Statistics from the Beijing Municipal Tourism Administration show that the capital received more tourists in December 2006 than the same time in 2005.<\/p>\n
The statistics show that Beijing received 266000 inbound tourists who stayed overnight in December, an increase of 8.6% compared with the same period of last year. Of the total inbound tourists received, 225000 were foreign nationals, increasing by 7.9%; 28000 were Hong Kong residents, up 19.1%; 800 were Macao residents, declining by 49.8% over the same period of last year; and 12000 were Taiwan residents, up 6.6%.<\/p>\n
In December last year, Beijing's star-rated hotels received 1.004 million domestic travelers, which was an increase of 1.3% over the same period of 2005.<\/p>\n
In 2006, Beijing received totally 3.9 million inbound tourists, increasing by 7.5%, of which 3.38 million were foreign nationals, increasing by 8.6%; 303000 were from Hong Kong, down 3.5%; 7000 were from Macao, decreasing by 45.4%; 210,000 were from Taiwan, increasing by 13%. In the whole year, the city's star-graded hotels received 12.407 million domestic guests, down 0.5% from that of the same period of the previous year.<\/p>\n
In 2006, Beijing received 1.9% more travelers from Asian countries, 11.3% more tourists from Americas, 15.4% more from European countries, 32.2% more from Oceania and 55.2% more from Africa compared with those of the previous year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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