China Tourism Statistics Bulletin 2007

13 Jun 2010 2067 | World Travel News

In 2007, the tourism in China showed a good momentum of development, and steady growth was maintained on three major markets. During the year, China received a total of 131,873,300 inbound travelers, and realized international tourism foreign exchange revenue of 41.919 billion US dollars, respectively up 5.5% and 23.5% than last year; there were 1.61 billion domestic visits, with revenue of RMB777.062 billion, respectively up 15.5% and 24.7% than last year; there were 40,954,000 outbound travelers of Chinese citizens, up 18.6% than last year; the total tourism revenue was RMB1,095.7 billion, up 22.6% than last year.

I. Achievements of inbound tourism

In 2007, the inbound tourism market of China saw a continuous steady growth, with all main statistics indicators increasing than last year:
?? The number of inbound visits reached 131,873,300, up 5.5% than last year, including: 26,109,700 foreigners, up 17.6% than last year; 77,948,900 Hong Kong compatriots, up 5.5% than last year; 23,186,800 Macau compatriots, down 5.0% than last year; and 4,627,900 Taiwan compatriots, up 4.9% than last year.
?? The number of inbound overnight travelers reached 54,719,800, up 9.6% than last year. They included 21,398,900 foreigners, an increase of 18.2% than last year; 29,299,700 Hong Kong and Macau compatriots, up 4.8% than last year; and 4,021,200 Taiwan compatriots, up 4.7% than last year.
? The international tourism (foreign exchange) revenue reached US$41.919 billion, up 23.5% than last year.

II. Achievements of domestic tourism
In 2007, the domestic tourism in China continued its powerful growth, with both number of tourists and tourism revenue maintaining a 2-digit growth.
? The number of domestic visits of the whole country reached 1.61 billion, up 15.5% than last year, including: 612 million as urban residents and 998 million as rural residents.
? The domestic tourism revenue of the whole country reached RMB777.062 billion, up 24.7% than last year, including: tourism consuming of RMB555.039 billion from urban residents and tourism consuming of RMB222.023 billion from rural residents.
? The per capita domestic tourism expenditure in the whole country was RMB482.65, up 8.0% than last year, including: per capita domestic tourism expenditure of RMB906.93 for urban residents, and RMB222.47 for rural residents.
?During the three "Gold Weeks" of Spring Festival, May 1 and Oct. 1, a total of 417 million domestic visits were received in the whole country, with tourism revenue of RMB181.6 billion.

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