Chinese Travelers Still See U.S. as Most Unsafe for Travel


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Got the pandemic under control? That remains a key factor for Chinese tourists to go abroad, a new sentiment survey from Dragon Trail shows. None of that "living-with-the-virus" approach that some Asian destinations are starting to embrace.

Chinese travelers back in March showed pent up desire to get back to exploring the U.S. in spite of strained relations between the two countries and a perception of America as unsafe from a pandemic perspective.

Six months later, 87 percent of Chinese consumers still rank the U.S. as the most unsafe country to visit among a list of top 13 destinations, according to the latest China Traveler Sentiment Report from marketing solutions firm Dragon Trail, shared exclusively with Skift ahead of its release next week.

Several other destinations have also significantly dropped in ranking in terms of negative perception,