Ministry of Culture and Tourism: The number of domestic travelers in 2024 is 5.615 billion, an increase of 14.8% year-on-year.

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 22 (Reporter Xu Zhuang) According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, based on the results of a sampling survey of domestic tourism, the number of domestic trips in 2024 was 5.615 billion, an increase of 724 million compared to the same period last year, an increase of 14.8%. Among them, the number of domestic trips by urban residents was 4.37 billion, an increase of 16.3% year-on-year; the number of domestic trips by rural residents was 1.245 billion, an increase of 9.9% year-on-year. Looking at the quarters, the number of domestic trips in the first quarter was 1.419 billion, an increase of 16.7% year-on-year; the number of domestic trips in the second quarter was 1.306 billion, an increase of 11.8% year-on-year; the number of domestic trips in the third quarter was 1.512 billion, an increase of 17.2% year-on-year; the number of domestic trips in the fourth quarter was 1.378 billion, an increase of 13.2% year-on-year. In 2024, the total expenditure of domestic tourists was 5.75 trillion yuan, an increase of 840 billion yuan compared to the previous year, an increase of 17.1% year-on-year. Among them, urban residents spent 4.93 trillion yuan on travel, an increase of 18.0% year-on-year; rural residents spent 0.83 trillion yuan on travel, an increase of 12.2% year-on-year. This article is reprinted from "Xinhua News Agency", GMTEight editor: Xu Wenqiang.