China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism released H1 2025 domestic tourism data. Based on sample surveys, domestic residents made 3.285 billion trips in H1 2025, up 20.6% year-on-year, with spending of 3.15 trillion yuan, up 15.2%. Urban residents made 2.452 billion trips, while rural residents made 833 million trips.
China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism released its 2024 statistical bulletin on May 30, 2025. At end-2024, there were 347,000 culture and tourism units with 4.631 million employees. Domestic trips reached 5.62 billion, up 14.8% year on year, with domestic spending of 5.8 trillion yuan, up 17.1%. Inbound visits totaled 131.902 million, up 60.8%, including 26.94 million foreign visitors, up 95.5%; mainland residents made 122.792 million outbound trips, up 41%. There were 64,616 travel agencies with revenue of 565.77 billion yuan, and 7,716 star-rated hotels with revenue of 155.73 billion yuan, an average room rate of 371.7 yuan per night, and an average occupancy rate of 49.2%.
China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism released Q1 2025 domestic tourism data. Domestic trips reached 1.794 billion, up 26.4% year over year, with urban residents at 1.318 billion trips (+22.4%) and rural residents at 476 million trips (+39.2%). Total domestic tourism spending reached 1.80 trillion yuan, up 18.6%, with urban spending at 1.48 trillion yuan (+14.8%) and rural spending at 0.32 trillion yuan (+39.6%).
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism released 2024 domestic tourism data. According to sample survey results, domestic trips reached 5.615 billion in 2024, up 14.8% year over year; total domestic tourism spending reached 5.75 trillion yuan, up 17.1% year over year. Urban residents made 4.370 billion domestic trips, up 16.3%, while rural residents made 1.245 billion trips, up 9.9%. By quarter, Q3 had the highest number of trips at 1.512 billion, up 17.2% year over year.
China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Market Management Department) published the Q3 2024 national star-rated tourist hotel statistical survey report. It says 6,129 star-rated tourist hotels had their data approved by provincial culture and tourism authorities in Q3 2024. The report covers overall conditions, regional conditions, conditions in 50 key tourist cities and year-on-year comparisons, with attached operating and average-indicator tables. Provinces and cities with a reporting rate below 60% are excluded from specific rankings.
China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Market Management Department) published the Q3 2024 national travel agency statistical survey report. As of Sept. 30, 2024, there were 62,766 travel agencies nationwide in Q3, with a data review completion rate of 92.75%, and 27 regions above the national level. The report discloses domestic, inbound and outbound market data: domestic tourism organized 34.6922 million person-trips and 107.1058 million person-days; inbound tourism outreach 597,100 person-trips and 2.2694 million person-days; outbound tourism organized 3.7302 million person-trips and 18.5487 million person-days.
The Market Regulation Department of China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism published the Q2 2024 national star-rated tourist hotel statistical survey report on September 2, 2024. Four Excel attachments accompany the report, covering national star-rated hotel operating performance overall and by star rating, plus the same breakdowns for 50 key tourism cities. No specific figures appear in the body text; the data is contained in the attached spreadsheets.
The Market Regulation Department of China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism published the Q2 2024 national travel agency statistical survey report on September 2, 2024. Five Word attachments accompany it, covering survey reporting status, domestic tourism organized and received, inbound tourism received through overseas liaison, outbound tourism organized, and regional rankings of travel agency organization and reception indicators. No specific figures appear in the body text.
The Finance Department of China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism released the 2023 Statistical Communiqué on Culture and Tourism Development on August 30, 2024. At end-2023 there were 56,275 travel agencies, with full-year revenue of RMB 444.27 billion and operating profit of RMB 3.74 billion. There were 8,253 star-rated hotels, with full-year revenue of RMB 160.9 billion, an average room rate of RMB 370.8 per room-night, and average occupancy of 50.7%. There were 15,721 A-level scenic areas, receiving 5.75 billion visits and generating RMB 406.87 billion in tourism revenue. Domestic trips reached 4.89 billion, up 93.3% year on year, with total domestic tourist spending of RMB 4.9 trillion…