China will overtake Japan as a source of visitors to New Zealand within four years, a Ministry of Tourism forecast says.
 
Total international visitor numbers are expected to increase from 2.4 million last year to 3.1 million in 2012, while the money they spend should grow from $6.5 billion to $10.1 billion.
 
Chinese visitor numbers will be the biggest mover,growing on average 14.5% a year and totalling 226,000 by 2012. This growth would be enough to displace Japan and rank China as the fourth-largest market, in terms of people, behind Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Source:佚名