Travelers To Chengdu Pushing Foreign Exchange Figures Higher

January 2, 2008 | Print | Email Email | Category: Industry News
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According to the Chengdu Tourism Bureau, there are currently seven five-star and 18 four-star hotels around the city, with many more planned in the future.

According to local media, in 2006, Chengdu welcomed more than 40 million domestic tourist arrivals with a 10.61% of year-on-year growth rate and totaled RMB32.4 billion tourism revenue, 18.94% higher than 2005. And the number of inbound tourists to Chengdu was 579,700 and its revenue from travelers' foreign exchange increased by 14.77% to US$202 million in 2006.

As of the first half year of 2007, its total tourism revenue achieved RMB19.4 billion and the tourists visiting Chengdu was 25.38 million, growing 15% compared with the same period of 2006.

As one of the most popular tour destinations in the southwest area of China, Chengdu is becoming a prime market for high-end hotels who have come to welcome these visitors. International hotel brands have already chosen Chengdu as their development location, including Sheraton, Sofitel Wanda, Kempinski, IHG, Shangri-La and JW Marriott.

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