2019 China Tourism Facts & Figures

 

	Expected Goal in 2019	Increasing Rate over 2018
Inbound Tourism Arrivals	143 million	1%
Inbound Tourism Revenue	USD 129.6 billion	2%
Outbound Tourism Trips	166 million	11%
Domestic Tourism	6.06 trillion	9.5%
Domestic Tourism Revenue	CNY 5.6 trillion	10%
Total Revenue	CNY 6.52 trillion	9.3%

 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	Increasing Rate over the Same Time Period of 2018 (%)
Total Inbound Tourist Arrivals	136,324	-18.1
Foreign Tourists	119,780	-18.3
From Hong Kong	8,211	-18.3
From Macau	1,189	34.4
From Taiwan	7,144	-20

 Based on the statistics released by Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration, the number of Shanghai inbound tourist arrivals in January and February totaled 1.1612 million, increasing by 4.8% over the same period of 2018. The number of Shanghai inbound tourist arrivals in February is 551,700 with the growth of 17.25% over the same period of 2017.
 As personal disposable income increases year by year, Chinese people tend to spend more in traveling. The demand of China outbound tourism grows continuously. It is expected that the number of China outbound trips will reach 178.4 million with the total tourism expenditure of about CNY 1.2727 trillion by 2022. 
 Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Philippines, Cambodia and Macau.  
 

Destination	Number of Tourist Arrivals	Increasing Rate over the Same Time Period of 2018 (%)
Japan	185,736	8.2
Thailand	122,815	-64.9
Korea	54,256	28.7
Macau	34,597	-13.1
France	32,469	-7.7
Malaysia	31,930	0.2
Italy	30,102	-13.5
Hong Kong	29,442	2.7
America	28,455	-20.3
Singapore	27,157	-13.7
Switzerland	27,129	-10.4
Germany	22,017	-13.7
Australia	21,315	-8.9
Taiwan	12,186	-26.8

  

	Statistics	Increasing Rate over the Same Time Period of 2018 (%)
To Foreign Countries/ Regions	669,101	-3.2
To Hong Kong	54,848	148.12
To Macau	21,823	46.63
To Taiwan	19,484	20.09
Total	727,931	3.24

 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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