China Travel Facts and Figures
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