(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) The Tibet Autonomous Region witnessed booming tourist numbers in 2013 as a record 12.91 million tourists visited the plateau land representing an increase of US $2.72 Billion, a Xinhua report said Sunday citing tourism authorities.
The total number of tourists visiting the region was up 22% year-on-year with a rise in visitors from overseas, said Wang Songping, an official with the regional tourism burea
More than 223,000 overseas tourists visited the region in 2013, up 14.5% year on yea
Tibet's revenues in the tourism sector increased by 30.6% year-on-year to US $2.72 Billion (16.51 Billion yuan), Wang sai
Tibetan Buddhism heritage sites, such as Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Zhaxi Lhunbo Monastery, remain the most popular tourist attractions.
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