touristland.org » China http://www.touristland.org Tourism and travel blog Tue, 26 May 2009 12:03:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 China Travel Facts and Figures http://www.touristland.org/china-travel-facts-and-figures/ http://www.touristland.org/china-travel-facts-and-figures/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:50:40 +0000 admin http://www.touristland.org/?p=13 Total number of travel agencies: in China: 13,361. Over one thousand agencies can handle international travel. The remaining 12 thousand handle domestic travel.

Total number of hotels: 10481

Total number of employees in tourism industry: 5.98 million (2001)

Total number of foreign tourists: 97.91 million (2002)

Total number of domestic tourists: 878 million (2002)

Tourism Revenue: $67.06 billion USD (2002)

China transported 1.97 billion passengers reached during China’s Spring Festival (which is a 40-day period). China’s Lunar New Year is an important occasion for Chinese families to get a reunion. Among those passengers:
- By railway: 145 million;
- By car/bus: 1.79 billion;
- By water transport: 27 million
- By air: 12.6 million

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