中国日报网7月4日电 据香港《南华早报》报道，近日，旅游行业的专家指出，到泰国和香港旅游似乎对于消费水平越来越高的中国千禧一代来说已经不能满足他们的需求。越来越多的的中国年轻人正争先恐后地想去更具有异国情调的地方旅游，这样，北欧国家成为了他们的首选。
有观察者表示，他们已经注意到中国年轻人在北极晒自拍放在社交媒体的数量在激增。他们可以在北极领略极光的魅力、在冰岛蓝泻湖地热温泉沐浴。
全球旅游搜索引擎服务商 Kayak高级总监艾米·薇（音译）在接受媒体采访时表示：“从我们的数据来看，中国大陆的游客在增加，尤其是中国的年轻人，他们正在飞往欧洲的北部去度假，这非常有趣。”
据中国旅游研究院和携程公布的数据显示，今年第一季度，俄罗斯、丹麦和瑞典成为中国游客选择出行最热门的目的地，而且北欧国家的旅游产品一般需要花费2万到4万元人民币，几乎是类似西欧旅游产品的两倍。尽管如此，去北欧的中国年轻人依然络绎不绝。
据有关研究报告显示，中国“千禧一代”中的大多数都是独生子女，他们受到父辈的宠爱和经济支持，所以对消费很放得开。还有研究显示，中国年轻人度假旅游的费用是亚洲同龄人的两倍。
（编辑：潘一侨 党超峰）
Chinese millennials’ latest brag: a selfie at the North Pole
It appears Thailand and Hong Kong just aren’t fancy enough anymore for China’s ever-higher-spending millennials, according to travel industry experts, who say that increasing numbers are now scrambling in their thousands to more exotic locations, with the Nordic countries highest on many bucket lists.
Observers say they have noticed a rush in the number of selfies -- or self-portraits -- being posted on social media sites by young Chinese, from the frozen northern fringes of Europe.
Arctic cruising appears to be popular in the hope of seeing the beauty of the Northern Lights, as has bathing in the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa in Iceland. “It is interesting to see from our data that more mainland Chinese travellers, particularly youngsters, are flying to Northern Europe for holidays,” said Amy Wei, senior director, Asia-Pacific with Kayak, a global travel search engine.
Russia, Denmark and Sweden registered the fastest growth in terms of Chinese tourist arrivals during the first quarter of this year, according to data released by China Tourism Research Institute and Ctrip, the country’s largest online travel agent.
That is despite the fact that a typical package tour to the Nordic countries can cost you anything from 20,000 yuan (US$2,950) to 40,000 yuan, almost twice the amount of a similar tour to Western Europe.
Chris Zhong, a 26-year-old who works at a financial firm in Beijing, has been saving money for a 10-day trip to Iceland this winter, with plans to visit the Nordic country’s volcanos, hot springs, glaciers – but most importantly, to hunt for the Northern Lights. “Some of my friends have already been there last year, and I was so fascinated with the photos they took,” Zhong said.
Most people in this “privileged generation” are the “only child” in a family savouring care and financial support from their elders, and therefore, they feel more comfortable splurging, according to a report by Fung Business Intelligence (FBI).
Another recent study commissioned by the Singapore Tourism Board showed young Chinese holidaymakers spend more than twice that of their average Asian peers.
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