Domestic tourism thrives, revenues up

The number of domestic trips by tourists hit a record high of 386 million, a year-on-year increase of 12.1 percent, during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday, according to a report released on Wednesday by the China National Tourism Administration.

Revenue generated during the holiday reached 475 billion yuan ($75 billion), 12.6 percent above the 2017 mark, the report said.

The top 10 domestic destinations were Guangdong, Sichuan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Henan, Anhui, Shandong, Hubei and Zhejiang provinces, and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.