“Air China links Beijing with Athens, China with Greece and aspires to bring China closer to Europe through Greece.” This was the central message of the “Discover China” event held on Thursday by Air China and Tourism Generis, with a view to informing select partners on the development of tourism between the two countries, according to ANA.
Fan Heyun, Air China Chief Executive Officer in Athens, noted Air China is facilitating tourism flows, which are particularly important for Greece and which will become even more important as the middle class in China, which now corresponds to 30 pct of the population from just 3 pct twenty years ago, continues to enlarge. The momentum is great, as the income of the Chinese is growing, along with their spending on travel. Over the past 25 years, he noted, China’s passenger numbers have risen at an average annual rate of about 14 pct, which is 1.5 times the growth rate of China’s GDP.
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