The United States tourism industry is facing a problem: A drop in the number of Chinese visiting U.S. cities and states. Close to 3 million Chinese traveled to the country last year. They spent quite a lot of money. The U.S. Travel Association estimates they spent an average of $6,700 per person per trip. That amount is more than 50 percent higher than the average spending of international tourists, the group said. But the number of visitors from China dropped nearly 4 percent in the first six months of this year. This follows a nearly 6% drop in 2018. Tourism industry experts say there could be several reasons for the smaller number of visitors. Theresa Belpulsi is with Destination DC, the tourism marketing office for Washington, DC. She thinks one of the reasons is trade tensions between the two countries.
Title: Fewer Chinese Traveling to United States
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data-end-time='20813'>They spent quite a lot of money.</span> <span data-start-time='20813' data-end-time='31813'>The U.S. Travel Association estimates they spent an average of $6,700 per person per trip.</span> <span data-start-time='31813' data-end-time='42104'>That amount is more than 50 percent higher than the average spending of international tourists, the group said.</span> <span data-start-time='42104' data-end-time='50938'>But the number of visitors from China dropped nearly 4 percent in the first six months of this year.</span> <span data-start-time='50938' data-end-time='57063'>This follows a nearly 6% drop in 2018.</span> <span data-start-time='57063' data-end-time='66542'>Tourism industry experts say there could be several reasons for the smaller number of visitors.</span> <span data-start-time='66542' data-end-time='77021'>Theresa Belpulsi is with Destination DC, the tourism marketing office for Washington, DC.</span> <span data-start-time='77021' data-end-time='83854'>She 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