Thailand, Japan, South Korea Top Three Tourist Sources For Yunnan In 2008
The province of Yunnan has announced its 10 largest tourist source countries, with Thailand, Japan, and South Korea ranking at the top.
Taiwan Achieved TWD850 Million From Mainland Tourists During Spring Festival
An official from Taiwan's tourism department has disclosed to local media that a total of 509 tourist groups with a total of about 13,400 tourists from the Chinese mainland visited Taiwan during the seven-day Chinese New Year and this brought the Island about TWD850 million in tourism revenue.
Record Travel Figures At Chinese New Year
The China National Tourism Administration and the National Bureau of Statistics of China have jointly released statistics on the performance of China's travel market during the recent Spring Festival holiday.
China 2008 Tourism Revenue Reached CNY1.16 Trillion
The latest statistics from China National Tourism Administration show that, despite many adverse factors, China's total tourism revenue reached CNY1.16 trillion in 2008, an increase of 5.8% over 2007.
Macau Received More Tourists Than Hong Kong In 2008
According to Hong Kong's HKNet, Macau received more than 30 million tourists in 2008 and its tourist numbers exceeded those of Hong Kong for the first time.
Shopping Tours To Hong Kong Increased By 40%
News from et-China.com is that shopping tours to Hong Kong are very popular at the end of the Chinese lunar year thanks to various promotions offered by Hong Kong.
Tibet Arranges CNY46 Million For Tourism Recovery
The Tibet Autonomous Region is said to have arranged CNY46 million in 2008 to rejuvenate its tourist industry that was hit by the March 14 riots.
China Sets Goals For Tourism Industry
China has set goals for its tourism development in 2009 and aims at receiving 1.85 billion tourists for domestic travel, 50 million for outbound travel, 132 million tourists for inbound travel and a total tourism income of CNY1.23 trillion.
Beijing Tourist Numbers Up 50% During New Year Holiday
Beijing Tourism Administration reports that during the 2009 New Year holiday tourist numbers increased by an average of 50% compared to the same period for 2008.
Beijing's Inbound Tourist Numbers Decreased By 20.6% In November
Impacted by the global financial crisis, in November 2008 Beijing only welcomed 311,000 inbound tourists, a decrease of 20.6% from the same period of last year, and 6.2% more than the decrease of previous month.
China's Catering And Lodging Retail Sales Up 25.1% In November 2008
Statistics from China's Ministry of Commerce showed that China's catering and lodging industry realized retail sales of CNY137.66 billion in November 2008, a year-on-year increase of 25.1%, but a decrease of 6.6% compared with that of October 2008.