{"id":229,"date":"2014-11-27T10:28:20","date_gmt":"2014-11-27T10:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/?p=229"},"modified":"2021-06-09T14:01:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T13:01:38","slug":"tibet-experiences-tourism-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/china\/tibet-experiences-tourism-boom\/","title":{"rendered":"Tibet experiences tourism boom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A statement released by the bureau of statistics has revealed that Tibet experienced a tourism surge of almost 20 per cent during the first nine months of the year.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>More than 12.8 million tourists visited the plateau region in China from January to September, with almost 150,000 of those travelling from overseas, including tourists visiting <a href=\"\/china\/tibet\/\">Tibet<\/a> on tours of China. This equals an 18.4 per cent growth when comparing the figures with the same period last year, confirming that the region has become increasingly more popular in the last nine months.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Tourists generating billions of pounds for Tibet<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Tourism is an extremely vital resource for Tibet, with income from the travel industry generating up to 20 per cent of the region\u2019s gross domestic product. In the period ranging from January to September, people taking holidays to Tibet have provided the region with revenues amounting to more than 16.4 billion yuan (\u00a31.7billion), which shows a strong year on year growth of 23.6 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>June to September is usually the busiest period time of year to visit Tibet, with many major attractions slashing the price of entrance tickets in order to continue enticing visitors during the off peak season, which begins in winter.<\/p>\n<p>Tourists have been increasingly encouraged to visit the region due to its spectacular landscape, distinctive culture and fascinating wildlife. There are 19 rare and endangered species in Tibet alone, including the snow leopard and the Tibetan antelope, as well as the Giant Panda which are bred at the nearby Chengdu Conservation Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The autonomous region attracts tourists for numerous reasons, but highlights include the world\u2019s highest railway, the breath-taking Pamir Mountains and the source of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/china\/prehistoric-fossil-found-yangtze-river\/\">Yangtze River<\/a>. Known for being a spiritual and mystical land, there are many holy monasteries, sacred temples and elaborate palaces to visit also.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/brochures\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=tibet%20tourism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-564 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/brochure_btn.png\" alt=\"brochure_btn\" width=\"228\" height=\"104\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/china\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=tibet%20tourism\">Book a holiday in China<\/a>\u00a0with the UK&#8217;s leading China Experts, Wendy Wu Tours. Our award winning escorted, fully inclusive China tours visit all the major sights of China for an unforgettable holiday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We also have amazing tours to Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Japan, India and beyond&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A statement released by the bureau of statistics has revealed that Tibet experienced a tourism surge of almost 20 per cent during the first nine months of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[2,223],"tags":[25,30],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Increase in Holidays to Tibet | Wendy Wu Tours Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Holidays to Tibet increased by almost 20 per cent in the first nine months of 2014, attracting close to 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