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The Third Dunhuang Travel Silk Road International Tourism Festival Was Successfully Concluded.

2013/9/6 20:24:00 15

reporters learned from the Provincial Tourism Bureau today that the third Dunhuang travel Silk Road International Tourism Festival was successfully concluded. According to statistics, from August 1st to August 31st, the province received 16 million 104 thousand tourists from home and abroad, and realized tourism revenue of 11 billion 580 million yuan, an increase of 19.3% and 15.1% respectively compared with that of the previous year. The number of tourist arrivals and tourist income has reached a new high, and two indicators have completed the expected target of this festival. 
 the role of this festival will stimulate the growth of tourism economy again. The top 5 cities are Lanzhou, Jiuquan, Tianshui, Linxia and Zhangye. The top 5 cities in tourism are Lanzhou, Jiuquan, Tianshui, Zhangye and Pingliang. Jiuquan has become the largest number of tourist arrivals and the largest increase in revenue, with an increase of 44.7% and 36% respectively. 
 this tourism festival is effectively linked to the world tourism organization's sixth Silk Road International Conference. The festival has outstanding international characteristics. During the festival, our province reached a consensus on cooperation with the world tourism organization through organizing various activities, and effectively promoted the establishment of Tourism Alliance and partnership between Gansu and the countries and regions along the silk road. Through organizing the Gansu Tourism Special Promotion Conference and docking with foreign businessmen, we reached a multi-level and multi field cooperation intention, and promoted the Gansu Silk Road tourism products into the world's Silk Road's big brands and big markets, and promoted the cooperation between Gansu tourism and the Silk Road National Tourism. 
 the theme of this festival is "perceiving Dunhuang and enjoying Gansu". The 43 main activities of the festival include tourism cooperation, project negotiation, sports events, high-end forums, academic seminars, merchandise exhibitions, boutique shows, longfood cuisine reviews, cultural heritage exhibitions, etc., effectively integrating resources, promoting the integration and development of tourism and related industries, and further establishing the overall tourism image of "boutique Silk Road and gorgeous Gansu", which has promoted the popularity and influence of Gansu tourism both at home and abroad.