Published: 3:00am, 29 Sep, 2015 Updated: 4:16pm, 29 Sep, 2015
Mainland Chinese outbound tourism remains strong despite China 's current economic status . Ctrip , a leading online travel portal , said overseas tourism for this " golden week " had been very strong , especially long - distance trips to China , Australia and the mainland . chin Kong , Tokyo and Bangkok remain the top three destinations for Chinese vacationers , but bookings to London and Paris have tripled compared to last year . According to a report by the chin Tourism Cities tourism and market research company Ipsos , Chinese tourists spent $ 165bn overseas last year .