How China's Approved Destination Status Policy Spurs and Hinders Chinese Travel Abroad

China’s “Approved Destination Status (ADS) policy allows citizens of mainland China to take pleasure trips abroad on group package tours to countries that have negotiated and implemented agreements with China. In this paper, we examine the reasons for this unique preferential and incremental travel liberalization system and how it affects mainland Chinese outbound pleasure travel.

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Year of publication:	2012-08-09
Authors:	Arita, Shawn ; Croix, Sumner La ; Mak, James
Institutions:	Department of Economics, University of Hawaii-Manoa
Subject:	Tourism \| Chinese Outbound Travel \| China Approved Destination Status Policy

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 201215 18 pages
Classification:	F13 - Commercial Policy; Protection; Promotion; Trade Negotiations ; F14 - Country and Industry Studies of Trade ; L83 - Sports; Gambling; Recreation; Tourism
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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