China's tourist sites receive 726 million visitors over holiday, up 9.4 percent year-on-year

Reuters

Published Oct 07, 2018 08:15PM ET

China's tourist sites receive 726 million visitors over holiday, up 9.4 percent year-on-year

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's tourism hotspots received 726 million visits from domestic travelers over the country's one week long National Day holiday, up 9.43 percent year-on-year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said late on Sunday.

Tourism revenue generated over the period rose 9.04 percent to 5.99 billion yuan, the ministry said.

The National Day holiday took place between Oct 1-7.