The Chinese travel and tourism economy grew 9.9% last year, more than twice the global rate and much faster than the 0.9% pace registered by the US, according to new data by the World Travel & Tourism Council, a trade group, and lead research partner Chase Travel.
Does anyone else ever remember the movie Looper, where Bruce Willis was like ‘no, you dont want to learn French… Trust me, you want to learn Chinese’
I do sometimes
Of course white dudes wanna enjoy their white privilage that even Local Chinese Citizens don’t have
Exhibit A: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_monkey (this is not exactly “tourist” but the point remains)
The phenomenon is based on the perception that association with foreigners, specifically white foreigners, can signify prestige, legitimacy, and international status.
