Tibet's tourism revenue surges nearly 40 per cent

BEIJING: Tourism revenue in Tibet increased by nearly 40 per cent at over USD 200 million during the first four months of the year with more than one million people from China and abroad visiting the region.

Foreign visitors numbers rose 17.3 per cent to 23,421. Over 1.01 million people from China and abroad visited Tibet from January to April this year, an increase of 22.2 per cent from the same period a year ago, according to the autonomous region's tourism authority.

Tourism revenue rose 39.3 per cent to 1.29 billion yuan (USD 207.92 million) in the same period, including USD 15.36 million from foreign visitors.

The tourism in Tibet has been on the rise with an improved air, rail and road connectivity in recent years. Foreign tourists require special permission to visit the Himalayan region.