Beijing This Month | Business Beijing | Beijing Official Guide | Map of Beijing | Beijing - The Magnificent City | Beijing Investment Guide | Beijing Fact File
Article featured in Beijing This Month, March 2001
Publication sponsored by Information Office of the Beijing Municipal Government,  Beijing Municipal Bureau of Tourism

Beijing 2008 Olympics

Arts & Culture
Beijing Basics
Business
Dining
Editorial
Health & Wellness
Love & Life
Nightlife
Shopping
Sport
Classifieds
Get by in Beijing
English 1000, Chinese 1000

Spring Festival Boosts Tourism Revenues

2001/03/01

Figures from the State Tourism Administration (STA) show that the industry received a massive 19.8 billion yuan boost during the Spring Festival, reports Beijing Economic Daily. The revenues were generated by almost 45 million tourists who traveled in China during the festival.

STA deputy director Zhang Xiqian said that progress in both domestic and abroad travel had been achieved, especially in long-distance domestic journeys, which showed growth of 20-30 percent against the same festival of last year.

In the past, tourism "consumption" was concentrated on transportation and lodgings, but this year saw tourists, with more money in their pocket, willing to spend their money on higher-quality lodgings.



 
*