More tourists visit Tibet during Chinese New Year

July,28 2016 BY Master Catherine Jigme 0 COMMENTS

Lhasa Spring Festival

During the Chinese Spring Festival, more tourists travelled to Tibet. Tibet saw a 9 percent year-on-year growth in the number of tourists during the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, according to the local tourism authority Tuesday.

Tourist arrivals from home and abroad totaled 91,450 during the week-long holiday running from Jan. 22 to 28, reaping a tourism revenue of more than 70 million yuan (11 million U.S. dollars), up 19 percent year-on-year, figures released by the Tourism Bureau of Tibet Autonomous Region show.

Winter is usually a tourist off-season for Tibet autonomous region, known as the "Roof of the World."

Local authorities have launched winter tourism promotions over recent years in major inland cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hangzhou, and offered flight ticket discounts as well as major cuts in other service charges for tourists who visit Tibet in winter.

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With exceptional passion and outstanding leadership, Mrs. Catherine has dedicated herself to Tibet inbound tourism and China tour for 15 years. As one of the handful females who see great potential of Chinese inbound tourism, Catherine has made great contribution to promoting Tibet tourism and enhancing the employment of Tibetans and prosperity of local Tibetan community.

Over the years, she travelled overseas with Tibet Tourism Bureau many times to promote Tibet tourism. Currently, Catherine works as the marketing director of Tibet Vista, an opinion leader behind the whole team of Tibet Vista.

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