China News Service, Beijing, May 5 (Reporter Zhou Yin) The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China disclosed on the 5th that during the May 1st holiday in 2021, 230 million domestic tourists traveled nationwide, an increase of 119.7% year-on-year, and it was restored to the epidemic on a comparable basis. 103.2% of the same period before; realized domestic tourism revenue of RMB 113.23 billion, an increase of 138.1% year-on-year, and recovered to 77.0% of the same period before the epidemic on a comparable basis.
The picture shows tourists Ruzhi during the May 1st Holiday in Sanxingdui Museum, Sichuan.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Lang
According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, during the "May 1st" period, a total of about 12,000 A-level tourist attractions nationwide were open normally, accounting for about 90% of the total number of A-level tourist attractions in the country. The country's 5A-level tourist attractions received about 48 million tourists.
Localities are closely following key areas such as special equipment in scenic spots, tourist buses, and fire safety in cultural and entertainment venues, and carry out investigation and management of potential safety hazards.
More than 300 inspection and supervision teams were dispatched from various places to inspect and supervise the frontline of scenic spots and travel agencies.
From April 30 to May 4, a total of more than 82,000 cultural market operations were inspected nationwide, including more than 47,000 online service sites, more than 32,000 entertainment venues, and more than 2,200 performance venues; total inspections There were more than 16,000 trips in the scenic area, more than 17,000 trips of travel agencies and their branches, and 6,599 travel teams were inspected, and timely rectification and implementation were urged for the discovered epidemic prevention and control and safety production hazards.
The picture shows tourists Ruzhi during the May 1st Holiday in Sanxingdui Museum, Sichuan.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Lang
According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, during the May 1st holiday, tourists chose to avoid popular destinations and travel off-peak after releasing information on reservations in scenic spots.
The climate in the central and western regions is suitable. Outings, natural scenery appreciation, gourmet food and online celebrity check-in have attracted many tourists, and the tourism market has become increasingly popular.
The Yading Scenic Spot in Daocheng, Sichuan ushered in the first peak of passenger flow after the successful establishment of a national 5A-level scenic spot, and the scenic spot is safe, stable and orderly.
Under the normalization of the epidemic, tourists take the initiative to travel at different peaks, and third- and fourth-tier cities have gradually become more tourist destinations.
More and more tourists choose to feel quiet and leisurely in the mountains and rivers and fields, and experience the slow life in the countryside. Experiential tourism projects such as mountain climbing, flower viewing, picking, barbecue, and fishing are welcomed.
It is worth mentioning that young people in small towns and rural residents are also increasingly participating in tourism.
The big data monitoring of the Data Center of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism shows that the travel rate of residents in rural areas is 14.3%, and the proportion of farmers participating in tourism is increasing.
In addition, cultural elements have become an important factor in enhancing the attractiveness of tourist destinations and enhancing the experience of tourists. High-quality cultural activities have effectively improved the participation and sense of acquisition of tourists.
During the May 1st holiday, more than 20 music festivals were held across the country.
Culture and entertainment, book leisure, and cultural and cultural tourism have become holiday leisure hotspots. Visitors to libraries, museums, and cultural centers have increased significantly. The National Museum of China, Guanghan Sanxingdui, and Shanghai Natural History Museum have welcomed a large number of visitors.
Cultural venues such as the National Grand Theater, Beijing Peking Opera Theater, Mei Lanfang Grand Theater, Chengdu Museum, and Guangxi National Museum will bring rich and colorful cultural feasts to middle-aged and elderly tourists.
The picture shows tourists Ruzhi during the May 1st Holiday in Sanxingdui Museum, Sichuan.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Lang
According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, during the May 1st holiday, tourists pay more attention to the quality of leisure and vacation trips. Privacy, customization, and miniaturization have become the mainstream. High-star hotel listings are favored by tourists, such as Changsha, Xi'an, Hangzhou, Chengdu and other popular Internet celebrity city hotels have special room types that are hard to find. High-level vacation homes in Hangzhou, Qingdao, Changsha and other places have higher occupancy rates, and some orders are even scheduled to the end of June.
The monitoring data of the national tourism supervision service platform shows that the average number of "May 1" team tours is 14.67 people, a decrease of 25% compared with 2019, and the trend of small group tours is obvious.
The reporter learned from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism that during the May 1st holiday, there were no major safety production accidents in the national cultural and tourism system, and no incidents of spread of the epidemic through the cultural and tourism system occurred.
Tourist satisfaction during the holiday reached 84.8.
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