Travel Trend: Tibet Receives Record Number of Tourists in 2012

  • December 21, 2012
Travel Trend: Tibet Receives Record Number of Tourists in 2012
This influx of tourists to Tibet, which is home to Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, is being attributed to nationwide promotion efforts in China, improved transportation access and an increasing number of individual trips. Nearly 300,000 people are employed in the region's tourism sector; it is anticipated that Tibet could receive 15 million tourists annually by 2015.

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