While tourist departures from Japan's Kansai International Airport over the 2006 New Year holiday increased by 40 % over 2005, the numbers visiting China fell by a third. China's loss was Taiwan's and Bangkok's gain.
今年元旦假期間，從日本關西國際機場到亞洲旅遊的日人增加了 4 成，但是前往中國的旅客卻少了 30 %，取而代之的旅遊市場則是台北和曼谷。