...... smart investors may be able to get exposure to the fast-rising Asian middle class with less risk and more return by looking to companies on better valuations that operate closer to home.
In fact last night the Australian Financial Review reported how the latest numbers from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed booming inbound tourism numbers for the year to November 2016.
According to tourism bodies Chinese visitor numbers were up nearly 19%, with visitors from Malaysia (up 23%), India (up 21%) and South Korea (up 20%), among other populous nations delivering surging visitor numbers. Notably, only a tiny lift in visitor numbers can translate into a big impact on the bottom lines of local companies leveraged to tourism spending.
The growth in visitor numbers is also a medium-term trend that is likely to keep accelerating barring a large and sustained rise in the Australian dollar, so here are a few ways to position your portfolio to profit.