China sets 12 travel routes to boost ice and snow economy

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By Tao Mingyang (Global Times) 09:39, December 17, 2024

She emphasized that the winter travel routes may largely ignite travelers' enthusiasm by clearly showing destinations that are worth visiting. They also integrate tourism resources in different places to form complete industry chains.

China vows to promote its ice and snow economy as a new growth point, with the goal of reaching an economic scale of 1.2 trillion yuan ($164.74 billion) by 2027, according to the guidelines issued by the State Council.

By 2030, the role of winter economy in expanding employment and promoting high-quality development will become more prominent, and the total economic scale of ice and snow consumption will reach 1.5 trillion yuan, according to the guidelines.

(Web editor: Tian Yi, Zhong Wenxing)