Explanatory Notes on Main
Statistical Indicators
Hotel
Services refer to
the activities of enterprises providing paid services of lodging to the customer, excluding the
activities of providing long period of services of lodging (such as leased
house and apartments), which are shown in 7210 (Development and operation of
real estate).
Catering
Services refer to the activities of enterprises prvideing on-the-spot services of selling food cooked and
prepared to the customer in certain sites
Business
Revenue refers to
revenue received from providing services or selling commodities by enterprises
and establishments engaged in hotels and catering services, including income
from hotels, from catering services, from selling of commodities and from other
services. Income from hotels refers to income of enterprises and establishments
engaged in hotels and catering services by providing lodging services. Income
from catering services refers to income of enterprises and establishments
engaged in hotels and catering services by providing catering services,
including selling of cooked or prepared foods, such as staple food, cooked
dishes, or cold dishes.
Number of Tourists
(1) Visitor arrivals refer to the number of
foreigners, Chinese compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Chinese
(mainland) who come to China (mainland) for sight-seeing, vacation, visiting relatives, medical treatment,
shopping, attending conference, or to engage in economic, cultural, sports and
religious activities. In
compiling statistics, each time of entering
(2) Number of Chinese residents going abroad
refer to the number of Chinese (mainland) residents going to other countries,
Hong Kong Special Administrative region, Macao Special Administrative region
and Taiwan for on official or private purposes, for sight-seeing, vacation,
visiting relatives, medical treatment, shopping, attending conference, or to
engage in economic, cultural, sports and religious activities. In compiling
statistics, each time of leaving is counted as one person-time.
(3)
Number of domestic tourists refers to the number of Chinese (mainland)
residents who travel within
Foreign Exchange Earnings from International
Tourism refer to the total expenditure of
foreigners, overseas Chinese, Chinese compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and
Taiwan during their stay in the mainland of China on transportation,sighting,
accommodation, food, shopping and entertainment.
Income from Domestic Tourism refer to expenditure of domestic tourists
on transportation, sighting, accommodation, food, shopping and entertainment
while they travel.
International Travel Agencies refer to travel agencies engaged in
tourism entering
Domestic Travel Agencies refer to travel agencies only engaged in domestic
tourism.
Star-rated Hotels refer to hotels rated with stars as assessed by the
relevant tourism authorities according to GB/T14308-2003 standard with
reference to their infrastructure, facilities and service levels.