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2017 China Tourism Facts & Figures

	Number in 2017	Increasing Rate
Inbound trips	139.48 million	0.8%
Inbound tourism revenue	USD 123.4 billion	2.9%
Outbound trips	130 million	7%
Outbound tourism expense	USD 115 billion	5%
Domestic trips	5.001 billion	12.8%
Domestic tourism revenue	CNY 4.57 trillion	15.9%

Tourism contributed more to China's economy growth in 2017.

In 2017, tourism contribution is about CNY 8.77 trillion, including 11.04% for the national economy and more than 80% to the accommodation, catering, railway and civil aviation. The direct employment contribution of tourism has been up to 28.25 million people and indirect employment is 80 million people, which result in 10.28% to total employment.

Two New China's Tourism Growth Points

1. Rural Tourism

The state policies support the development of tourism in the ethnic area of China’s borderland and promote the construction of featured villages and towns along the border. According to calculations, trips to China’s rural areas reached 2.5 billion in 2017 and the tourism consumption exceeded CNY 1.4 trillion.

2. Red Tourism to Historical Revolutionary Bases
Over the past three years, China’s red tourism has received 3.478 billion trips and a total income of CNY 929.5 billion. Red tourism has become a new platform to promote red spirit.

Sizes of star-rated hotels and their business statistics in the last quarter of 2017

There are 10,962 star-rated hotels recorded into the star-rated hotels statistic management system of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of People’s Republic of China, and 10,735 hotels have reported their business data, taking up 97.93% of all. In the quarter 4 of 2017, a total of 9,775 star-rated hotels were approved by provincial tourism authorities, including 66 one-star hotels, 1,774 two-star hotels, 4,721 three-star hotels, 2,392 four-star hotels and 822 five-star hotels. The operating revenue of 9,775 star-rated hotels in China in the last quarter of 2017 totaled CNY 57.77 billion, of which the room revenue was CNY 25.2551 billion, accounting for 43.71 %. Catering revenue was up to CNY 24.165 billion, taking up 41.83%. The average room rate of the star-rated hotels is CNY352.23/room/night; the average occupancy was 57.71%; the revenue per available room was CNY 203.28/room/night, and the operating income of each room is CNY 39,322.09.

The sizes of star hotels and their business statistics in quarter 4 of 2017:

	Number of Hotels	Average Room Rate (CNY / Room / Night)	Average Occupancy (%)	Revenue Per Available Room (CNY / Room / Night)	Revenue Per Room (CNY / Room)
Total	9775	352.23	57.71	203.28	38322.09
5-Star	822	634.08	63.68	403.78	80482.08
4-Star	2392	335.44	59.58	199.86	39335.32
3-Star	4721	223.79	53.84	120.49	23381.15
2-Star	1774	167.25	52.64	86.04	15233.84
1-Star	66	89.74	44.15	39.62	8529.94

Average room rate of top tourism cities in quarter 4 of 2017(CNY / Room / Night):

(Sorted by star level)

1-Star		2-Star		3-Star		4-Star		5-Star
Beijing	287.85	Wenzhou	322.03	Beijing	434.12	Huangshan	545.92	Shanghai	993.67
Ningbo	176.17	Nanjing	311.23	Dalian	421.32	Beijing	533.66	Guangzhou	965.42
Hangzhou	128.96	Beijing	304.96	Shanghai	388.01	Shanghai	517.40	Sanya	938.87
-	-	Tianjin	300.97	Fuzhou	342.25	Zhuhai	441.34	Beijing	854.21
-	-	Shanghai	278.32	Hangzhou	338.39	Hangzhou	422.76	Jinan	757.74
-	-	Suzhou	264.48	Shenzhen	337.58	Fuzhou	420.77	Shenzhen	757.38
-	-	Hefei	259.11	Guangzhou	332.13	Guangzhou	413.97	Xiamen	676.73
-	-	Chengdu	252.40	Lhasa	309.21	Shenzhen	410.19	Qingdao	646.18
-	-	Guangzhou	250.08	Tianjin	275.17	Lhasa	406.93	Harbin	644.25
-	-	Changchun	246.79	Nanjing	272.21	Nanjing	390.16	Hangzhou	626.02

China Tourism Statistics during Chinese New Year in 2017

There were about 344 millions trips taken in China, an increase of 13.8% over the same period in 2016. Total revenue was CNY 423.3 billion, an increase of 15.9%. More than 6.15 million tourists made outbound tours during Chinese New Year, an increase of 7% over the same period in 2016. 374,000 tourists took a package tour, an increase of 2.5%. According to statistics, 697,000 tourists visited Hong Kong, an increase of 3.7%, and 533,000 tourists headed for Macau, an increase of 8.5% in this period.

Data Source: Ministry of Culture and Tourism of People's Republic of China

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- Last updated on Oct. 20, 2022 -