China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) has set its objectives for the next five years in its Eleventh Five-year Plan.

The plan is targeting to achieve an annual increase of 8% in inbound tourist numbers, 12% in international travel income, 8% in domestic tourist numbers, 10% in domestic travel income and 10% in total travel revenue.

By 2010, China will earn US$53 billion from international travel, and RMB850 billion from domestic travel. CNTA hopes to help create direct employment opportunities for 10 million people inside China.