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Published: May 03,2023
By Staff writer
People visit the Bund in Shanghai, April 30, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
In China millions of people travelled to their home towns while others took vacations for a five day holiday that included the May 1st labour day. This is the first time that people enjoy a long holiday and travel to their preferred destinations after the country optimized its COVID-19 response measures.
Travellers started making holiday bookings as early as April 29 and reported to have surged more than 700 percent from last year, according to the data from online travel agency Trip.com Group.
The China Railways Corporation reported the highest number of trips with a record high of 19.66 million passenger trips on the first day of the holiday. The number of flight bookings for the holiday were also reported in excess of 6 million. This is a good indicator that tourism in China is recovering from the COVID-19 disruption and getting back to normal boosting economic recovery.
The main cities that attracted travellers include Beijing, Shanghai, Xi’an, Guangzhou, Chongqing Sanya and Zibo.
The city of Sanya Nicknamed “Oriental Hawaii,” Sanya, in the island province of Hainan, has long been on the list of hot destinations for tourists in China.
Tourists can ride a motorboat on the blue sea, sip coffee while reading in a seaside bookstore, enjoy a candlelight dinner and simply unwind with some self-brewed tea on the beach under the starry night sky.
Additional reporting by China Daily
