Women dominate China’s outbound tourism

 As this trend has developed, female tourists have become the dominant demographic among outbound travellers.
According to Tuniu, a travel-booking website in China, customer bookings increased 34 per cent last year compared with 2015.
Tuniu’s data show that Chinese tourists are increasingly travelling greater distances. 
The top 10 choices last year were Thailand, Japan, South Korea, France, Italy, Indonesia, Switzerland, the United States, Germany and Australia. In 2015, the top spots were Phuket in Thailand, Cheju in South Korea, Bali in Indonesia, Maldives, Okinawa in Japan, Saipan, Boracay Island of the Philippines, Sabah of Malaysia, Samui in Thailand, and Hawaii.
Last year, 62 per cent of Tuniu clients were female. Women also dominated among people making multiple trips abroad. With increasing household income, more parents in China want to take their children with them on trips abroad. Last year, customers under 18 years old increased by 110 per cent, becoming the fastest-growing client group. – China Daily

Sustainable business 
value analysed

The Business & Sustainable Develop-ment Commission, which brings together more than 35 CEOs and civil-society leaders from around the world, says sustainable business models could open economic opportunities worth at least US$12 trillion and up to 380 million jobs a year by 2030. 
The organisation’s “Better Business, Better World” report says 60 sustainable and inclusive market “hot spots” in just four key economic areas could create at least $12 trillion (Bt425 trillion), or more than 10 per cent of today’s global gross domestic product.