China tourism revenue up 26.9% during Spring Festival holiday period

( Beijing, Feb 22, 2010 )

China's tourism revenue rose 26.9 percent to 64.62 billion yuan ($9.46 billion) during the Spring Festival, the National Tourism Administration (NTA) said Sunday.

China received 125 million tourists during the holiday period from Feb 13 to 19, up 14.8 percent from the same period last year, a statement on the NTA website said. Among the tourists, 29.92 million stayed overnight and 95.13 million stayed for less than one day.