17 December 2007 Record level of tourists travelling to Tibet
A record number of tourists will have travelled to Tibet by the end of 2007, it has been reported.
Chinese state press reveals that more than four million holidaymakers will have visited the Himalayan region by the end of the year.
According to officials, this is an increase of 64 per cent year-on-year.
Tibet Communist Party member Zhang Qingli is reported as saying that Tibet is in a "golden era" of tourism.
Officials have put the increase in tourism down to improved transport links and a high-speed high-altitude rail service to China.
However, exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has criticised the rail link, which he argues has led to an increase in the number of Chinese migrants who are pushing Tibetans out of business and their homes.
Archive Travel Insurance News Stories
Related Travel Insurance News
26 March 2008 Women 'confident' to travel alone
Women have become more confident to travel to traditional and emerging... [more]
26 March 2008 Paris and Bruges 'are emerging destinations for city breaks'
Paris and Bruges have been named as emerging destinations for city breaks in... [more]
26 March 2008 Princess takes birthday trip to traditional ski resort
Princess Eugenie, daughter of Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, and the Duke of... [more]
26 March 2008 Snow falls across Europe
Snow has been falling across Europe in the past week, leaving many traditional... [more]
Get a travel insurance quote today from Travel Insurance Web, comprehensive cover at an amazingly low price.
