China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism says first quarter domestic tourist numbers reached 1.419 billion - Chinese media

On April 30, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China announced that the number of domestic tourists in the first quarter of 2024 was 1.419 billion.
According to the domestic travel sample survey statistics, the number of domestic travelers in the first quarter of 2024
The number of domestic travelers from urban areas increased 14.1% to 1.077 billion, compared to 203 million in the same period last year, while the number of domestic travelers from rural areas increased 14.1% to 1.077 billion.
The number of tourists increased by 25.7% to 342 million. Total domestic travel expenditure was 1.52 trillion former (approximately 32.73 trillion yen), up 220 billion former (approximately 4.74 trillion yen, 17%) from the same period last year.
Of this, spending by urban residents increased by 15.4% to 1.29 trillion formers (approximately 27.77 trillion yen), while spending by rural residents increased by 26.9% to 230 billion formers (approximately 4.95 trillion yen).
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