[Explanation] During the New Year's Day holiday in 2023, Sanya's tourism market is very popular, and the tourist flow of various scenic spots has rebounded sharply. Many well-known hotels and homestays are basically full, and there are many tourists on the beach.

Many tourists book air tickets and rooms during the New Year's Day half a month in advance, and come to Sanya to enjoy the coconut wind and sea charm and the warm sun.

  Sanya tourism practitioners said that the busy state of the holidays has returned, and they are very happy.

  [Concurrent] Li Yanjiao, Marketing Director of Sanya Tianya Haijiao Tourist Area

  I think that after working in the tourism industry for more than ten years, I feel unaccustomed to not being busy all of a sudden, but to get busy and bring more joy to everyone is the original idea of ​​our tourism industry practitioners.

  [Explanation] During the New Year's Day period, the passenger flow of some scenic spots in Sanya and the occupancy rate of hotels and homestays have approached the same period before the epidemic.

According to the tourism industry, the popularity of Sanya tourism will continue, and the number of room reservations in Sanya during the Spring Festival holiday is still hot.

Although the New Year's Day holiday is not over, various travel-related companies have begun preparations for the 2023 Spring Festival holiday.

  [Concurrent] Xu Xiangyu, Senior Director of Public Relations Department of Atlantis Sanya

  By the end of December (2022), the occupancy rate will be close to 90%. Then we can feel that tourists from all over the country are coming to Sanya for tourism, especially during the New Year's Day holiday. The entire tourism market is also very hot.

In addition to New Year's Day, the dates that guests are interested in are also starting to book rooms during the Spring Festival, so we are very optimistic about the Spring Festival this year, and it is expected that the recovery of tourism will reach a climax.

  [Same period] Cao Jinbao, owner of Tinghai Homestay in Houhai Village, Sanya

  Compared with last year, the business situation is very, very good, and the growth has doubled. This year, there are especially many tourists.

Our current room reservations, including the bar, have already been booked until the Chinese New Year period, and are basically full now.

  [Concurrent] Feng Chao, Vice President of Sanya Wuzhizhou Island Tourist Area

  The recovery of passenger flow in our tourist areas has reached the same period in 2019, and we are expected to exceed tens of thousands of people every day during the New Year's Day holiday.

For example, on our current online booking platform, hotel room reservations for the Spring Festival have basically reached 70%. For the entire Spring Festival, we still consider various safety aspects in terms of operation and management, including the experience of tourists landing on the island and comfort. They are all preparing in time.

  Reporter Wang Xiaobin and Li Yufan reported from Sanya, Hainan

Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]