Experts see China as top destination
David Mannweiler
Indianapolis Star
Mar. 19, 2006 12:00 AM
Like a chorus in tune and singing from the same page, experts say that by 2020 the world's hot spot for tourists will be China.
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"China now is the fourth-largest destination in the world. In 2015, China will be the Number One destination for travelers from all over the world." - Liping A. Cai, director of the Purdue Tourism & Hospitality Research Center at Purdue University.
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"Shanghai is poised to become 'the next New York.' " - Lonely Planet Bluelist.
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"We've seen this year interest is up in China, even in Ohio. That will continue to grow." - Cheryl Hudak, vice president of the American Society of Travel Agents and a travel agent in Youngstown, Ohio.
Purdue's Cai says China already is the top tourist attraction for Asian travelers.
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