China made $71.58 billion from tourism income during the Golden Week

China saw a marked increase in train trips and tourism income as millions of Chinese went on a travelling spree for the National Day holiday, known as "Golden Week", data showed Friday.

From Sept 28 to Oct 7, it is estimated that 108 million passengers will have made train journeys, up 9.3 percent year on year, according to China Railway Corp.

China is expected to have made 478.18 billion yuan (71.58 billion US dollars) from tourism income during the holiday week, a 13.5 percent increase year on year, according to a survey by China Tourism Academy and Ctrip, an online travel agent.

China's major tourist destinations are expected to have received 589 million visitors during the holiday, up 12 percent from last year, according to the survey.

Source: Xinhua News Agency