article_snippet.sent: The number of Chinese tourists eager to travel the world has risen dramatically over the last few years, and Beijing International Airport is launching the world's biggest terminal to cope with the substantial increase.
article_snippet.sent: Terminal 1 at Beijing International Airport is set to the largest in the world, in order to cope with the surge in tourist numbers .
article_snippet.sent: The international airport, which also goes by the name of Daxing Airport, is the second busiest in the world, after Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport which saw 96 million passengers pass through it last year.
article_snippet.sent: London Heathrow was the third busiest in the world with over 73 million passengers.
article_snippet.sent: Terminal 1 at Beijing International Airport reflects research by the Bank of America Merrill Lynch which found that there were 109 million Chinese tourists in 2014, who spent $164 billion.
article_snippet.sent: there were 109 million Chinese tourists in 2014, who spent $164 billion are a dramatic increase from the 10 million outbound tourists in 2000.
highlights_snippet.sent: The large area is set to handle 45 million passengers a year .
  