Since hosting the 2010 World Expo, Shanghai has seen a steady decrease in yearly visitors. 2013 saw 7 and a half million people travel to the city, 5.4 percent down from 2012, which meant that only 5.34 billion USD was spent by outlanders; that’s 4.4 percent less than the previous year.
Analysts have come up with a couple of theories as to why this trend has developed. They blame the global economic situation, rising prices in Shanghai, rising tensions between China and Korean and Japan and a lack of appeal to younger tourists.
The city’s tourism officials will embark on an intensive campaign to reignite the city’s attractiveness and draw in more tourists over the next two years.
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Keywords: Shanghai Losing Appeal as Tourist Destination
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Go there to see what, snobs putting on tasteless shows, and for those who can't afford the real thing, how real their counterfeit stuffs (including their smiles) are?
May 28, 2014 12:18 Report Abuse
Yes,and all the areas beyond the downtown look all the same!How can such a city become appealing?
May 27, 2014 15:28 Report Abuse
This > soulless urban sprawl, grey, polluted, dirty... I would think pollution would be at least number 2 on the list of reasons. The fact that the city welcomes cars more than people might be pretty high too.
May 22, 2014 12:42 Report Abuse
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