists set extension tourist in its embassy in Beijing and inviting Chinese tour operators to local tourism shows.
- The biggest tourist market
Even Côte d'Ivoire, the African country to the west of the continent, which did not come out after years of conflict, posted a tourism official in the embassy in China. According to the government official, the country will achieve peace sooner or later, it is best to explore the market in advance.
The intention to acquire a larger proportion of the Chinese tourist market is well grounded China occupies the center of the world's largest source of tourism and singled out China as this would mean hundreds of millions of citizens.
The 10 million Chinese went to other countries for tourism in the past year. The number of tourists rose to 5.48 million in the first half of this year, up 10 percent compared with the same period a year Almady.ottenbo World Tourism Organization that China will be the biggest tourist market by 2020.
For Africa, tourism has become an increasingly important revenue continent.
According to statistics from the World Travel and Tourism Council, the tourism industry in North Africa represents 13.4 percent of gross domestic product and provides employment by 12 percent. In sub-Saharan Africa, contributed to the sector by 8 percent in the GDP and provided 10.5 million jobs, accounting for 6.6 percent of the total employment. It is expected to grow tourism revenue in Africa by 4.7 percent annually on prices during the period between 2007 and 2016.
Now, there are 16 African countries granted the Approved Destination for Chinese. South Africa has been active giant, which is considered one of the first African countries to get the approval, the exploitation of the tourism market in China is booming.
And reflects a market survey recently conducted by the Tourism Authority of South Africa's growing interest in South Africa as a major destination for Chinese tourists. He has more than 30 million respondents from the "great interest" in South Africa and said they would put it at the top of their destination list. The number of Chinese tourists to South Africa from more than 10 000 in 2003 to more than 40 thousand in 2005.
And last year, South Africa has sent a series of shows tourism to big cities in China such as Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu as part of an active campaign to promote tourism aimed at the Chinese market.
The Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Marthinus South African Van Schalkwyk said his government plans to exploit the growing interest in China's tourism sector in South Africa and also the wealth of development opportunities represented by this industry.
The minister said, "We consider China a wonderful opportunity we have already opened a tourism office in Beijing. Preparation for the World Cup Soccer 2010 we are also starting to train our guides and tourism services sector to become fluent in Mandarin."
The number of Chinese tourists to Africa reached 110 thousand in 2005, double the number in the previous year. However, this number has so far accounted for only 5 percent of the total outbound tourists from China, which has a population of 1.3 billion people, the first in the world.
African countries have already seen a huge potential for tourism as it seeks governments and tourism companies to find ways to penetrate into China's emerging tourism market.
The number of Chinese visitors to Kenya rise in the last four years, especially after China granted approval to Kenya as a tourist destination for Chinese tour groups in 2004, according to Minister for Tourism and Wildlife Morris Kenyan Dzuro.
The minister said in an interview with Xinhua that "this increase contributes positively to the recovery of the tourism sector in Kenya and contribute significantly to the growth of the Kenyan economy."
It is expected to arrive in Kenya's tourism earnings this year to about 816.3 billion dollars, up 10 percent from a year ago, according to the Kenyan Minister of Tourism. He added that this success came after aggressive marketing campaigns abroad, especially in emerging markets in the Far East.
The minister said that after the inauguration of President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya officially tourist sites on the Internet in China in August 2005, has been doing more efforts to promote Kenya as a tourist destination for the Chinese favorite.
Zimbabwe is also working to attract more tourists from China to take advantage of the growing numbers of wealthy Chinese who spend their holidays abroad.
The China agreed to register Zimbabwe as a tourist destination for the Chinese in 2004 and in that year increased flow of Chinese tourists to Zimbabwe increased by 217 percent to 25,974, and the figures have kept rising almost every year since then, according to the Minister of Environment and Tourism of Zimbabwe Francis Nehemiah.
This has prompted the increased tourist activity, which says Tourism Minister Nheima that the government is keen to maintain and expand, Air Zimbabwe, the national to the start of weekly flights to Beijing and other Asian countries.
Among the ways the government of Zimbabwe to win more Chinese tourists set extension tourist in its embassy in Beijing and inviting Chinese tour operators to local tourism shows.
- The biggest tourist market
Even Côte d'Ivoire, the African country to the west of the continent, which did not come out after years of conflict, posted a tourism official in the embassy in China. According to the government official, the country will achieve peace sooner or later, it is best to explore the market in advance.
The intention to acquire a larger proportion of the Chinese tourist market is well grounded China occupies the center of the world's largest source of tourism and singled out China as this would mean hundreds of millions of citizens.
The 10 million Chinese went to other countries for tourism in the past year. The number of tourists rose to 5.48 million in the first half of this year, up 10 percent compared with the same period a year Almady.ottenbo World Tourism Organization that China will be the biggest tourist market by 2020.
For Africa, tourism has become an increasingly important revenue continent.
According to statistics from the World Travel and Tourism Council, the tourism industry in North Africa represents 13.4 percent of gross domestic product and provides employment by 12 percent. In sub-Saharan Africa, contributed to the sector by 8 percent in the GDP and provided 10.5 million jobs, accounting for 6.6 percent of the total employment. It is expected to grow tourism revenue in Africa by 4.7 percent annually on prices during the period between 2007 and 2016.
Now, there are 16 African countries granted the Approved Destination for Chinese. South Africa has been active giant, which is considered one of the first African countries to get the approval, the exploitation of the tourism market in China is booming.
And reflects a market survey recently conducted by the Tourism Authority of South Africa's growing interest in South Africa as a major destination for Chinese tourists. He has more than 30 million respondents from the "great interest" in South Africa and said they would put it at the top of their destination list. The number of Chinese tourists to South Africa from more than 10 000 in 2003 to more than 40 thousand in 2005.
And last year, South Africa has sent a series of shows tourism to big cities in China such as Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu as part of an active campaign to promote tourism aimed at the Chinese market.
The Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Marthinus South African Van Schalkwyk said his government plans to exploit the growing interest in China's tourism sector in South Africa and also the wealth of development opportunities represented by this industry.
The minister said, "We consider China a wonderful opportunity we have already opened a tourism office in Beijing. Preparation for the World Cup Soccer 2010 we are also starting to train our guides and tourism services sector to become fluent in Mandarin."
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