Tibet has expanded to 88 star hotels and 56 travel agencies.

News from recent Tibet Economic Work Meeting is that for the entire year 2007, Tibet is expected to break a total of 4,020,000 tourist arrivals, 60% higher than last year. With the newly opened Qinghai-Tibet railway and Linzhi Airport's expanded operations, the tourism industry in Tibet has entered a prime era for development.

Data reported in the meeting indicates that Tibet increased by 1.51 million arrivals compared with last year, and total tourism revenue will reach RMB4.8 billion in 2007 with a year-on-year growth rate of 73.3%.

At present, the Tibet Tourism Bureau has launched some winter tour products incorporating Linzhi, Lhasa and Shigatse itineraries to attract more tourists, which has made its off-season still hot.