According to an industry report, Chinese tourists were on the top 10 list of those who paid the most for lodging in foreign country. Visitors from China graded No 8 in spending an average of 1,031 Yuan ($166) for hotel occupancy, according to the Hotel Price Index. The report is based on bookings made on the Hotels.com site, and rates publicized are those actually paid by guests per room per night, rather than advertised rates. The Hotel Price Index is a regular report on hotel rates in key destinations across the world released by Hotels.com. The index shows Chinese tourists spent more in more than half of the global destinations included in the report.

 
According to the report, in 2013 Chinese travelers chose Asia and the United States as their favorite destinations, followed by Europe. According to the China Tourism Academy, China became the world’s largest outbound tourism market during 2012. It is expected that Chinese citizens will make over 100 million foreign trips for the first time during the period from July 2013 to June 2014. China also became the largest outbound market in 2012 in terms of spending, with an expenditure of $102 billion; saw an increase of 28 percent in the first three quarters of 2013.

 
Travelers from Switzerland once again paid the most when traveling outside their own borders, with an average of 1,120 yuan per room night followed by the Argentineans at 1,089 yuan, making them the highest-paying Latin American nation. Travelers from the United States came third, paying an average room rate of 1,067 yuan. Hong Kong maintained its position among the most popular destinations in Asia, but Taipei was the highest riser, up four places to ninth, according to the report.