Xinhua Beijing, April 9 (reporters Qian Chunxian) &ldquo, 25 ” period, China's average annual growth in the number of domestic tourism 12%; tourism 3 annual increase in the number of immigration for the night. 5%, 19% annual increase in the number of outbound tourism, China has leapt to the world's third largest inbound tour operators and the fourth largest outbound tourism consumer.
Tourism tourism promote and international cooperation Secretary Donald Man Hongwei 9th in here held of press conference Shang said, past of five years, in Government of vigorously support Xia, in China tourism industry tight caught opportunities, with Beijing Olympic Games, and Shanghai Expo, favourable time, properly should Wenchuan large earthquake disaster, and international financial crisis, many adverse factors impact, completed has “ 25 ” planning determine of main task, tourism keep has smooth more fast development of good momentum: national tourism income annual growth 15%; residents per capita travel rate up 1. 5 times; tourism consumption on the Community consumption of more than 10%. Positive effect on China's economic and social development of tourism more highlights.
according to statistics, the 2010 tourism industry to achieve a steady and fast growth in China, domestic tourists 2.1 billion, an increase of 10. 6%; tourism revenues reached 1. 57 trillion yuan, an increase of 21. 7%; tourism employment reached 13.5 million directly; immigration overnight tourists 55.66 million, an increase of 9. 4%, has become the world's third largest tourist destination; tourist foreign exchange income $ 45.8 billion, an increase of 15. 5%; number of outbound tourism 57.39 million passengers, an increase of 20. 4%.
Man Hongwei said that 2011 is “ 35 ” start year of China's tourism industry with scientific development as the theme, to change the mode of development as the main line, “ a comprehensive development of orderly development of domestic tourism, active development of inbound tourism, outbound tourism ”, efforts to maintain the sustained and rapid development of tourism in China. China's tourism industry is willing to include the countries of the Asia-Pacific region and international organizations working in close contact, on the basis of mutual respect, equal exchange, sharing of experience, work together to deal with, to further expand the tourism development in tourist areas of cooperation, sharing results, to promote the Asia-Pacific region and the world tourism and economic development of the community to make greater contributions.
