The Chinese are coming ... the Chinese are coming! At least 10,000 to Toronto, that is. Canada's largest city announced yesterday it has won the bid to host Amway China and their top distributors for their Leadership Seminar in Toronto in 2020.
It represents the largest Chinese travel delegation to visit Canada - an estimated 10,000 visitors and $80 million (CAD) in spending for the city.
Tourism Toronto has been actively developing the bid over the past five years, with strong support from the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada. The announcement was made shortly after the Amway leadership team met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Beijing earlier this week.
More than 321,000 Chinese travellers are projected to visit Toronto in 2017 – a 77 per cent increase over a five-year span. In 2017, Chinese visitors are forecast to spend $306 million, the first time the total spend has topped $300 million – the highest total from an overseas market.
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