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The Scale of Tibet Tourism Industry Keeps Expanding Recent Years

Time:2012-09-16By: TiffanySource: Southwest Commerce News

Folk performance on Mt.Everest Cultural Festival

It is reported that the scale of Tibet tourism industry keeps expanding after many years development. There are nearly 0.25 million people are engaged in Tibet tourism industry according to Tibet Tourism Bureau.

There are already 1365 tourism enterprises in Tibet till the first half of 2012 according to the data provided by Tibet Tourism Bureau. There are 104 travel agencies, 194 starred hotels and 7 tourist automobile companies among the 1365 tourism enterprises. The tourist automobile companies provide 3250 vehicles running between scenic spots in Tibet Autonomous Region. The fixed assets owned by Tibet tourism industry reaches 15 billion RMB. Tibet tourism industry involves an employment figure of 0.2478 million. The tourism reception capacity has greatly improved.

So far, there are 70 national A-class scenic spots in Tibet. The total number of attractions in Tibet breaks through 300. As we all known, Tibet enjoys high reputation all around the world for its fascinating natural landscapes of lakes, mountains and prairies. To promote the development of Tibet Tourism, Tibet explored a series of local style tourism products which integrated the traditional Tibet culture, such as the Shoton Festival tour, Mt. Everest Cultural Festival, Damgxung Horse Racing tour and so on. These festivals are rich in local flavor and offer tourists the chance to learn more about the history and culture of Tibet.

Besides, Tibet also introduces a series of special travel products by taking advantage of the special natural environment. The sightseeing tour, folk-customs tour, ecological tour, adventure tour, trekking tour and pilgrimage tour attract a large number of tourists both at home and abroad. Tibet received 8.6976 million tourists and realized a total tourism revenue of 9.706 billion RMB in 2011.

Tibet Tourism Bureau is planning to keep promote the development of Tibet tourism industry in the coming years. They would try to make the total number of tourists coming to Tibet break through 15 millions and realize a tourism revenue of 18 billions RMB in 2015. The quantity of employment in Tibet tourism industry is expected to reach 0.3 million and the fixed assets will break through 25 billion RMB then.

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