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Travelers set to spend 25% more on food

CHINESE outbound tourists are forecast to spend 250 billion yuan (US$39 billion) on food this year, a surge of 25 percent annually, a restaurant review and coupon website said yesterday.

Chinese tourists spend 173 yuan for each meal on average during their overseas trips, with favorite choices being Japanese, Thai and French food, according to China Internet Plus Group which is a merger of Dianping.com and Meituan.com.

The top five cities with highest food spending by Chinese tourists are Tokyo, Bangkok, Seoul, Singapore and New York, according to the report by the website, which offers restaurant review services in 860 cities overseas.

In 2014, Chinese made 117 million outbound trips and they spent over 200 billion yuan on food.




 

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