Published data indicates that during the Golden Week of National Holiday, China hosted a total of 178 million tourists, an increase of 22.1% year-on-year, and its tourism revenue was 79.6 billion yuan, 24.2% higher than the same period of last year.

The average expenditure per tourist was 448 yuan. The revenue of passenger transportation in the civil aviation sector went up by 34% from the same period of last year, while that for railway passenger transportation increased by 35%.

For the Golden Week, 39 major tour cities around China achieved 34 billion yuan of tourism revenue, and the other domestic tour cities and scenic areas earned 39.7 billion yuan.

(China Hospitality News October 10, 2008)