Malaysia, Vietnam hit as tourists head for East Asia
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="deterred">deterred</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span>.</p><p><span word="Travel">Travel</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="a">a</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="visits">visits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p>"<span word="While">While</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="canceled">canceled</span> <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="places">places</span>. <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="convenient">convenient</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="packages">packages</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Shi">Shi</span> <span word="Kaifeng">Kaifeng</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="publicity">publicity</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Ctrip">Ctrip</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="International">International</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100,000 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Travel">Travel</span> <span word="Services">Services</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="BTG">BTG</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Travel">Travel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tours">Tours</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="increases">increases</span>.</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="haul">haul</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="Cambodia">Cambodia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Shi">Shi</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Jinsong">Jinsong</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="focuses">focuses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="impressions">impressions</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disappearance">disappearance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Kuala">Kuala</span> <span word="Lumpur">Lumpur</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> 777-200 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> 239 <span word="people">people</span>, 154 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>.</p><p><span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="deterred">deterred</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span>, <span word="disturbances">disturbances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="misunderstandings">misunderstandings</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>.</p>
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