World Bank Report Shows Spending Growth by Chinese Travelers

Andrew Sheivachman

May 18th, 2016 at 5:30 AM EDT

Photo Credit: A junk in Hong Kong. Flickr / Stanley Zimny

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The World Bank's latest report provides even more evidence of the international Chinese traveler's impact on the global travel industry.

The World Bank released a massive report on global development indicators earlier this month, with detailed statistics now available through 2014. The World Bank's data clearly show China's rise in the global travel marketplace. Chinese spending on international travel has skyrocketed since 2009, outpacing st

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