Admittedly, earmarking the temporary core tier 1 benchmark appears, to some extent, arbitrary. However, a prudent approach tends to emphasise the downside risk. Therefore, it is in my opinion much better to err on the high side so that the worst case does not materialise.
These two markets make up around 65 percent of our annual visitors. But China itself is now an important growth market for our tourism. On a global scale, the number of Chinese travellers has grown to over 100 million annually, a direct reflection of China’s increasing economic wealth and its rapidly growing middle class.