The main goal of the 12th Five-Year Plan for tourism in Xinjiang is to achieve a total income of 70 billion yuan for the tourism industry in Xinjiang by 2015, with an average annual growth rate of 20%.?
According to the plan, Xinjiang will continuously expand the scale of the tourism market. In 2015, the number of domestic tourists in Xinjiang will reach 50 million, with an average annual growth rate of 16%; the number of inbound tourists will reach 2 million, with an average annual growth rate of 10%. At the same time, the added value of the tourism industry will increase to 8% of Xinjiang’s GDP, striving to cultivate tourism into a strategic pillar industry in Xinjiang and build Xinjiang into an important tourist attraction in western China.?
In addition, the plan also emphasizes improving the level of regional ecological protection, protecting and improving the quality of the ecological environment, and promoting the sustainability of resource development and ecological environment to drive the long-term stable development of the tourism industry in Xinjiang.?
Although this part is not directly about specific measures for the development of the tourism industry, it provides a good ecological environment foundation for the tourism industry and is an important guarantee for the sustainable development of tourism.?
In general, the 12th Five-Year Plan for tourism in Xinjiang is a comprehensive plan aimed at promoting the rapid development of the tourism industry in Xinjiang through various measures and enhancing the status and role of the tourism industry in Xinjiang’s economy.?