China posted a double-digit growth in tourism yearly cost during the week-long Lunar New Year holiday. The tourism industry gained 475 billion yuan this year, up 12.6 percent from last year's holiday. Some 386 million trips by tourists were made, up 12.1 percent from last year’s holiday.
Guangdong, Sichuan and Hunan received the most tourists among all provincial regions. Nearly half of travelers drove instead of taking public transportation.
Overseas travel remained popular, with Chinese tourists from nearly 200 cities visiting 68 countries and regions during the holiday. Southeast Asia was the top destination, while long-distance tours to countries including Argentina and Mexico were also popular. Nearly half of overseas travels were independent tours rather than escorted(护送) group tours.
The Chinese Lunar New Year is traditionally a time for family gatherings in China. In recent years, family travel has become increasingly popular that helps to drive a tourism boom across the country.
China earned 5.4 trillion yuan from tourism in 2017, an increase of 15.1 percent. The country plans to raise tourism yearly income to 7 trillion yuan by 2020 in a bid to develop tourism into a major driver of economic transformation and upgrading.
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