Hainan facing tough battle for foreign visitors
By Wang Qian and Huang Yiming in Haikou | China Daily | Updated: 2014-02-18 07:42
China's effort to build its southernmost province into a world-class tourist destination encountered a setback last year when fewer foreigners visited.
The number of foreign visitors to Hainan, China's most popular island resort, dropped by 7.3 percent year-on-year to 756,400 in 2013.
Lu Zhiyuan, director of the provincial tourism development commission, blamed fiercer regional competition and airspace restrictions for the decline.
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