Preparations underway for 2018 China-EU Tourism Year

Where to go

A snapshot of the Old Town Square, a historic square in the Old Town quarter of Prague, illuminated with a Christmas tree and lights at a night market. The photo was taken in the Czech Republic on November 28, 2016. [Photo/VCG]

According to China Outbound Tourism Research Institute, Chinese visitors have begun to shift their attention from traditionally-popular Western European destinations, such as France and Germany, to Central and Eastern European countries. The move has been the result of the safety concerns  following an array of terror attacks across Western Europe.

In 2015, for example, about 285,000 Chinese tourists visited the Czech Republic compared with 180,000 in 2013. The information was revealed by the official travel site of Czech.