Top 10 international destinations for Chinese millionaires

No 10 New Zealand

China is the world's largest market for outbound tourism and spending. Last year, the number of outbound tourists was 116 million, up 17.8 percent from a year earlier, and tourist consumption increased 18 percent to $140 billion, the China Tourism Academy said. This year the number of outbound tourists will hit 135 million, the research institution predicts.

Based on a Hurun report, traveling remains the most popular leisure pursuit among Chinese millionaires. In the past two years, the Maldives attracted increasing numbers of Chinese millionaires. In a list ranked by the Hurun Report, the Maldives is the No 3 choice for wealthy Chinese visitors while Australia retained top spot followed by France.

Here are the top 10 international destinations among wealthy Chinese.