Minister of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Sun Yeli said on March 11 that the cultural and tourism industry was "booming in both people and money" last year. In terms of tourism, the number of domestic tourists exceeded 5.6 billion last year, an increase of nearly 15% year-on-year, and the number of tourism expenditure exceeded 5.7 trillion yuan, an increase of more than 17% year-on-year; the number of inbound tourists was 132 million, and the number of tourists spent nearly 100 billion US dollars. The profits of cultural and related industries above the scale have been achieved by approximately 1.3 trillion yuan, with a profit margin of more than 9%. The growth rate of ticket revenue of A-level tourist attractions, resort reception revenue, and travel agency operating revenue are all above 10%. (Reporters Xu Zhuang and Wang Sibei)
