China's domestic tourism revenue hits 100 bln USD over National Day holiday-Xinhua

China's domestic tourism revenue hits 100 bln USD over National Day holiday

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2023-10-06 21:56:15

China's domestic tourism market generated approximately 753.4 billion yuan (about 103.2 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday, which ended on Oct. 6, 2023, official statistics show. (Xinhua/Shi Manke)

BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's domestic tourism market generated approximately 753.4 billion yuan (about 103.2 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday, which ended on Friday, official statistics show.

The figure represents a year-on-year increase of 129.5 percent, and a rise of 1.5 percent from that of the National Day holiday in 2019, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

During the eight-day holiday, Chinese people made 826 million domestic tourist trips, an increase of 71.3 percent from last year and a rise of 4.1 percent from 2019, the ministry said.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday in 2023, people in China made 826 million domestic tourist trips, an increase of 71.3 percent from last year, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. (Xinhua/Shi Manke)