Tourism to mainland holds steady

Visits by people from Hong Kong fall by nearly 3 percent, but spending is up

Visits to the Chinese mainland remained steady in the first half of 2018, showing only a slight year-on-year decline of 0.4 percent, according to a report released by the China Tourism Academy on Wednesday.

Nearly 70 million visits were made to the Chinese mainland over the past six months, but visits by travelers from Hong Kong - about 39 million - dropped nearly 3 percent.