泰国、越南、柬埔寨、缅甸和老挝诚邀中国游客

“澜湄五国”成春节旅游热门地

      The "Lan Mekong five countries" became popular in Spring Festival Tourism

中国游客在越南旅游城市芽庄合影。 　　（人民视觉）

　　中国游客目前赴澜沧江——湄公河流域的泰国、越南、柬埔寨、缅甸和老挝五国旅游迅猛增长，2017年超1500万人次。“澜湄五国”将成为今年中国游客春节出游最热门的目的地之一。

　　中国游客正在成为“澜湄五国”旅游业发展的一大推动力。2017年柬埔寨接待中国游客突破百万人次，同比增长45%。中国成为柬埔寨最大的客源国，占比约20%。中国游客为柬埔寨创造了62万个直接就业机会。中国游客赴泰旅游也逐年增长，据2017年已统计完成的数据，赴泰旅游的中国游客已经达到950万人次，在泰国接待外国游客中的整体占比将超过28%。越南国家旅游总局数据显示，2017年越南接待中国游客约401万人次，比上年增长48.6%，中国仍为越南第一大外国游客来源地，占越南接待外国游客的30%。根据老挝、缅甸官方数据测算，2017年赴老挝和缅甸旅游的中国游客分别达到80万和50万以上。五国接待中国游客规模总计超过1500万。

　　携程旅游春节预订数据显示，泰国、越南、柬埔寨、缅甸和老挝在内的五国成为春节旅游预订的焦点。从目前的预订情况来看，春节期间中国游客预定跟团游、自由行等产品前往曼谷、普吉岛、芽庄、河内、清迈、暹粒、胡志明市、苏梅岛、甲米、金边热情最高。

　　签证的便利、汇率利好、国际航班增加、针对中国游客的服务等，都成为五国吸引中国游客的主要因素。泰国、老挝、柬埔寨针对中国游客开放了落地签政策，中国游客可以说走就走。赴越南的中国游客也可以提前通过旅行社申请批文，申请落地签。柬埔寨、越南在培养更多的中文导游、修建公路和高星级酒店，以更好的接待中国游客。

来源：人民网

The "Lan Mekong five countries" became popular in Spring Festival Tourism

China tourists currently in the Lancang Mekong River Basin of Thailand, Vietnam, Kampuchea, Laos and Burma five tourism rapid growth in 2017 over 15 million people. The "Lan Mekong five countries" will be one of the hottest destinations for Chinese tourists in the Spring Festival this year.

Chinese tourists are becoming a major driving force for the development of the tourism industry of the five countries. In 2017, Kampuchea received more than one million visitors, up 45% from the same year. China has become the largest source of tourists in Kampuchea, accounting for about 20% of the country. Chinese tourists have created 620 thousand direct employment opportunities for Kampuchea. The number of Chinese tourists traveling to Thailand has increased year by year. According to the statistics completed in 2017, the number of Chinese tourists to Thailand has reached 9 million 500 thousand, and the total number of foreign tourists in Thailand will exceed 28%. Vietnam's National Tourism Administration data show that in 2017, Vietnam received about 4 million 10 thousand Chinese tourists, an increase of 48.6% over the previous year. China is still the largest foreign tourist destination in Vietnam, accounting for 30% of Vietnam's foreign tourists. According to the official data of Laos and Burma, the number of Chinese tourists traveling to Laos and Burma in 2017 reached 800 thousand and more than 500 thousand, respectively. The total number of Chinese tourists in the five countries is over 15 million.

The five countries, including Thailand, Vietnam, Kampuchea, Burma and Laos, have become the focus of tourist booking for the Spring Festival. From the current booking situation, during the Spring Festival China tourists scheduled to travel with the group, such as the free exercise of products to Bangkok, Phuket Island, Nha Trang, Hanoi, Chiang Mai, Siem Reap, Koh Samui, Krabi, Hu Zhiming City, Phnom Penh, the most enthusiastic.

The convenience of the visa, the good exchange rate, the increase of international flights, and the service for Chinese tourists have become the main factors to attract Chinese tourists. Thailand, Laos and Kampuchea have opened the policy to Chinese tourists, and Chinese tourists can walk away. Chinese tourists to Vietnam can also apply for approval by travel agencies in advance. Kampuchea and Vietnam are cultivating more Chinese guides, highways and high star hotels in order to better receive Chinese tourists.

Source: People's network