Beijing sees rise in domestic tourism earnings

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Beijing sees rise in domestic tourism earnings

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Domestic tourists spent 3.28 billion yuan (395 million US dollars) in Beijing during the week-long National Day holiday (Oct.1-7), a rise of 16.8 percent over the same period in 2002, the municipal tourism authorities said Tuesday.

The figure included 3.07 billion yuan (369 million dollars) from tourists coming from elsewhere across the country, up 16 percent year-on-year, and 210 million yuan (25 million dollars) from Beijing residents, up 10.5 percent.

Tourist resorts in Beijing attracted 3.76 million Chinese visitors during the seven days, up 10.5 percent year-on-year. The figure included 1.84 million from elsewhere across the country, nearly the same as a year ago, and 1.92 million locals, up by 22 percent.

About 1.33 million Beijingers left the capital during the holiday, up 5.6 percent.

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