Chinese Tourist Spending Hit Record Last Year Amid Income Gains

Chinese tourists spent a record $164.8 billion overseas last year -- a 28 percent increase over 2013 -- as disposable income rose and more people ventured abroad.

Travelers from China spent $113.6 billion more overseas than foreign tourists spent while visiting the country, according to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. That so-called tourism deficit was almost 50 percent larger than the previous year’s figure.