Tourism industry to grow 7.5% this year

China's tourism industry will grow 7.5 percent this year, faster than the national economy, according to a report released by one of the industry's leading representative organizations.

The World Travel & Tourism Council, which groups the chief executives of around 100 of the world's leading travel and tourism companies, said that last year the sector contributed 5.81 trillion yuan ($935.58 billion) to China's gross domestic product and generated 66.1 million jobs.

The 25-year-old WTTC quantifies the industry annually, and this year's report covers 184 countries and 25 regions.