Travel and tourism in China

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In February 2009, the number of inbound tourists into China was 9.3981 million person-times, down 5.14% on the year-on-year basis. Of which, the number of foreigners was 1.5608 million person-times, down 12.87% on the year-on-year basis. According to measurement and calculation, China’s realized tourism (foreign exchange) revenue totaled 2.834 billion U.S. dollars, down 9.19% on the year-on-year basis this month.

Upon accumulation from January to February 2009, the number of inbound tourists into China was 19.73 million person-times, down 4.76% on the year-on-year basis. Of which, the number of foreigners was 3.0087 million person-times, down 22.75%. According to measurement and calculation, China’s realized tourism (foreign exchange) revenue totaled 5.604 billion U.S. dollars, down 14.32% on the year-on-year basis from January to February 2009.

In February 2009, the number of outbound Chinese tourists with citizenship was 3.6783 million person-times, down 2.50% on the year-on-year basis. According to the number of tourists going to the first outbound destination, Top 10 countries and regions ranked in sequence are: Hong Kong, Macao, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Russia, Singapore, Australia, the United States and Malaysia. Upon accumulation from January to February 2009, the number of outbound Chinese tourists with citizenship was 7.9909 million person-times, up 5.53% over the same period in the previous year. - National Tourism Administration