by CNNGo staff
Chinese travelers go bananas for tropical islands, but Beijing has suspended all group tours to the Philippines amid an ongoing sovereignty wrangle over an island in the South China Sea.
Disappointed Chinese tourists, who had planned to visit the archipelago, are turning to Bali, Phuket and Jeju in the wake of the diplomatic spat over Scarborough Shoal, or Huangyan Island (黄岩岛).
The three islands in Indonesia, Thailand and South Korea respectively, have seen “a noticeable increase of visitors from China recently,” reported Shanghai Daily.
More on CNNGo: Island spat: China suspends Philippines travel
“Explosive” demandAccording to Beijing Youth Daily (in simplified Chinese only), destinations such as Phuket, Bali, Jeju and the Maldives are facing an “explosive” demand in the Chinese capital right now.
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