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Tibet Welcomes 20,000 Foreign Tourists This Winter
According to the Tibet Tourism Bureau, from November 2007 to January 2008 Tibet hosted approximately 20,000 foreign tourists.
The data indicates that in 2007, Tibet welcomed a total of more than 365,000 inbound tourists, 210,500 higher than the previous year. Tibet achieved US$135.29 million tourism foreign exchange revenue, US$74.35 million higher than the previous year. The growth rate for inbound tourists was ranked in first place in China.
In recent years, with the newly opened Qinghai-Tibet railway and Linzhi Airport's expanded operations, the tourism industry in Tibet has entered a prime era of development.
In 2008, according to local media, Tibet is expected to exceed a total of five million domestic and international tourists, and its total tourism revenue will reach RMB6 billion.
Source: China Hospitality News
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