China Poised to Be Top Tourism Economy as Foreigners Skip US

China is now on track to become the world’s top tourism economy in the next few years as a sharp drop in foreign visits sets the US back.

The Chinese travel and tourism economy grew 9.9% last year, more than twice the global rate and much faster than the 0.9% pace registered by the US, according to new data by the World Travel & Tourism Council, a trade group, and lead research partner Chase Travel.