China has 845 five-star hotels at end of 2019

The number of five-star hotels in China stood at 845 at the end of 2019, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said.

According to a recently released report by the ministry, China has a total of 10,003 star-rated hotels registered, including 2,550 four-star and 4,888 three-star ones.

In 2019, star-rated hotels in China brought in total revenue of over 190.7 billion yuan (about 27.5 billion U.S. dollars), with room sales accounting for 42.49 percent and catering income covering 38.19 percent, said the report.

Among the star-rated hotels, 2,115 are state-owned and 204 are foreign-invested.

Over 1.06 million people work for star-rated hotels in 2019, according to the report.