In the first half of the year, the domestic tourism data was released, and the number of tourists and income increased significantly.

(Reporter Wei Biao) On July 13, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced the domestic tourism data in the first half of 2023. The data shows that in the first half of 2023, the total number of domestic tourists and domestic tourism revenue (total tourism expenditure) increased by 63.9% and 95.9% respectively.

According to the statistical results of domestic tourism sampling survey, in the first half of 2023, the total number of domestic tourists was 2.384 billion, an increase of 929 million over the same period of the previous year and a year-on-year increase of 63.9%. Among them, the number of domestic tourists of urban residents was 1.859 billion, a year-on-year increase of 70.4%; The number of domestic tourists of rural residents was 525 million, a year-on-year increase of 44.2%. Quarterly: In the first quarter of 2023, the total number of domestic tourists was 1.216 billion, a year-on-year increase of 46.5%. In the second quarter of 2023, the total number of domestic tourists was 1.168 billion, an increase of 86.9%.

Data show that in the first half of 2023, domestic tourism revenue (total tourism expenditure) was 2.30 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.12 trillion yuan or 95.9% over the previous year. Among them, urban residents spent 1.98 trillion yuan on travel, a year-on-year increase of 108.9%; Rural residents spent 0.32 trillion yuan on outings, a year-on-year increase of 41.5%.

Source: China Tourism News