Foreign merchants look to cooperate at the 15th Strait Travel Fair in Xiamen, Fujian province. [Photo/people.com.cn]

The 15th Strait Travel Fair concluded in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province on April 21. Nearly 20,000 travel agents, including over 1,000 buyers from home and abroad, attended the fair.

According to official announcements, the fair's total transaction volume was 345 million yuan ($51.3 million), with 260 million yuan being spent among exhibitors, buyers and visitors and 85 million yuan spent on contracts with travel agents.

This year's fair, which covered an area of 60,000 square meters and included 2,600 booths, brought together participants from 20 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China as well as 47 countries and regions.

The fair was organized by the China National Tourism Administration in collaboration with the Fujian Provincial People's Government in a bid to advance common development between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan in the tourism industry.