Chinese films, TV shows boost travel destinations
Updated: 2015-10-08 10:36
(Xinhua)
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A screen shot from "Lost in Hong Kong". [Photo/Mtime] |
The newly released "Lost in Hong Kong," a sequel to "Lost in Thailand," is expected to boost Hong Kong tourism in the last quarter of 2015, given its strong box office performance so far.
"Lost in Hong Kong" has grossed around 890 million yuan ($140 million) in its first six days since its debut on Sept 25, according to Maoyan.com, a movie ticket sales platform.
Due to last year's Occupy Central movement and follow-up protests, mainland travelers' enthusiasm for Hong Kong has chilled.
Data from the Hong Kong tourism authority showed the number of mainland overnight visitors fell by 14 percent year-on-year during the three-day Tomb-Sweeping Day holiday in April.
Hong Kong witnessed an even larger year-on-year decrease of 15 percent in mainland visitors during the peak season of July and August.
But now, some Chinese travel websites have regained confidence in Hong Kong tours and already planned routes related to the movie to attract visitors.
About 107 million Chinese traveled overseas in 2014, marking nearly 20-percent year-on-year growth, according to an official report issued by the China Tourism Academy in late August.
Chinese outbound visitors accounted for nearly 10 percent of the global total last year, the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) said in a market research report released earlier this month.
The WTCF noted that over half of Chinese tourists travelled to other countries more than once last year, thanks to improved standards of living and rising income.
According to Qyer.com, Japan, Italy and the United States are the top three overseas tourist destinations for Chinese travelers during the upcoming seven-day National Day holiday, which starts on Oct 1.
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