Tue, 21-Oct-2025

China’s Tibet sees booming tourism in first 11 months

China’s Tibet

LHASA: Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region received 40.43 million domestic and overseas tourists in the first 11 months of this year, up 15.9 per cent year-on-year, local authorities said on Wednesday. The region’s tourism revenue surged 22.4 per cent from a year earlier to 43.85 billion yuan (about $6.9 billion) during the period, according to … Read more

Largest airport terminal in Tibet operational 

Largest airport terminal

LHASA: After more than three years of construction, the largest airport terminal in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region began operation on Saturday. The new terminal of Lhasa Gonggar Airport looks like a lotus flower from above. It will help the airport meet the target of handling 9 million passengers and 80,000 tonnes of cargo and … Read more