GUANGZHOU: A tourism promotion fair that highlighted the provinces and regions of the Pan Pearl River Delta (PPRD) gained several billion dollars in investment that will benefit the region's tourism industry.

The PPRD Tourism Promotion Fair last Friday was an important part of the ongoing Guangdong International Tourism and Culture Festival.

More than 1,200 guests from home and abroad attended the fair. The fair drew $2.8 billion in domestic and foreign investment into the PPRD region. The investment covers 138 contracted projects.