China drives tourism in Asia-Pacific region

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China showed eye-catching performance in tourism development in the past year, strongly propelling travel-related industries in the Asia-Pacific region and around the world, according to a recent report by the China Tourism Academy.

Tourism around the world will steadily grow in 2019, with inbound overnight trips projected to increase by 5 percent, while the Asia-Pacific area will see the fastest growth of inbound tourism, the report said.