Provincial Tourism Bureau on January 20 issued the "2010 Report of Operation of the province's tourism economy." According to the report, in 2010, the province's total 188.609 billion yuan of tourism revenue, an increase of 28.1%, exceeding the annual targets and tasks assigned by the provincial government. Inbound tourism revenue, tourist arrivals, domestic tourism income, domestic tourists, and other four indicators of growth rate was 21.5%, 26.5%, 28.2% and 23.8%. Among them, the domestic tourism revenue reached 186.203 billion yuan, accounting for 98.7% of total tourism revenue. Driven by the opening of direct flights, an increase of inbound tourism in Malaysia to become the province's largest source market, up to 31763 tourists to Sichuan people, an increase of 76.6%. Source: Sichuan Daily
