International tourism down
By Xin Dingding | China Daily | Updated: 2009-09-22 08:23
Amid the global economic downturn, the number of foreign visitors to China in the first half of this year has dropped, while the number of domestic travelers is on the rise. China Daily |
HANGZHOU: China has seen an 8.2 percent drop in visitors from outside the mainland in the first six months of this year, due largely to the global economic recession and the H1N1 flu epidemic, a top tourism official said yesterday.
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