Northeast Asia region to become world-class destination

Top tourism officials from China, Mongolia, Russia and the Republic of Korea, the four member countries of the Greater Tumen Initiative, plan to build uaally the GTI, to become a world-class tourism destination.

The officials made the vow on Friday during the 3rd GTI Tourism Forum in Hunchun, which borders both the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Russia in Northeast China's Jilin province.

Statistics from the World Travel & Tourism Council show that the direct contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in this region, last year, was $431.7 billion, ranking third in the world, after the European Union and North America.