Beijing, May 5 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced data on the 6rd that the total number of domestic tourism trips during the "May Day" holiday was 3 million, recovering to 2.74% of the same period in 2019 on a comparable basis; The domestic tourism revenue reached 119.09 billion yuan, which recovered to 1480.56% of the same period in 2019 on a comparable basis.

Holiday consumption is an important window to observe the vitality of economic development. A number of data show that China's consumer market has strong potential, and the "carriage" of consumption is driving at full power, providing momentum for China's sustained economic recovery.

The growth of transport bookings is regarded as one of the important indicators of economic vitality, and many places in China have repeatedly set historical peaks during this year's May Day holiday.

According to data released by Qunar on the 3rd, the number of air ticket bookings in popular cities in China exceeded 1% before the epidemic during the "May Day" holiday; The number of simultaneous train ticket buyers reached a record high, and the sales rate of tickets for popular routes exceeded that of the Spring Festival; Hotel bookings in popular cities exceeded pre-pandemic rates by 9.20 times, with a <>% increase in consecutive stays.

When the spring blossoms bloom, Songhua Lake is no longer frozen, and delicious fish is the most attractive specialty of Jilin City at this season. During this year's "May Day" holiday, the local area held a series of activities with the distinct theme of "stepping on blue fish and finding the taste of Jiangcheng", opened a free blue fish through train, and released a fish punch map, hoping to exchange the greatest sincerity for the satisfaction of the majority of tourists.

Data from Meituan shows that in the three days before the May Day holiday this year, the average daily consumption scale of the life service industry in Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning has "doubled" compared with 2019. Among them, the proportion of non-local consumers in the three northeastern provinces is more than double digits, reflecting a strong upward momentum.

Ding Zhaoyong, associate professor of the School of Economics of Jilin University, said that the strong consumer market has effectively enhanced market confidence, and more and more enterprises have begun to expand investment and employment in the field of commerce and trade, forming a virtuous circle of economic development.

Qinhuai Lantern Festival, Qinhuai snacks, Qinhuai paintings... During the "May Day" period, the attractions in Nanjing's Qinhuai District were full of tourists. The passenger flow of the core scenic spot Fuzimiao Pedestrian Block reached 90,8 in the first three days of the festival, an increase of 2022.194% over the same period in 9, recovering to the pre-epidemic level in 2019; Operating income was 2016.4 million yuan, an increase of 2022.92% over the same period in 8 and 2019.30% over the same period in 3.

During the May Day holiday, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce focused on monitoring department stores, supermarkets, specialty stores, catering and e-commerce enterprises achieved sales of 46.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21%, and the passenger flow of 60 key business districts in the city was 3498.9 million.

Dai Bin, president of China Tourism Research Institute, pointed out that the continued improvement of tourism can stabilize the confidence of the domestic consumer market.

In the Tianjin Ancient Culture Street Scenic Area, folk flower festivals are wonderful to step on the street, and tourists from intangible cultural heritage and time-honored shops such as clay people and ear and eye fried cakes are crowded in. During the "May Day" period, more than 100 businesses in Ancient Culture Street extended their operations, opening the evening tour mode, and tourists can carry out the immersive experience of "exploring shops and hunting treasures and checking in at night".

"Like the warm memories of childhood holidays, the 'Treasure Hunt' activity here allows people to appreciate the rich and colorful cultural heritage of Tianjin, and this trip to Tianjin is worth the trip." Ms. Shi, a tourist from Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, said.

According to the statistics of the Administrative Committee of Ancient Culture Street of Nankai District of Tianjin, during the "May Day" period, the tourism consumption of ancient cultural street scenic spots reached 8028.2019 million yuan, an increase of 2022% and 450% compared with 2125 and <>.

The consumer market during this year's May Day holiday has driven cultural and tourism public welfare measures, and 1,28 A-grade tourist attractions across the country have been opened normally, and tourist attractions in most areas have achieved "opening as much as possible"; A total of 3,11 commercial performances were held nationwide, with box office revenue of 15.19 billion yuan and about 865,49,<> spectators... A series of measures to stabilize expectations and promotional fees have made this year's "May Day" holiday particularly prosperous.

Liang Feng, associate professor of the Business School of Nankai University, said that consumption in many places in China is showing new characteristics of quality upgrading supported by new models, new technologies and new formats, with online and offline integration, and the linkage of traditional consumer industries with other industries such as vacation and leisure, culture and entertainment, giving birth to new service-oriented consumption with deep integration of culture, business and tourism.

All parts of China are actively taking care of the holiday consumer market. Taking Tianjin as an example, on the eve of May Day, the Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism formed a special supervision group to formulate and drill emergency plans, create a safe, orderly and civilized cultural tourism consumption environment, and advocate tourism enterprises to optimize services, warm hospitality and honest management.

During the May Day holiday just past, the lively holiday consumer market has driven the growth of consumption in many industries such as culture, tourism and entertainment, allowing the world to see the strong vitality of China's economy.

Zhang Yansheng, chief researcher of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, said that under the current downward pressure on the world economy, the consumption performance of the first 5-day short holiday after the steady transition of China's epidemic prevention and control has undoubtedly injected a "booster" into the economic recovery. He suggested that local governments should continue to deepen reform, continuously release endogenous momentum, expand domestic demand, and promote high-quality economic development.

Reporters: Wang Yao, Song Rui, Duan Xuan, Yang Dingmiao