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What is the future of Tibet tourism?

From 2012 to 2016, Tibet received a total of 82.3606 million domestic and foreign tourists, achieving a total tourism revenue of 110.833 billion yuan. The Tibetan tourism industry has initially formed economies of scale, and has created a model represented by the Lhasa "Sholton Festival" Tibet's characteristic festival tourism brand and the in-depth integration and development of tourism culture have laid a solid foundation for comprehensively promoting the construction of an important world tourism destination.

As of August 2017, Tibet had 2,809 tourism enterprises of various types, 350,000 tourism employees, 3,235 tourist vehicles, 1,139 national A-level scenic spots, 16 scenic spots, and There are 3 famous historical and cultural cities, 2 famous historical and cultural cities in China, 5 traditional Chinese villages, and the fixed assets of the whole industry amount to more than 20 billion yuan.

Ji Yue, deputy director of the Tibet Autonomous Region Tourism Development Committee, said that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the development of Tibet’s tourism industry has reached a new level. In 2016 alone, it received 23.1594 million domestic and foreign tourists and achieved a total tourism revenue of 33.075 billion yuan, 2.6 times that of 2012. The total tourism revenue is equivalent to about 27% of Tibet's GDP. Tourism plays an important role in promoting regional economic and social development and realizing tourism benefits and enriches the people.