Tourism in Xinjiang continues to heat up. In the first seven months of this year, the number of tourists exceeded 140 million. Work | Tourism | Xinjiang
CCTV News: Recently, it was learned from the tourism work scheduling meeting in Xinjiang in the first half of 2023 that tourism in Xinjiang has continued to heat up since the beginning of this year. From January to July, the number of tourists in Xinjiang reached over 142.18 million, with revenue exceeding 140.7 billion yuan.
In recent times, the number of tourists visiting the Kashgar Ancient City scenic area has been increasing, which has ignited the unique products, catering and other industries within the scenic area.
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Since the beginning of this year, various regions in Xinjiang have strengthened supervision of the tourism market, improved the quality of tourism services, ensured tourist services, and taken multiple measures to promote high-quality tourism development. The overall operation of the tourism industry in the region is good.
Duan Yuming, Director of the Resource Development Department of the Xinjiang Department of Culture and Tourism: Tourism revenue and number of tourists have reached historic highs. Ice and snow tours, self driving tours, and adventure tours have entered the top tier in the country, and the number of tourists from outside Xinjiang has increased significantly compared to the past.
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It is reported that in the first half of this year, the total number of tourists received by 598 A-level scenic spots in Xinjiang exceeded 24.67 million, an increase of 1.2 times from 2019. Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar, Sailimu Lake, Kashgar Ancient City, Kanas and other scenic spots have become popular tourist destinations.