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Published on : Tuesday, December 15, 2020
As per forecasts, China’s domestic tourism market will receive 10 billion visits per year on average, with the expenditure reaching 10 trillion Yuan (about $1.5 trillion) in the next five years, according to a report by the China Tourism Academy.
In 2019, China witnessed more than six billion domestic tourist trips.
The report added that China witnessed more than 145 million inbound tourist trips in 2019, with its annual tourism revenue topping 6.63 trillion Yuan.
In the next five years, the contribution of China’s domestic tourism market to the national economy and employment will probably stay above 10 percent.
Hu Heping, the minister of culture and tourism, stressed the value of developing mass and smart tourism, promoting the integrated development of culture and tourism, along with strengthening market regulation, among others.
China’s domestic tourism industry has recovered quite speedily from the pandemic. A total of 637 million trips were made across China during the National Holiday, which is 79 percent of last year’s number, according to the culture and tourism ministry.
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