Shanghai in the midst of a tourism empire

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Published on 02/06/15 - Updated on 29/06/23

Shanghai

While China has become the leading tourism market worldwide, Shanghai's tourism industry is benefiting from dynamic domestic tourism. Under the international spotlight during the World Expo 2010, the "Queen of the Orient" is enjoying the renown it has acquired and undertaking extensive projects on both business and leisure segments, such as the construction of a Disney Park, which will drive the hotel industry of tomorrow. But the megalopolis's ambitions do not stop there... it has presented its candidature for the organization of the Olympic Games in 2028.

While in terms of buying power China stole the title of leading economic power in the United States in 2014, according to recent calculations of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Shanghai hopes to position itself as the leading economic market place in East Asia. The most populated city in...

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