Domestic travel set to grow

China's inbound arrivals will continue to grow by 7-8 percent a year to 163 million in 2010, the Pacific Asia Tourism Association (PATA) said in a recent report.

There will also be a shift of focus from inbound to domestic tourism, as the latter grows in importance, the report said.

"The situation will be totally different from the 1980s when China relied heavily on the inbound market," the report entitled Realizing China's Tourism Potential, Recommendations for Future Development, said.