Chinese Tourism Booms with Expected 4.1 Bln Travelers this Year

(CRI) A newly released report shows that the Chinese tourism market is expected to see 4.1 billion trips this year with a total revenue reaching over 600 billion US dollars.

Tang Xiaoyun, a researcher with the China Tourism Academy, says that short trips and domestic tours have helped to boost China's tourism economy.

"Domestic tours have made up a large part of China's tourism, while short trips to the surrounding areas on weekends, as well as other travels such as sightseeing tours have also steadily pushed the tourism economy forwards. Inbound travels will see positive growth by over four percent by the first half of this year due to booming base markets of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau."

In addition, the report also shows Chinese travelers' satisfaction has increased during the second quarter of this year, with Guang'an city in southwest China's Sichuan province topping the satisfaction list.

Li Zhongguang is head of the Industry Institute of China Tourism Academy.

"Travelers are more satisfied with the inbound destinations in China, with Chongqing, Hangzhou and Guangzhou ranked the highest among the 60 sample cities."

The report also shows that for the first time the United States has been voted the most satisfactory overseas destination for Chinese tourists.

This has a lot to do with the China-US agreement on a reciprocal 10-year visa.

Source: CRI

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