2019 China Tourism Facts & Figures

 

	2019 China Tourism Statistics	Increasing Rate over 2018
Inbound Tourism Arrivals	145.31 million	2.9%
Inbound Tourism Revenue	USD 131.3 billion	2%
Outbound Tourism Trips	154.63 million	3.3%
Domestic Tourism	6.006 billion	8.4%
Domestic Tourism Revenue	CNY 5.7 trillion	10%
Total Revenue	CNY 6.63 trillion	11.1%

 China now has the ability to provide advanced tourism services for tourists all around the world. Transportation infrastructure is highly developed in China. 70 international airports can be found in China. Through them, China is connected with more than 60 countries and regions. Most cities in China are linked with others through high speed rail. And counties and villages are linked through freeways. 

Presently, catering industry and cultural and entertaining industry in China develops to a higher level. More than 300,000 hotels in various levels offer service for tourists. Most importantly, more and more tour guides who master at least one foreign language dedicate themselves to serving tourists from different countries.
 South Korea, America, Japan, India, Germany, Malaysia, Britain, Australia, Thailand and Singapore.
 

	Statistics (million)	Increasing Rate over 2018 (%)
Total Inbound Tourist Arrivals	3.769	-5.9
Foreign Tourists	3.207	-5.6
From Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan	0.562	-7.3

 Based on the statistics released by Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration, the number of Shanghai inbound tourist arrivals in 2019 totaled 8.9723 million, increasing by 0.4% over the same period of 2018.  The total revenue of  Shanghai 2019 inbound tourism reached USD8.376 billion, increased by 13.6% over 2018.
 As personal disposable income increases year by year, Chinese people tend to spend more in traveling. The demand of China outbound tourism grows continuously. In 2019, the number of China outbound trips reached 154.63 million. 
 Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Philippines, Cambodia and Macau. 
 During Chinese New Year of 2019, the inbound tourism of China remained prosperous. The total number of inbound tourist arrivals was 415 million with the growth of 7.6% over the period of 2018 Spring Festival. The total tourism revenue broke the CNY 513.9 billion mark, with the increasing rate of 8.2% over the year of 2018.

As for the outbound tourism of China during Chinese New Year in 2019, new breakthrough in the number of outbound trips was made. According to National Migration Administration, the number of outbound tourists was 6.311 million, increasing by 12.48% over the same period of 2018. Chinese tourists also made great contributions to the destination countries’ economy. In average, every Chinese tourist spent about CNY 7,000 when they visit other countries, which was 2 times of what they spent in China. The cities or countries that Chinese tourists spend most are London, Paris, Dubai, Okinawa, Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya, Singapore and Fukuoka.

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