How many Antarctic tourists have exceeded?

It is reported that since Antarctic tourism officially entered the China market in 2007, the number of tourists from China to the Antarctic has increased significantly in the past decade. According to the statistics of the International Association of Antarctic Tourism Organizations (IAATO), during the 20 16 Antarctic tourism season, there were 44,402 tourists from all over the world, among whom 5 145 people came from China, accounting for 12%. China has also successfully surpassed Australia to become the second largest source country of Antarctic tourism after the United States.

Comparing the two tourist seasons (20 16 and 20 17), the number of tourists from China who landed on the Antarctic continent surged from 3,944 to 5 145, with an increase of 30.5%. And this number has soared nearly 40 times compared with less than 100 people ten years ago.

20 1 1 years ago, there were only a few tourists from China to the Antarctic, which was always classified as other in the statistics of IAATO. It was not until 20 1 1 Antarctic tourism season that China was formally classified separately in statistics. In that year, the number of tourists from China was 6 14.

Since then, this number has soared, doubling almost every year. 20 12 years, 1059 people landed; 2013,2188 people; In 20 14, there were 3 126 people ... and the proportion of tourists also increased from 3.2% to 12% today. "It is estimated that during the 20 18 Antarctic tourism season, China tourists are expected to exceed 6,000." Du Chuang, a domestic professional Antarctic travel operator and founder of Star Joy Travel, said.