Tibet makes strong tourism recovery
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2020-12-24 08:53:59chinadaily.com.cn
Editor : Mo Hong'e
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Tourists visit the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region. (Photo by He Penglei/China News Service)
The Tibet autonomous region has received more than 34 million domestic and overseas tourists this year, with revenues hitting 35.8 billion yuan ($5.4 billion), the Tibet Tourism Development Department said on Wednesday.
Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the region's tourism industry has maintained good momentum. Last year it received more than 40 million visitors, with revenues exceeding 56 billion yuan.
In the first half of the year, Tibet's tourism market recovered more quickly than in any other Chinese province or region. The number of visitors to the region was up 15.4 percent year-on-year in September and up 20.3 percent in October, online travel service Trip.com said.