A foreign girl travels in a small town in China. [Photo by Bao Weidong/Asianewsphoto]

Inbound tourism 'bouncing back'

China's struggling inbound tourism industry has shown signs of rebounding, a new report says.

According to a report released on December 7 by the China Tourism Academy, a think tank under the China National Tourism Administration, the total visits made by overseas tourists in the 10-month period surpassed 100 million, an increase of 4.4 percent compared with the same period last year.

Total revenue from inbound tourism in the first 10 months reached $47.4 billion, an increase of 0.9 percent. Foreign visitors spent $28.5 billion.