Foreign tourists mostly happy

Foreign tourists were mostly happy about their visit to China during the past three months of this year, but they were not as happy compared with visits earlier in the year.
A survey conducted by the China Tourism Academy, which was sponsored by the National Tourism Administration, showed the degree of satisfaction of inbound tourists during the third quarter was 80.12 out of 100, or 9.49 points less than in the second quarter.
Li Zhongguang, associate professor at the academy who led the survey, said, "The questionnaires showed that the inbound tourists mainly spoke poorly about accommodation, traffic and the shopping industry, but they gave relatively high marks to travel agencies."
The questionnaire covered nearly 100 specific items, including transportation, fees and evaluation of various services.
China.org.cn reports that the survey also issued satisfaction grades for 50 cities. Nanjing came out on top with a rating of 80.97.