Chinanews.com Haikou, February 19 (Li Yina) Hainan Provincial Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Film and Sports released the Spring Festival tourism data on the 18th, showing that Hainan’s Spring Festival holiday is in compliance with the "local Chinese New Year" under the premise of normalizing epidemic prevention and control. Tourism consumption demand, the new tourism industry has become a new hot spot to stimulate tourism consumption.

　　From February 11th to 17th, the whole province of Hainan received 4,588,400 tourists and realized a total tourism income of 5.824 billion yuan.

The province's scenic spots received a total of 2,872,900 tourists.

Among them, A-level tourist attractions received 1.8426 million tourists.

Tourists experience the flying trapeze on Wuzhizhou Island in Sanya.

Chen Hongshe

　　During the Spring Festival holiday, Hainan has enriched the supply of online and offline cultural and tourism products, and new tourism formats have become a new hot spot for driving tourism consumption.

Hot air balloons, paragliding, sea surfing and camping allow visitors to experience a variety of "new ways to play".

Haikou Night Tour Wugong Temple, the bell tower "Light and Shadow · Bell Tower" digital phantom show to enrich the "night life" of tourists.

Tea garden tours in central cities and counties such as Wuzhishan, Baisha and other central cities and counties allow tourists to experience the fun of "ecological tours".

The series of activities of "Intangible Cultural Heritage Enters Ten Thousands of Homes-Live Video Broadcasting Hometown Year", through short videos and live broadcasts, allows tourists to feel the charm of the South African heritage without leaving home.

　　Affected by domestic winter local epidemics and other factors, the number of tourists to Hainan during the Spring Festival holiday has declined, but it has also become a good opportunity for Hainan hotels to reduce prices to maintain quality and improve quality.

According to statistics, the overall average house price in Hainan during the Spring Festival dropped by more than 20% from the same period last year, and by more than 40% from the fourth quarter of 2020. Hotels in Haitang Bay and Yalong Bay areas of Sanya maintained a high occupancy rate, with an average occupancy rate of 70% in seven days. One 80%, the second, third, and fourth day of some hotels have been full continuously.

Campers experience camping life on the beach at Tianya Haijiao, Sanya. Photo by Zhang Xi

　　According to the Hainan Provincial Tourism Department, tourists pay more attention to in-depth gameplay under the call of "Chinese New Year in situ" this year. Short-distance tours, surrounding tours, self-driving tours, and rural tours are favored.

According to statistics, from February 11th to 17th, the province’s rural tourist spots received 860,800 guests.

　　During the Spring Festival, Hainan made every effort to prevent and control the epidemic in the tourism and cultural market.

Strictly control the size and number of tourist groups; strengthen the management of scenic spots, strictly implement the requirements of "limited, appointment, and peak shifting", and the number of tourists received shall not exceed 75% of the maximum carrying capacity, and guide tourists to maintain a social distance of more than 1 meter; strengthen the management of hotels and accommodations , Implement "one guest, one replacement, one disinfection" for daily necessities in the guest room.

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