| A ccording to official statistics, Beijing welcomed a total of more than 1.87 million inbound tourists in the first half of 2008.a 5% decrease from the same period of last year.
This June, there were 299.000 inbound tourists to Beijing, a drop of 19.9% compared to the same month last year. The decrease tate of Beijing’s inbound tourist numbers grew continuously from this March, down 1%, 5% and 14% in March, April, and May, respectively, The data was jointly published by the Bejing Municipal Bureau of Statistics and the Bejing Survey eam under the Nationl Bureau of Statistics of China. Yu Xiuqin, spokesman of Bejing Municipal Bureau of Statistics, said that with respect to the decrease trend of the number of inbounde tourists to Beiing, Beijing taking strict security measures for the Olympic Games hade some impact on inbound tourism business to some extent; but for a long-term, the Olympic Gmaes I expected to play a stimulating role in Bejing’s tourism market. China Hospitality News |
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