Yep read my first post on Lijiang. I point out both.
In the UK I
always thought 'overseas' meant abroad/ foreign etc, not really thinking about the term from whatever medieval origins and the island status. Didn't even think it was regarded differently elsewhere.
Also in the UK tourism industry (which I work in) we tend to use the term 'tourist' to mean from abroad. 'Visitor' that gets bandied about tends to mean that plus domestic. This is why worlds most 'touristed' cities lists (or even with most 'visitors') only count foreign visitors.
https://bigseventravel.com/2019/08/5...-in-the-world/
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/artic...018/index.html
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Originally Posted by muppet
Lijiang (pop 210,000, County 1.2 million) is probably the most beautiful city in China - huge Old Town surrounded by beautiful scenery and absolutely riddled with mountain streams and canals.
Just one thing -it's utterly inundated with Asian tourists the entire year - 14 million, on par with NYC's overseas visitors. To be avoided entirely in peak months and national holidays
It may be a good thing it's unheard of in the West |