Thailand received the highest number of Chinese tourists in Southeast Asia between January and November, with over 3.1 million arrivals.

Vietnam ranked second with 1.5 million Chinese arrivals, followed by Malaysia with 1.4 million, according to data collected from the tourism ministries of regional countries.

Singapore has received 1.23 million Chinese tourists in the year to date.

Deemed one of the world's safest places, Singapore, famous for its strict gun control and low crime rate, has started benefiting from the Chinese travel sentiment changes.

The city-state was the most favored outbound destination of Chinese tourists, according to a recent survey by Singapore-based digital marketing firm China Trading Desk that polled over 10,000 Chinese residents on their upcoming international travel plans.