Ministry of Culture and Tourism: National Travel Agency Statistical Survey Report for the Third Quarter of 2020

National Travel Agency Statistical Survey Report

In accordance with the requirements of the Tourism Statistical Survey System, after review by the cultural and tourism authorities of each province, autonomous region, and municipality directly under the central government, the national travel agency statistical survey for the third quarter of 2020 is summarized as follows:

1. Filling in the information

As of September 30, 2020, the total number of travel agencies nationwide in the third quarter was 40,167, and 30,137 of them completed the third quarter report filing, accounting for 75.03% of the total.

The audit completion rate in 20 regions exceeded 90%, among which the audit completion rate in Tianjin, Hebei, Jiangxi, Hunan and Chongqing reached 100%.

2. Domestic Tourism Market

In the third quarter of 2020, travel agencies across the country organized 19.7132 million domestic travel trips and 49.7963 million person-days, a year-on-year decrease of 60.01% and 68.40%; and received 26.2968 million people and 56.6449 million person-days, a year-on-year decrease of 52.93% and 58.10%.

The top ten regions in terms of the number of domestic tourists organized by travel agencies in the third quarter were Zhejiang, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Chongqing, Hunan, Hubei, Fujian, Sichuan, Shanghai and Shandong (see Figure 1).

Figure 1: Top ten regions in terms of domestic tourism organization in the third quarter

The top ten regions in terms of the number of domestic tourists received by travel agencies in the third quarter are Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Hubei, Hainan, Hunan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Chongqing and Fujian, from high to low (see Figure 2).

Figure 2: Top ten regions in terms of domestic tourist arrivals in the third quarter

3. Regional Situation

In the third quarter of 2020, the top ten regions in terms of the number of domestic tourists (person-days) organized by travel agencies are Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Hunan, Hubei, Chongqing, Yunnan, Fujian, Sichuan, and Guizhou (see Appendix 2 for details).

appendix:

1. Statistics of domestic tourism organized by travel agencies across the country in the third quarter of 2020.docx

2. Ranking table of reception indexes of travel agencies in various regions in the third quarter of 2020.docx