Current location:health >>
Domestic tourism industry set for 'full recovery' by summer
health75455People have gathered around
IntroductionCyclists ride the course at a factory-turned bike park in Shenxi village in Ningbo, Zhejiang provinc ...
Cyclists ride the course at a factory-turned bike park in Shenxi village in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, on Monday. The park, roughly the size of a soccer field, has attracted more tourists to the village. [Photo by Hu Xuejun/For China Daily]
Demand at travel destinations remains robust after Spring Festival holiday
China's tourism industry will embrace a full recovery this summer with the market showing continuous growth from the Spring Festival holiday in late January thanks to the optimized COVID-19 control policies, according to an industry expert.
Wu Yuhan, an associate researcher from the China Tourism Academy, said at a news conference on Monday that the tourism industry experienced a tough time last year because of epidemic resurgence, tightening control policies and caution about traveling.
According to a report by the academy, domestic tourism shrank last year to 2.53 billion visits, falling by 22.1 percent year-on-year. Tourism revenue also decreased by 30 percent to 2.04 trillion yuan ($297 billion) last year.
However, the academy has positive expectations for the nation's tourism industry this year as the market has shown its best performance for the Spring Festival holiday in the past three years.
Wu said that according to the academy's estimates, domestic travel and tourism-related revenue this year can reach about 70 percent and 75 percent respectively of that in 2019 — before the pandemic hit. Inbound tourism is projected to recover to 30 percent of that in 2019.
The academy estimates that domestic trips will reach about 4.55 billion this year, up 73 percent year-on-year, and the revenue generated will be 4 trillion yuan, a year-on-year rise of 89 percent.
According to the academy, the inbound and outbound visits will see twofold growth from the previous year, totaling about 90 million this year.
Zhao Wei, director of the culture and tourism bureau of Yunnan's Dali Bai autonomous prefecture, took the Spring Festival holiday as an example, saying that the prefecture had seen a surprisingly good recovery of its tourism industry with numbers even better than those in 2019.
"During the seven-day break, the prefecture received 4.23 million visits, outperforming any other county and city in the province," she said. "Thanks to the popular television series Meet Yourself, which is a love story starring Liu Yifei and Li Xian and featuring the breathtaking views of Dali, we received great attention from the public and embraced a travel boom."
According to her, the prefecture saw 9.43 million visits in January, up 193 percent year-on-year. The number is about 107 percent of the same period in 2019.
However, the tourism industry still has some problems that need to be fixed this year in order to pursue a full recovery and sustainable development.
The industry had experienced a serious brain drain in the past three years, and while it's important to attract these people back it is also important to produce talent with an all-round knowledge of culture, tourism and data analysis to promote the industry's recovery and high-quality development, said Tang Xiaoyun, vice-president of the academy.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Stellar Space news portal”。http://iceland.downmusic.org/content-41a099880.html
Related articles
Ohio judge to rule Monday on whether the state’s abortion ban stands
healthCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A county judge could rule as early as Monday on Ohio’s law banning virtually a ...
【health】
Read moreHoliday to spur recovery in tourism
healthThe speedy recovery of China's tourism sector has injected momentum into the global travel industry, ...
【health】
Read moreXinjiang set to boost air trip business
healthThe Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is speeding up the development of its air travel market by buil ...
【health】
Read more
Popular articles
- With Djokovic awaiting the winner, Murray trails Hanfmann at rain
- Boeing ousts head of its 737 MAX program
- 3 scientists share 2022 Nobel Chemistry Prize
- Xi Encourages Martyrs' Children to Be Loyal Guardians of Party, People
- Inquiry slams UK authorities for failures that killed thousands in infected blood scandal
- China prepares to launch Tianzhou
Latest articles
LINKS
- Kentucky appeals court denies Bob Baffert
- Bruins beat Maple Leafs 4
- Labour refuses to commit to matching Rishi Sunak's defence spending pledge of 2.5% of GDP by 2030
- Xander Bogaerts has season
- First Chinese cultural center in Gulf region starts trial run in Kuwait
- Congo questions Apple over knowledge of conflict minerals in its supply chain
- First Chinese cultural center in Gulf region starts trial run in Kuwait
- Atletico Madrid battles Athletic Bilbao for 4th place in Spain and last Champions League berth
- US applications for jobless claims fall to lowest level in 9 weeks
- F2 champion Theo Pourchaire gets another IndyCar race with McLaren as Malukas continues to heal