Xinjiang’s tourism industry is developing with strong momentum and has achieved remarkable results.?
In recent years, Xinjiang has continuously promoted the strategy of revitalizing Xinjiang through tourism, enriched tourism formats, deepened the integration of culture and tourism, and optimized the tourism environment, resulting in continuous improvement in the development of the cultural and tourism industry. In 2024, Xinjiang welcomed 302 million tourists, a year-on-year increase of 14%, with total tourist spending reaching 359.542 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21%. All indicators hit record highs, and tourism popularity ranked second nationwide.?
These data fully demonstrate the vigorous development and huge potential of Xinjiang’s tourism industry.?
Xinjiang has made numerous efforts in the development of its cultural and tourism industry. For example, it has included the cultural and tourism industry in the autonomous region’s ‘Top Ten Industrial Clusters’ and issued a series of policy documents to promote the development of the cultural and tourism industry at a high level. The number of business entities engaged in cultural and tourism and related industries in the region has exceeded 510,000, and the cultural and tourism industry is increasingly becoming an emerging strategic pillar industry and a livelihood and well-being industry with significant characteristics of the times.?
In addition, Xinjiang has increased its investment in cultural and tourism infrastructure, with up to 104 government-funded cultural and tourism infrastructure projects totaling 8.019 billion yuan. Meanwhile, the Xinjiang Cultural and Tourism Industry Investment and Financing Service Platform has also signed contracts for 166 projects with a total investment of approximately 77.2 billion yuan.?
Moreover, Xinjiang has also built a batch of key venues, such as the Xinjiang Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum and the Xinjiang Archaeological Specimen Warehouse, to enrich tourists’ cultural experience. In terms of ice and snow tourism, Xinjiang has also issued relevant policies to support the upgrading of ice and snow tourism infrastructure, further promoting the diversified development of the tourism industry.?
In summary, Xinjiang’s tourism industry is developing with strong momentum, not only achieving remarkable results but also continuously promoting the integration of culture and tourism and the construction of infrastructure to provide tourists with a more diverse and colorful travel experience. In the future, with the continuous development of Xinjiang’s tourism industry, it is believed that more tourists will be attracted to experience the charm of this land.?