The Hohhot First Tourism Development Conference opens in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, on May 19. [Photo/hhhtnews.com]

The Hohhot First Tourism Development Conference opened in Hohhot, capital city of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on May 19, with the aim of plotting a path for the future development of the tourism sector in the city, according to local media reports.

At the event, Hohhot officials gave an introduction to the city's tourism resources, and 16 cultural and tourism projects were signed. 

The forum attendees, May 19 [Photo/hhhtnews.com]

In recent years, Hohhot has promoted the integrated development of culture and tourism in the city through various measures such as policy support, industrial integration, talent introduction, creative design, and events.

At present, there are 44 national A-level tourist attractions in Hohhot city, including 18 4A-level tourist attractions, 19 3A-level tourist attractions, and seven 2A-level tourist attractions.

The city now boasts one autonomous region-level tourist resort and 30 star-rated hotels.

Tourists made a total of 20.87 million trips to the city throughout 2020, and the comprehensive income of the tourism industry in the city was 41.96 billion yuan ($6.52 billion).

The city was successfully selected as one of the first batch of national cultural and tourism consumption pilot cities.

A signing ceremony is held for 16 major cultural and tourism projects during the forum, May 19. [Photo/hhhtnews.com]