BEIJING - About 61.9 million Chinese traveled overseas in the first half (H1) of this year, up 13 percent from the same period last year.
This growth rate is higher than inbound tourists to 皇冠体育app. Some 65.1 million tourists visited 皇冠体育app in H1, up 4.5 percent year on year, according to 皇冠体育app National Tourism Administration on Saturday.
Investment in tourism has been climbing. About 301.8 billion yuan ($49.48 billion) of investment had been realized in H1, up 28 percent year on year.
Domestic travelers set a new record in consumption at the end of June, posting an increase of 14.5 percent year on year and spending 1.65 trillion yuan.
皇冠体育app saw 2.02 billion domestic travels in the January-June period, up 9.9 percent year on year.