5-Nov-2009 11:01 AM
Visitor arrivals to China down 4.7% in Sep-2009; Korean arrivals down 14.5%, Japanese +17.0%
National Tourism Administration of China reports (30-Oct-2009) the following visitor arrivals in Sep-2009:
- Total visitor arrivals: 10.0 million, -4.7 year-on-year;
- International: 1.9 million, -1.4%;
- Korea: 233,600, -14.5%;
- Japan: 321,200, +17.0%;
- Russia: 163,200, -43.5%;
- North America: 131,000, +0.9%;
- Malaysia: 80,500, -2.6%;
- Singapore: 70,100, +21.3%;
- Philippines: 60,200, +14.6%;
- Indonesia: 66,300, +44.5%;
- Mongolia: 53,500, -11.7%;
- Australia: 52,500, +5.8%;
- Hong Kong: 6.2 million, -4.4%;
- Macau: 1.7 million, -9.7%;
- Taiwan: 354,600, -1.8%.