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Almost Twice as Many People Prefer Relaxing Vacations to Active Ones, Shows GfK Survey
GfK | April 28, 2017
NUREMBURG, Germany, April 27, 2017 -- Internationally, 59 percent of people prefer a relaxing vacation, while 35 percent prefer an active one Brazil, South Korea and Japan lead for favoring relaxing vacations; Italy, France and Spain lead for active holidays Teenagers are the most energetic, with 43 percent preferring active vacations In a 17-country online survey conducted by GfK, well over half (59 percent) of people say they prefer a vacation "where I relax and take it easy". This compares to just over a third (35 percent) who prefer "an active vacation where I do or see lots of things". Only six percent are ...
Chinese Tourists Spend US$229 Billion in 2015
GfK | January 14, 2016
China hits 109 million outbound tourists in 2015; South Korea and Thailand overtake Hong Kong as most popular destinations; Europe beats North America as most popular destination outside of Asia Nuremberg, January 14, 2016 – GfK's latest analyses of the Chinese market shows that China produced 109 million outbound tourists in 2015 – with retail spend of US$229 billion. This is a key milestone in China's outbound tourism history. These statistics consolidate China's position as one of the top global sources of tourists, in terms of both number of trips and money spent during international travel. At the same time, there have ...