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China beats US, Germany on travel spending

The Chinese have become the single biggest source of global tourism income after spending $102bn (£67bn; 79bn euros) while traveling abroad in 2012.

The total is 40 per cent higher than the year before, and puts them well above the next two highest-spending countries, Germany and the US.

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