外国觀光客: 中国人消費最高每人平均１９万円

A few weeks ago the Mainichi News on-line reported the following:

外国人旅行者:１番使ったのは中国１人当たり１９万円

毎日新聞　2014年09月14日　09時30分

　２０１３年度に東京都内を訪れた外国人旅行者で支出が最も多かったのは中国人だったことが、都の調査で分かった。１人当たり１９万１７４１円で、お土産代が突出して高額だった。短期滞在して銀座などを訪れるケースが多かった。

　都によると、中国人旅行者は宿泊費（３万１５６０円）や飲食費（２万４３３６円）といった支出は、外国人旅行者の平均と大きく変わらなかったが、土産代は１２万２６８４円で、平均（４万６５４６円）を大きく上回った。

　滞在期間は「２泊」が最も多く、２４．２％を占めた。行き先では高級ブランドを扱う店が多い銀座が人気で、６９．１％が訪ねていた。（共同）

(試譯文)

It was turned out by an investigation in Tokyo that among the incoming tourists who visited the Tokyo metropolitan area in 2013 fiscal year, it was the Chinese that had the highest spending. For each person the projection was 191,741 yen. It was their high souvenir bills that stood out. Regarding the short-term stay being carried out, in many cases they were visits to Ginza etc.

According to the capital, the Chinese travelers’ spending such as lodging expense (31,560 yen) or wining and dining expenses (24,336 yen) did not differ a lot compared with the average incoming tourists, but the souvenir expense was 122,684 yen which far exceeded the average (46,546 yen).

The length of stay was "mostly two nights" which had 24.2%. Regarding the destination, 69.1% visited Ginza which was popular for its many stores that dealt with luxury brands.

It is nice to note that the diplomatic tension between China and Japan has not dampened the spending mood of the Chinese tourists.