Xinjiang’s ’14th Five-Year Plan’ for tourism mainly revolves around the ’14th Five-Year Plan for Tourism Development’ issued by the State Council, with Urumqi being selected for the construction plan of tourism hub cities. The following is a detailed summary of the relevant content of Xinjiang’s ’14th Five-Year Plan’ for tourism:?
I. Planning Background and Objectives?
Planning Background: The ’14th Five-Year Plan for Tourism Development’ issued by the State Council has drawn a clear development blueprint for tourism in the new era, which clearly states the deep integration of culture and tourism, the construction of a batch of world-class tourist attractions and resorts with rich cultural heritage, and the creation of a batch of national-level tourist and leisure cities and streets with distinctive cultural characteristics.?
Planning Objectives: Xinjiang’s ’14th Five-Year Plan’ for tourism aims to optimize the layout of tourist cities and destinations, build a batch of tourism hub cities, gradually improve comprehensive transportation service functions, enhance the radiating and driving effects on regional tourism, and promote the high-quality development of the tourism industry.?
II. Key Tasks and Measures?
Optimizing the layout of tourist cities and destinations: Three cities in Xinjiang have been included in the national layout of tourist cities, among which Urumqi has been listed in the construction plan for tourism hub cities, Kashgar in the construction plan for key tourism cities, and Shihezi in the construction plan for special tourism destinations.?
Improving comprehensive transportation service functions: As a tourism hub city, Urumqi is fully promoting interconnection among highways, railways, aviation, and communications, improving the road network system of ‘two horizontal, two vertical, five rings, and fifteen radials’, accelerating the expansion and renovation project of Urumqi Airport, etc., to enhance the convenience and comfort of tourism transportation.?
Promoting the integration and transformation and upgrading of culture and tourism: Regions across Xinjiang are actively implementing the ‘Revitalize Xinjiang through Tourism’ strategy, deeply promoting the integration of culture and tourism, as well as the transformation and upgrading, quality improvement, and efficiency enhancement of the tourism industry, continuously enhancing the driving force, innovation, and competitiveness of the tourism industry.?
III. Specific Plans and Projects?
Overall Tourism Planning for Tacheng Region: The Tacheng Region has released the ‘Overall Tourism Planning for Tacheng Region (2025-2035)’, proposing the goal of creating an ‘ecologically and culturally tourist destination of first-class standard in Central Asia and well-known domestically’, with a focus on developing four core tourism products: ‘ecological sightseeing, border flavor, multiculturalism, and leisure and vacation’.?
Development of key scenic spots and routes: Xinjiang has planned multiple classic tourism routes, such as the Kanas Loop, the Ili Loop, and the Kayi Loop, covering major attractions in Northern Xinjiang, Southern Xinjiang, and throughout the region. At the same time, key scenic spots such as the Xiaobaiyang Cultural Tourism Scenic Area and the Wusha Anjihai Grand Canyon have undergone upgrades and renovations, and efforts have been intensified to build tourism infrastructure and service systems.?
IV. Policy Support and Guarantee?
Introducing preferential policies: To attract more tourists to Xinjiang, various regions have introduced a series of preferential policies, such as the ‘Preferential Policies for Air Travel to Tacheng’ and the ‘Implementation Plan for Awards and Subsidies for Inbound and Outbound Tourism in Tacheng’.?
Strengthening market supervision and service: Various regions in Xinjiang have strengthened the supervision of the tourism market, improved the quality of tourism services, and ensured the protection of tourists’ legitimate rights and interests.?
In summary, Xinjiang’s ’14th Five-Year Plan’ for tourism aims at high-quality development, comprehensively enhancing the competitiveness and influence of the tourism industry through measures such as optimizing layout, improving transportation, and promoting the integration of culture and tourism.?